Kakuma, Kenya 22 June 2016-- UN-Habitat is making good progress with the activities for “Supporting Planning for Integrated Refugee and Host Communities”.

Nairobi, 21 June 2016—Is the rapid urbanisation currently being witnessed a good or bad thing for Africa? This was the topic of an international exchange recently held in Nairobi between UN-Habitat experts and two leading researchers from the Korea Institute of International Economic Policy (KIIEP).

Tam Ky City, Vietnam 20 June 2016-- The Korea – Vietnam Community Art Exchange Project was launched last week at a colourful ceremony attended by artists, local leaders, representatives from sponsors as well as locals.

Hargeisa 16 June 2015-- Within the framework of the European Union–funded project titled Improved Urban Water Service Delivery in Somaliland, UN-Habitat recently organized a two-day workshop with water user associations and water service providers from around Somaliland.

Nay Pyi Taw, 15 June 2016 --- The President of the Union of Myanmar, Mr. U Htin Kyaw, addressed six-hundred participants, including the Media at the ceremony for the World Environment Day 2016 on 5 June held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

New York, 15 June 2016--The Urban Law Center at Fordham University and UN-Habitat co-hosted an Urban Law Day event at the United Nations in New York, addressing the often overlooked role and importance of legal frameworks to advance sustainable urbanism. The session was moderated by Ms. Nisha Mistry, Director of the Fordham Urban Law Center.

09 June 2016 - UN-Habitat will release details of a new scientific tool that measures the rate of global urbanization, its characteristics, and the potential effect of urban sprawl on the quality of life for city dwellers.

UN-Habitat and Kenya’s Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development are pleased to announce an exhibition of 9 short-listed candidate from 'STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION FOR KENYA’S TOWNS'. The competition was held by UN-Habitat and the Ministry to seek creative planning and design ideas for sustainable urban development in Kenya. The competition was open to undergraduate and postgraduate students from around the world.

Tehran 2 June 2016-- UNESCO and UN-Habitat this week held a 3-day capacity building workshop, as part of a joint sub-regional project on Seismic Hazard and Risk Analysis, covering Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Turkmenistan. The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and the International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES) have been major partners of the project from the beginning.

Kabul, 02 June 2016 - “Making cities the drivers of economic development” captures the importance of urbanization in the National Unity Government’s reform programme for Afghanist