UN-Habitat launches The Urban Agenda Platform for reporting progress, sharing action and knowledge
October 7th, 2020
6 October 2020, Surabaya, Indonesia - UN-Habitat launched the online Urban Agenda Platform for reporting progress, sharing action and knowledge in the Decade of Action during the high level Global…
Barcelona and UN-Habitat mark World Habitat Day with hybrid urban resilience event
October 7th, 2020
Barcelona, 5 October 2020 – To mark World Habitat Day 2020, the Barcelona City Council (Spain) and the UN-Habitat’s City Resilience Global Programme organized an in-person event with virtual…
UN-Habitat and Turkana County Government meeting moots development in Kenya’s Turkana County
October 7th, 2020
Kakuma, Kenya 7 October 2020 - UN-Habitat has been collaborating with Turkana County Government in various planning processes especially around the Kakuma and Kalobeyei refugee settlement areas . As…
Participants at World Habitat Day’s virtual Global Observance tackle housing challenges
October 6th, 2020
Surabaya, Indonesia 6 October 2020— During the second day of the virtual Global Observance of World Habitat Day 2020, from Surabaya, speakers discussed the various aspects of the overall theme of…
Habitat Day Workshop, Oct. 5th, 2020 Aden, Yemen
October 6th, 2020
Aden, Yemen, 5 October 2020 - UN-Habitat’s team in Yemen, along with the Ministry of Public Works and Highways, marked World Habitat Day with a workshop on urban development challenges in the country…
UN-Habitat aims to use plastic waste to support housing for all
October 6th, 2020
6 October 2020 - UN-Habitat in partnership with Othalo, a Norwegian start-up company is working on producing homes from plastic waste to tackle the housing deficit in Africa. The theme of World…
First virtual World Habitat Day Global Observance comes from Surabaya, Indonesia and across the world
October 6th, 2020
Surabaya, Indonesia 5 October 2020 - The Global Observance of World Habitat Day co-hosted this year by UN-Habitat and the Government of Indonesia, came from Surabaya, Indonesia combining dynamic…
Launch Of The “Housing For All” Campaign
October 5th, 2020
Nairobi, 5 October – During the Global Observance of World Habitat Day 2020 held today, the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Maimunah Mohd Sharif launched the Housing for All Campaign. The five-week…
The Human Shelter’ an explorative documentary to illustrate UN-Habitat 'Housing for All‘ Campaign
October 2nd, 2020
Nairobi, 2 October – On the World Habitat Day 2020, UN-Habitat will launch ‘Housing for All’, a five-week Campaign calling for action to improve housing conditions worldwide. The central message of…
Resilient Housing for All in Cambodia through Build Back Better and People’s Process Approaches
October 2nd, 2020
On 30 May 2020, 202 new and rehabilitated houses for families whose homes were damaged or destroyed two years ago by flooding were handed over to their owners in an official ceremony. The “Project…
Statement by UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif World Habitat Day 2020
October 2nd, 2020
This year’s pandemic has had a terrible impact on people in cities, towns, and communities. The World Habitat Day 2020 offers an important opportunity to reflect on the effect of the COVID-19 crisis…
Cameroon launches a week-long series of activities to mark 2020 World Habitat Day
October 2nd, 2020
Douala, 1 October 2020 – Cameroon’s Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Ms. Celestine Ketcha-Courtes on Wednesday officially launched week-long celebrations to mark the 2020 World Habitat Day…
World Metropolitan Day: "Metropolises facing the pandemic"
October 2nd, 2020
Barcelona/Nairobi, 1 October 2020 – UN-Habitat and Metropolis will co-host a virtual meeting on “Metropolises facing the pandemic” on 7 October which is World Metropolitan Day 2020. The COVID-19…
UN-Habitat leads cleaning activities across three cities in Ethiopia during the 2020 World Cleanup Day
October 2nd, 2020
Addis Ababa Ethiopia, September 2020 - UN-Habitat provided gloves, T-shirts, masks and brooms to community members in three Ethiopian cities who took part in World Cleanup Day. At the same time the…
The Secretary-General Video Message on World Habitat Day 5 October 2020
October 2nd, 2020
Each year World Habitat Day focuses attention on the state of the world’s towns and cities. This year’s observance highlights the centrality of housing as a driver for sustainable urban development.…