New York, USA, 11 July 2018 – Local and national authorities are making uneven progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 of making cities safe, inclusive, resilient and sustainable by 2030.
Nairobi, 9 July 2018—UN-Habitat and partners have published a new report called the SDG 11 synthesis report outlining the international community’s progress towards the so called ‘urban goal’ and the challenges faced.
New UN-Habitat-led report looks at the challenges and opportunities posed by the SDG on cities
Nairobi, 6 July 2018—UN-Habitat and partners have published a new report called the SDG 11 synthesis report outlining the international community’s progress towards the so called ‘urban goal’ and the challenges faced.
Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip, 4 July 2018 – UN-Habitat and its partners recently held a three day workshop engaging youth and women aimed at improving the urban environment and the living conditions of the residents.
Nairobi, 3 July 2018 — A grouping of planners is calling for action to address the many challenges of climate change in cities.
Operating under the name ‘Planners for Climate Action’ the cooperative initiative is calling for an urgent need to integrate climate change in planning practices, build the capacity of current and future planners, as well as support knowledge development
Dar es Salaam-- At the ‘Mobilize’ conference in Dar es Salaam last week, UN-Habitat, UN Environment and WHO, presented the results of a new collaboration on air quality in African cities. UN-Habitat was present in a number of sessions in particular two key segments on “Breathe Life: A Global Air Quality Campaign” and “Better Urban Air Quality and Health: Transformative Tools and Tactics”.
Tunis, 3 July 2018—After the intense clashes of 2011 and the occupation of the city by ISIS (May 2015 to December 2016) which led to destruction and severe damages of one third of Sirte’s buildings and public facilities, the city of Sirte in Libya is seeing many of the damaged structures being occupied today with a strong determination of the population to revital
Since Habitat III, much has taken place in the work of building smart, sustainable and equitable cities that are digitally inclusive and ICT technologies create positive enabling urban environments for all.
Nairobi, 2 July 2018—UN-Habitat on Monday launched calls for submissions for 2018 Scroll of Honour Award, the first time it is doing so after a 5-year hiatus.
