Occupancy Certificates for Residents of Informal Urban Areas

Kuala Lumpur 22 February 2018-- On the sidelines of the World Urban Forum 9 in Kuala Lumpur some 28 participants representing national and local authorities, several UN agencies, development partners, civil society organizations and academia actively contributed in the kick-off “working session” of the participatory drafting proces

Kabul, 21 February 2018 – The prosperity of nations is closely related to the prosperity of their cities. Cities worldwide account for more than 80% of global GDP. In Afghanistan, a country affected by longstanding conflict which has led to large numbers of internally displaced persons and returning refugees, cities play a key role as hubs for employment, especially youth, innovation and peace. Indeed, the Afghan population is expected to double within the next 15 years with the urban population reaching 50% of the total population.

On Friday 9 February, at the World Urban Forum 9 in Kuala Lumpur, the two winners of the 2017 World Habitat Awards took centre stage and received their trophies.

Rafael Tuts, Director Programme Division UN-Habitat, and David Ireland, World Habitat Director, presented the trophies to the Post-Haiyan Self-Recovery Housing Programme and Mutual Housing at Spring Lake.

Kuala Lumpur, 20 February 2018 - Arcadis (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the leading global Design & Consultancy firm for natural and built assets, announced it has renewed its support for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) through signing a two-year agreement to continue to be a partner of the World Urban Campaign. At the same time, UN-Habitat and Arcadis agreed on an extension of the Shelter program, in which Arcadis provides pro bono knowledge and expertise on UN-Habitat projects.

Kuala Lumpur, 20 February 2018 – Public space was one of the key areas at the recent World Urban Forum 9 in Kuala Lumpur, focused on improving the quality of urban life and wellbeing, safety and microclimate.

20 February 2018 - UN-Habitat and Dubai Municipality are pleased to jointly announce the winners of the 2017 edition of the Dubai International Award for Best Practices. The Award recognizes outstanding initiatives that are making valuable contribution to sustainable urban development along the priority areas of the New Urban Agenda.

Kuwait City 19 February 2018—As part of events marking 10 years of its work in Kuwait, UN-Habitat has signed an agreement with the Boulevard which is under the Al Salmiya Group for Enterprise Development Company which to host celebratory event on Public Space March 15th and 16th in Kuwait City.

The Executive Director of UN-Habitat conveys to you her wishes of a Happy Chinese New Year, the Year of the Dog, celebrated today on 16th February.

May this year bring good fortune and strong collaboration as we join efforts to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and New Urban Agenda