The City We Need Now! Africa Campaign towards Africities 2022
February 15th, 2022
Nairobi, 15 February 2022 – UN-Habitat, United Cities and Local Governments Africa (UCLGA) and the County Government of Kisumu today launch The City We Need Now! Africa Campaign. The regional…
The City We Need Now! Middle East Campaign launched in Dubai
February 12th, 2022
Dubai, 11 February 2022 – The City We Need Now! Middle East Campaign this week called for urgent action to accelerate the implementation of the New Urban Agenda. Led by the Middle East Cities Center…
UN-Habitat expands COVID-19 Prevention in Kenya’s Mathare and Kibera Informal Settlements
February 9th, 2022
Nairobi, 9 February 2022 – Nearly 5,000 school children in two informal settlements in the Kenyan capital are better protected against COVID-19 as a result of an UN-Habitat initiative to expand mask…
UN-Habitat, partners to launch webinar on women’s land rights, promoting peacebuilding
February 3rd, 2022
Nairobi/Cairo, 3 February 2022 – UN-Habitat and partners will organize a webinar this month that will provide a wide array of government officials and stakeholders with the knowledge and key messages…
Open call for digital platforms providers to join challenge on e-government and public participation
February 2nd, 2022
Barcelona/Nairobi, 3 February 2022- UN-Habitat invites global public and private solution providers who offer digital platforms for public participation to present their solutions at a series of…
People-Centred Smart Cities: cities invited to join challenge on e-government and public participation
February 2nd, 2022
Barcelona/Nairobi - 2 February 2022 - UN-Habitat invites cities and local governments to join and evaluate pitch sessions from public and private solution providers that build digital platforms for…
ONU-Habitat apoya el desarrollo integrado y estratégico sostenible en Inhambane, Mozambique
February 2nd, 2022
Inhambane, Mozambique, 2 de febrero, 2022 -- Los funcionarios provinciales de Inhambane se están beneficiando de un proyecto dirigido por ONU-Habitat y sus socios que los equipará con mejores…
UN-Habitat supports integrated and strategic sustainable development in Mozambique
February 2nd, 2022
Inhambane, Mozambique, February 2, 2022 – Provincial officials in this southern province are benefitting from a project run by UN-Habitat and its partners that will equip government officials with…
Open call for cities and experts to join and participate in the pilot project of a digital rights governance framework
February 1st, 2022
Barcelona/Nairobi, 1 February 2022 - UN-Habitat, the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights, United Cities and Local Governments and Eurocities, in partnership with Open Society Foundations, are…
Africities summit places urban-rural linkages at the heart of the debate
January 28th, 2022
Nairobi, 28 January 2022 - In the wake of rapid urbanization in Africa, the importance of intermediary cities in strengthening urban-rural linkages is growing exponentially. In recognition of this …
2022: Year to transform our cities
January 24th, 2022
Start 2022 with an inspirational and colourful vision of our cities and communities. Half of the world’s population now live in cities, and this is projected to increase to two thirds by 2050. Cities…
Policy experts formulate strategies for strengthening urban-rural linkages in Nigeria’s Niger State
January 24th, 2022
Niger State, Nigeria 20 January 2022 - Experts, policymakers, and administrators from four Local Government Areas as well as Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Niger State in Nigeria recently…
Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif of Malaysia confirmed as Executive Director of UN-Habitat
January 24th, 2022
Nairobi 20 January 2022 – Following the recommendation of the United Nations Secretary-General, after consultation with Member States, the General Assembly confirmed Maimunah Mohd Sharif of Malaysia…
UN-Habitat: Rethinking the future of cities to better deal with pandemics
January 21st, 2022
Nairobi, 21 January 2022 – Pandemics and plagues are not new to mankind. The earliest recorded pandemic dates from 430 BCE in Athens during the Peloponnesian war. In 1918, the Spanish Flu killed as…
New UN-Habitat project supports youth localization of SDGs
January 21st, 2022
Nairobi, 20 January 2022 -- Adopted in 2015 by UN Member States as a blueprint for shared peace and prosperity, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognises young people as the driving…