Nairobi, 29 September 2021- On the eve of the report by the United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement, UN-Habitat renews its commitment to furthering the...
A significant percentage of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who seek safety in towns and cities will not return home. Yet this is a reality that international actors consistently fail to adapt to...
Basra, Iraq – 13 September 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on poor communities. The last 18 months have highlighted the importance of access to safe potable water, sanitation,...
UN Habitat continues their COVID-19 response and recovery efforts in Yangon’s informal settings using a community-driven approach Continuing our COVID-19 response, recovery and prevention efforts...
Nairobi, 13 September 2021 – Cities and communities around the world are increasingly pondering whether they will have to cope with recurring bouts of COVID-19 variants or if they will be able to...
Tamale, Ghana, 8 September 2021—A three-year joint United Nations project, led by UN-Habitat, to provide resilient and flood prone water supply infrastructure in northern Ghana has come to a close...
Nairobi, 13 September 2021 – UN-Habitat has called for an immediate response to the growing humanitarian needs in Afghanistan, particularly in urban centres where most people have been fleeing and...
Ramallah| Monday, September 6, 2021- UN-Habitat, through the HAYA Joint Programme, funded by the Government of Canada, in partnership with the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) organized an event...
This brief provides information on legal mechanisms to protect the Housing, Land and Property (HLP) rights of women in Afghanistan. The guidance note is not a legal document, but provides information...
The Beirut City Profile offers an important multisectoral and spatial analysis about the City of Beirut, including a diagnosis of the wide spectrum of challenges that the city has encountered over...