How Community-Led Renovation Is Helping a Rundown Pittsburgh Neighbourhood Fight Crime
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Dorothea Burke is standing in the street, staring at her house. It’s a warm day in late May and [...]
Media Clippings
Major media and partners’ outreach activities were monitored every week in order to track and collect articles, web entries, news, and events related to Habitat III. Automated online media clippings and gathered media clippings on Habitat III started in May 2015.
Report from the Final Future of Places Meeting in Stockholm
United States of America
Last week, 438 key thinkers in the Placemaking movement – including researchers, scholars, planners, architects, and activists from 76 countries – joined together in [...]
Urbanitas: “La ciudad justa, verde, eficiente y feliz son el mismo lugar”
Spain
"Hace ocho años me di una vuelta en bicicleta por Bogotá junto el alcalde que había transformado la [...]
Discusión temática de la Nueva Agenda Urbana: camino a Hábitat III
Ecuador
En los días 1 y 2 de julio de 2015, el hemiciclo de FLACSO-Ecuador recibió, supuestamente, un número significativo de representantes [...]
Las ciudades, fuente de riqueza y desigualdad
United States of America
Las ciudades representan un 80 % de la economía mundial y albergan a más de la mitad de la població [...]
YK:n kestävän kaupunkikehityksen Habitat III -konferenssin sisältövalmistelut kommentoitavissa
Lokakuussa 2016 pidettävä kolmas YK:n kestävän kaupunkikehityksen konferenssi Habitat III on YK:n tulevan vuoden suurimpia ponnistuksia. [...]
BAŞKAN SOYER, HABİTAT III KADROSUNDA
Turkey
Seferihisar Belediye Başkanı Tunç Soyer, dünya genelinde davet edilen 23 yerel yönetim temsilcisinden biri olarak, Birleşmiş Milletler [...]
Habitat III öncesi Barcelona’da Seferihisar konuşuldu
Turkey
Seferihisar Belediye Başkanı Tunç Soyer, Birleşmiş Milletler tarafından 2016 yılı Ekim ayında düzenlenecek "Habitat III [...]
Caminhos do Brasil para a Habitat III: os desafios da metropolização
Brazil
De 14 a 16 de abril, aconteceu na cidade de Nairóbi no Quênia, a segunda sessão do Comité Preparató [...]
SDGs Expert Group Flags ‘Slums’ Definition in Key Urban Indicator
United States of America
While the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be inked by the United Nations General Assembly in just a few months [...]
Wharton-Habitat for Humanity Housing Finance Course to Run Prior to Asia-Pacific Housing Forum
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The unique Wharton-Habitat for Humanity housing finance course, key for financial service providers wanting to offer innovative housing finance solutions [...]
United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, “Habitat III”
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, “Habitat III”, will place in Quito, Ecuador, from 17 – 20 October 2016. The [...]
Urban Dialogues Open Up Electronic Platform for Debate On New Urban Agenda
Kenya
A new electronic platform allowing people from all over the world to contribute to the debates around the New Urban [...]
Juan Carlos Holguín: Quito está preparado para recibir al Papa Francisco el próximo domingo
Ecuador
El coordinador del Municipio de Quito para la llegada del Papa Francisco a Ecuador, Juan Carlos Holguin, explicó que la [...]
Trabajar para fomentar ciudades sostenibles
Cuba
Con el enfoque centrado en promover la planificación de ciudades inclusivas, equitativas, seguras y resilientes, como expresión espacial [...]
Diálogos Urbanos
Argentina
Mercociudades fue fundada en 1995 con el objetivo de lograr la participación de los gobiernos locales en el seno del [...]
NACIONES UNIDAS ECUADOR PARTICIPA EN LA DISCUSIÓN DE LA NUEVA AGENDA TEMÁTICA URBANA: CAMINO A HÁBITAT III
Ecuador
Ayer concluyó en Quito el evento de Discusión Temática de la Nueva Agenda Urbana: Camino a Hábitat [...]
Magdy Martínez-Solimán : Statement at the Fourth Annual Global Sustainability Summit, Reimagining 2050 – The Power of Sustainable Infrastructure to Create Smart Cities
United States of America
I want to thank the hosts of this event, Juan Costa Climent and my friend and colleague Rebeca Grynspan for [...]
Cities Can Lead on Climate Action Ahead of 2020 Pledges
United States of America
National governments from around the world are currently preparing to head to Paris in November for the 21st Conference of [...]
July a Crucial Month for Input on Habitat III ‘Issue Papers’
United States of America
This week marked an important milestone for national governments and everyday citizens alike ahead of next year’s U. N. [...]
Atene: Diritto alla casa e al territorio e unità contro finanza e speculazione
Il meeting sul diritto alla casa organizzato ad Atene in occasione della settimana di azione in solidarietà con la Grecia [...]
