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...
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) welcomes an additional contribution of EUR 425,882 from the Government of France to provide support to internally displaced persons who...
Sanamxay District, Attapeu Province, Lao PDR, 25 November 2021 – “When the flood came, my husband was holding my hand so we could die together,” says Kinnavanh Xayasy, recalling the devastating day...
Summary for city-level decision makers It is clear from the analysis provided in this second edition of GEO for Cities that cities have the potential to drive progress towards the 2030 Agenda and its...
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 22 November 2021 – While UN-Habitat has declared themes and missions such as Build Back Better, Adapting Cities for Climate Resilience, and encouraging cities to adopt...
Kakuma-Kalobeyei, Kenya, 22 November 2021 -- To promote urban resilience, self-sufficiency and communities' integration in one of Kenya's longest-standing and major refugee camps, UN-Habitat is...
As the COVID-19 crisis enters its second year, the United Nations (UN) in Jordan continues to respond to its impacts as outlined in the UN Socio-Economic Framework issued in July 2020. This update...
Amman, Jordan, 9 November 2021 – As part of UN-Habitat’s mission of building better cities in the aftermath of the global pandemic, approximately 150 children in Al-Shahid and Souf Palestinian...
Geneva, 29 October 2021 -- As the world moves towards World Cities Day 2021, the plight of internally displaced persons (IDPs) cannot be left unaddressed, many of whom are living in urban areas...
Damascus, Syria, 24 October 2021 – National and sub-national government institutions and communities in four municipalities in the Rural Damascus area will soon benefit from a capacity building...