Full Cabinet Approves the Malawi National Urban Policy
September 26th, 2019
Blantyre 26 September 2019—Malawi’s full cabinet recently approved the National Urban Policy (NUP) which was a culmination of a process that was initiated in 2014. The Ministry of Lands, Housing and…
Young Women take the Lead in the fight against Climate Change
September 26th, 2019
Nairobi, 26 September 2019 – At the first UN-Habitat Assembly in May this year, UN-Habitat hosted the Young Women to Women panel. This brought together an interesting mix of young and older women…
Zero carbon urban mobility is key to achieving a sustainable future
September 26th, 2019
Nairobi, 25 September 2019--With transport accounting for a good percentage of energy-related carbon emissions, there has been a major concern in terms of temperature increase. Zero Urban Mobility is…
Brazil: Two projects supported by UN-Habitat honoured with awards
September 25th, 2019
Rio de Janeiro, 25 September 2019 - UN-Habitat distinguished itself this week in Latin America by having two of its projects in Brazil awarded prizes by the Inter-American Development Bank through…
World Car Free Day 2019 celebrated in Dhaka, Bangladesh
September 24th, 2019
Dhaka 24 September 2017-- Different government and non-government organizations observed the World Car Free Day in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, on 22 September 2019. The aim was to reduce…
Global Observance of World Habitat Day to take place in Mexico City
September 24th, 2019
New York, 24 September 2019 – This year’s Global Observance of World Habitat Day will be held in Mexico City on Monday 7 October. The announcement was made by the Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Ms…
The climate is changing, so must our homes & how we build them
September 23rd, 2019
Guadalajara mayor meets University of Chicago Urban Crime Lab chief
September 18th, 2019
Chicago, 18 September 2019—The mayor of Guadalajara, Ismael Del Toro Castro, recently met with the Executive Director of the University of Chicago’s Urban Crime Lab, Roseanna Ander, and the Crime Lab…
Building climate resilience for those who need it most
September 18th, 2019
The new climate reality: Protecting African cities from disaster
September 16th, 2019
Hargeisa residents & partners discuss the future of their city
September 14th, 2019
Hargeisa, 13 September 2019—Hargeisa residents, experts and other stakeholders last week engaged in the unique exercise of projecting the future of their city. For the first time ever, the children…
Istanbul to host the Marmara Urban Forum
September 14th, 2019
Istanbul, 12 September 2019—The first ever Marmara Urban Forum (MARUF), organized by Marmara Municipalities Union (MMU), will be held in Istanbul between 1-3 October 2019. The gathering is set to…
City of Manaus hosts the First Forum on Amazonian Cities
September 11th, 2019
Manaus (Amazônias) Brazil, 06 September 2019 — Mayors, officials and experts met in the "Heart of the Amazon" city, Manaus, to share a new vision of the development and protection of the Amazon…
UN-Habitat completes strategic plan for Egyptian waterfront city
September 9th, 2019
Cairo, 05 September 2019 - In the light of outstanding success that the UN-Habitat has achieved with the government of Egypt in the development of the El-Alamein New City, the Strategic Planning and…
UN-Habitat and ITDP launch project aimed at making Ethiopian urban towns’ streets safer
September 9th, 2019
Addis Ababa 9 September 2019 - With the support by the United Nations Road Safety Trust Fund, UN-Habitat, in collaboration with the Institute of Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) recently…