UN-Habitat and Sweden unveil the finalists of the Climate Smart Cities Challenge
January 20th, 2022
Nairobi/Stockholm, 20 January 2022 - UN-Habitat and Sweden today announced the list of innovative companies that will demonstrate cleantech solutions in four world cities. A total of 45 finalists…
UN-Habitat advocacy leads to UN committee resolution on homelessness
January 18th, 2022
New York, 18 January 2022 -- UN-Habitat advocacy efforts at the United Nations headquarters have resulted in a General Assembly committee resolution in support of policies aimed at preventing and…
UN-Habitat and partners give Kenyan government officials real life bicycling experience
January 13th, 2022
Nairobi, 13 January 2021 – UN-Habitat, in collaboration with the Institute of Transportation and Development Policy and Critical Mass Nairobi recently organised a bicycle ride for government…
UN-Habitat opens application for WUF11 events and exhibition space
January 11th, 2022
Nairobi, 11 January 2022 – UN-Habitat announces the opening of the online application process for events and the booking process for exhibition space at the Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum…
Financing Sustainable Urban Development as a vehicle for productive growth, driver of Green and Climate-smart Recovery
January 10th, 2022
Brussels, 10 January 2022 -- Local and regional authorities from the European Union and its partner countries from Africa, Asia, and Latin America recently attended a workshop –organised in part by…
UN-Habitat marks 15 years supporting Lebanon through urban crisis and development
December 31st, 2021
Beirut, Lebanon, 31 December 2021 - This year, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) marks 15 years of work in Lebanon. Established in 2006, the UN-Habitat Lebanon Country…
Roadmap for Preah Sihanouk Province toward the development of smart, inclusive, and sustainable city
December 23rd, 2021
Sihanoukville, Cambodia, 23 December 2021 - “Our commitment is to help government fulfill its obligation of providing space for civic participation and reducing social exclusion as well as poverty. …
UN-Habitat trainings on sustainable development planning to serve as benchmark for locally-led sustainable settlement solutions
December 22nd, 2021
Kismayo, Somalia, 22 December 2021 – Building on similar successful steps, UN-Habitat has held training workshops to provide guidance and capacity building on settlement planning so stakeholders can…
The 2021 World Habitat Awards winners announced
December 20th, 2021
Nairobi, 16 December 2021 – A project that develops and provides permanently affordable housing for people on low incomes in Brussels and a housing rights project in Beirut that provides an online…
Validation workshops on Strengthening Urban-Rural Linkages held in Zanzibar
December 20th, 2021
Zanzibar, 20 December, 2021- As part of the UN Development Account (UNDA) funded project “Leaving No Place Behind – Strengthening Urban-Rural Linkages in selected countries in Africa”, UN-Habitat and…
The EuskalHiria Congress finishes highlighting urban regeneration as tool for a green socio-economic recovery
December 15th, 2021
Vitoria, Spain, 15 December 2021 -- The need to intervene in the territory and in inhabited environments to achieve a green socio-economic recovery was the focus of the 20th edition of the…
UN-Habitat’s African Clean Cities Platform convenes stakeholder dialogue to improve Kinshasa municipal solid waste management
December 14th, 2021
Kinshasa, Democractic Republic of Congo, 14 December 2021 – A stakeholders discussion gathering organised by UN-Habitat has identified the need for greater public awareness of solid waste management…
UN-Habitat supports Kisumu for their car-free day to raise awareness on walking and cycling
December 10th, 2021
Kisumu, Kenya, 10 December 2021 – To ensure equitable and sustainable mobility, the Kenyan city of Kisumu will implement a car-free day in the city on Saturday, December 11th. Sponsored by the County…
UN Secretary General’s Quadrennial Report 2022 Preparations Underway
December 9th, 2021
Nairobi, 9 December 2021-- UN-Habitat organised a virtual write shop with a wide range of stakeholders to provide inputs for the 2022 Report of the Secretary-General on progress on the implementation…
UN-Habitat in call for stories on accessibility to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 9th, 2021
Nairobi, 9 December 2021—To mark this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which is commemorated on 3 December each year, UN-Habitat has made a call for stories on accessibility in…