15 Dec 2015, Paris - William Cobbett, Director of Cities Alliance launched the initiative during the United Nations Climate Change Conference - COP21, explaining that the New Cities Alliance Joint Work Program on Resilient Cities bring

Nairobi 14 December 2015—UN-Habitat has hailed the UN Security Council for passing the resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security saying it was an important paradigm shift.

Nairobi 10 December 2015-- As part of the United Nations family, UN-Habitat celebrates Human Rights Day on 10 December 2015, in recognition of the important role that cities and towns play in the realization of human rights for all.The highlight of the day was a function at the United Nations Offices at Nairobi where there was a screening of videos on human rights in cities an forced evictions, as well as a discuss the UN-Habitat publications entitled “Informal Settlements: Alternative solutions to slum demolition and forced eviction of local communities.

Paris, 8th December 2015. City leaders can become critical actors in addressing the global challenges of climate change. The effects of urbanisation and climate change are converging in very threatening ways: Cities consume 78 per cent of the world’s energy and produce more than 60 per cent of all carbon dioxide and significant amounts of other greenhouse gas emissions.

Guadalajara, 10 December 2015-- About 30 international experts last week participated in a Global Experts Group Meeting (EGM) “The Role of Metropolitan Development in Supporting the New Urban Agenda”, in Guadalajara (Mexico).

Paris 9 December 2015-- Leading global Design and Consultancy firm for natural and built assets, Arcadis and UN-Habitat today announced a two year extension of their collaboration until the end of 2017.

The contract was signed at a recent meeting between Arcadis CEO Neil McArthur and UN-Habitat Executive Director Dr Joan Clos at the Paris Climate Conference COP21.

Manama 8 December 2015— A strategic partnership meeting between the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain and UN-Habitat was held in Manama on Monday.

Paris, 8 December 2015—At a meeting at the COP21 in Paris, ministers and senior representatives from the vehicles industry, civil society and international organizations have called for a swift move to zero emissions vehicles as a key component of a future global climate change strategy.

Paris 7 December 2015—UN-Habitat and Cities Alliance on Monday hosted a “Cities Take Climate Action” event at the Climate Change Summit COP21. The session convened representatives of cities, non-governmental organizations, NGOs, national governments and international organizations for a lively debate on how cities are acting on climate change and how this action can be accelerated.

Seoul 7 December 2015-- Throughout and intensive training course representatives from local governments, utilities and public works recently gained understanding on comprehensive IUWM planning and sanitation.  26 participants (including 10 women) from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Lao PDR, Philippines, Indonesia, Fiji, Vietnam, Mongolia, India and Samoa joined this course.