Making a dream come true
June 22nd, 2022
The World Needs to Get to Grips With Urban Crisis Response
June 22nd, 2022
Thousands of IDPs and urban dwellers to benefit from improved healthcare in Mogadishu
June 21st, 2022
Mogadishu, Somalia, 21 June 2022- UN-Habitat, Benadir Regional Administration (BRA), and the Danish Refugee Council today held a second ground-breaking ceremony for the renovation of two health care…
UN-Habitat’s integrated project provides community-driven services in Burkina Faso
June 16th, 2022
Ouagadougou, 16 June 2022 – A UN-Habitat pilot project in four cities in Burkina Faso supports local authorities to provide IDP and local populations in extremely vulnerable situations with a…
Somaliland locals to enjoy upcoming developments of the public Berbera beachfront
June 15th, 2022
Berbera, Somaliland, 15 June 2022- In line with its mandate to generate vibrant and dynamic public spaces, inclusion and livelihood creation, UN-Habitat is working on a multi-phased urban development…
UN-Habitat project to improve municipal solid Waste management in Kenya’s coastal area
June 14th, 2022
Nairobi, 14 June 2022 -- A project by UN-Habitat and the UN Environment Programme in Kenya's Jumuiya ya Kaunti za Pwani (JKP) region bring efficiency to a burgeoning waste collection and management…
UN-Habitat, UNEP continue cooperation, build capacities on Urban Ecosystem-based Adaptation in the Arab region
June 13th, 2022
Amman, Jordan, 13 June 2022 – With increased urbanization and significant climate change impacts in the Arab region, UN-Habitat Regional Office for Arab States, in cooperation with the United Nations…
Call for entry for photography competition on ‘Inclusive, Vibrant Neighbourhoods and Communities’
June 7th, 2022
UN-Habitat's Flagship Programme 1 invites professional and amateur photographers worldwide to participate in a photo contest on the topic ‘Inclusive, Vibrant Neighbourhoods and Communities’. The…
Speech of UN-Habitat Executive Director Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif at Stockholm+50: Leadership dialogue series
June 3rd, 2022
2 June 2022 Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, “I wish to thank our hosts Canada and Ecuador, who have long been champions of sustainable urbanization. In 1972 Canada had…
UN-Habitat announces winners of the Katowice Energy Innovation Challenge
June 2nd, 2022
Nairobi, 2 June 2022 — The city of Katowice, Poland, and UN-Habitat are pleased to announce the winners of the Katowice Energy Innovation Challenge. A global call for digital information management…
More than 200 children co-design the Central Park of Madrid Nuevo Norte using digital gaming
June 2nd, 2022
Madrid, Spain, 2 June 2022 -- More than 200 students aged 12 to 16 from 10 different Madrid school districts have worked for a year with UN-Habitat’s Global Public Space Programme to co-design the…
It’s time to rekindle the spirit of Stockholm 1972
June 2nd, 2022
By Maimunah Mohd Sharif, UN-Habitat Executive Director In 1972, as a young girl growing up in Malaysia, I spent much of my time learning from my father how to net fish from a river near our home. We…
Affordable Housing Activation Forum calls for action for adequate, affordable housing
May 26th, 2022
Madrid, Spain, 27 May 2022 -- More than 7,500 professionals from 120 countries gathered at the Affordable Housing Activation forum this month and called for action to take shared responsibility for…
Returnees receive the keys to their apartments in Bab Sinjar Housing Complex under UN-Habitat, Japan project
May 24th, 2022
Mosul, 20 May 2022 – More than two thousand returnees received the keys to their homes in the Bab Sinjar Housing Complex in Mosul, Iraq, under a UN-Habitat project, supported by the government of…
UN-Habitat’s unique tools help build consistency in urban planning worldwide
May 24th, 2022
Nairobi, 23 May 2022 – One of the unique skills that UN-Habitat brings to the humanitarian world is its ability to take a macro approach to the same problem in various countries, while still…