As countries prepare for COP31, attention is turning from climate commitments to how they can be translated into action. Much of that implementation will happen in cities, where decisions on housing, transport, infrastructure, land use and public services …
Pretoria and Nairobi, 13 August 2026 — South Africa and UN-Habitat will launch a new country office in the City of Tshwane, Gauteng, on 14 August. Executive Director of UN-Habitat Anacláudia Rossbach will join South African Minister of Human Settlements …
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The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Nearly 6 million Afghans have returned from Iran and Pakistan since late 2023, placing severe pressure on already overstretched housing, public services and infrastructure across Afghanistan, the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN- …
As a young couple with three children in the 1970s, Teresita Palomeque and her husband thought buying a house was an unattainable dream. So, when they were invited to join a housing cooperative – an emerging model at the time – they scrimped to pay the …
Damascus, July 30 (SANA) Japan and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (U.N.-Habitat) on Thursday signed a $9.5 million agreement to support integrated urban reconstruction and strengthen sustainable solid waste management in the city of Homs, …
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Manama, 16 July 2026 — The Kingdom of Bahrain emerged as a leading contributor to global discussions on sustainable urban development and housing innovation at the thirteen session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13), the world's premier conference on …
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© 2012-2026 United Nations Human Settlements Programme
In May 2026, during the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku, Azerbaijan, UN-Habitat and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) launched a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a four-year strategic partnership running until February …
What do a housing rights platform in Lebanon, a housing rehabilitation initiative in Portugal, a community transformation programme in Mexico and a solar-powered urban farming innovation in Nigeria have in common? With nominations now open for the 2026 UN- …
Nairobi, 26 May 2026 — Countries interested in hosting the global observances of World Habitat Day and/or World Cities Day in 2027 have until 30 September 2026 to submit their expressions of interest to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN- …
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