Le Gabon prépare la Conférence Habitat III à Quito en 2016
Gabon
Le ministère gabonais en charge des Infrastructures prépare en ce moment « le rapport national sur l’habitat urbain » [...]
Más de 50 mil personas llegarán al Ecuador como parte de Hábitat III
El presidente Rafael Correa se reunió esta tarde con Joan Clos, secretario general de las Naciones Unidas para Hábitat [...]
Atelier d’élaboration du rapport national Habitat III: une évaluation de l’activité
Gabon
EN prélude à la 3e conférence des chefs d'État et de gouvernement consacré au logement et au dé [...]
This Is How Megacities Are Being Held Back by Violence
Switzerland
World authorities, mayors and experts are preparing to debate the New Urban Agenda – a discussion that will reach its peak [...]
A ghost city revived: the remarkable transformation of Hebron
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
When the Israeli army barricaded the entrance to Usama Abu Sharek’s home in Hebron, he and his family were [...]
Latin American Cities to Millennials: Move Out of Your Parents’ House and Rent
United States of America
A sexy young woman in a pink slip and sporting a devilish smile toys with her hair. With a flip [...]
Una ciudad más próxima
Mexico
Desde mediados de los años ochenta del pasado siglo XX sabemos que estamos consumiendo más que lo que [...]
Placemaking As the New Urban Agenda
United States of America
The current trajectory of urbanization and city-building is not going to get us where we need to go. In fact [...]
The SDGs Will Not Be Achieved Without Local Financing
United States of America
The intensive discussions taking place on the new sustainable development agenda will not mean much without adequate financing and renewal [...]
Opening Session, High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Focuses on Role in Reviewing Implementation of Post-2015 Agenda
United States of America
“One thing is certain,” said Rudolf Hundstorfer, Federal Minister for Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection of Austria, in his [...]
¿Por qué es tan difícil saber cuál es la ciudad más contaminada de América Latina?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
En días recientes, las autoridades de Santiago de Chile se vieron forzadas a declarar el estado de alerta por [...]
Mettre de l’humain dans l’urbain
France
La Rencontre nationale des agences d’urbanisme réunit, chaque année, pendant 3 jours, quelque 800 participants (élus et professionnels) inté [...]
Egypt Launches its First National Urban Forum
Kenya
Egypt last week held its first ever National Urban Forum, which enabled meaningful, public discussion on urbanization challenges and opportunities [...]
Architecture + Urbanism Recommends ‘Future of Places: Public Space in the New Urban Agenda’
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
438 individuals from 344 organisations ranging from 76 countries are participating in the Urban Thinkers Campus “Public Space in the New Urban Agenda” [...]
What an Urban Sociologist Thinks Harvard’s Planning and Design Students Need to Know
United States of America
Diane E. Davis was recently named chair of the Department of Urban Planning and Design at Harvard University. Hoping to [...]
Dirigentes barriales se alistan para congreso
Ecuador
Representantes que integran la Federación de Barrios de Cuenca, así como profesionales, se alistan para participar en el XX [...]
President Sirleaf Officially Launches the National Urban Forum
Liberia
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says urbanization is taking place at a fast and incredible pace especially in developing countries where [...]
UN-Habitat Launches University Network Initiative
United States of America
UN-Habitat's University Network Initiative (UNI) connects university-based researchers and educators to UN Habitat activities. Their new web portal, uni.unhabitat. [...]
Will Habitat III Note the Unique Urbanization of Small Island States?
United States of America
The threat to small islands from global climate change is a unique one. For those islands that are also independent [...]
Foro Nacional Urbano, previo a Habitat 3: los desafíos de sostenibilidad para las ciudades chilenas
Chile
En 2016, Quito será la sede de la tercera conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano Sustentable, conocida [...]
Ministra Saball inauguró Foro Nacional Urbano con énfasis en los nuevos retos para alcanzar desarrollo sostenible en el país (CHILE)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Titular del Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo abordó los principales aportes de su cartera en la tarea de reducir el [...]
Ecuador tendrá su primer Museo de Arte Contemporáneo en 2016
Ecuador
El Municipio de Quito transformará el Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Quito (CAC) en el primer Museo de Arte [...]
Foro Nacional Urbano “Hacia la construcción de ciudades sustentables”
Chile
El Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo invita al Foro Nacional Urbano, actividad que forma parte de la preparación de [...]
Pope to Urban Planners: Build Better Cities
United States of America
Pope Francis called for an extraordinary global response to climate change this week in his much-anticipated encyclical. But the first [...]
Egypt Urban Forum Targets Slum Real Estate at Critical Time for the Capital
United States of America
Cairo, one of the world’s largest and oldest cities, was abuzz with energy around the New Urban Agenda this [...]
International Regional and Local Leaders Call on Cities to Bind Together for Justice and Climate Action
United States of America
Around 200 representatives of local and regional governments from over 35 countries and all world continents participated in the UCLG Executive Bureau [...]
Filling the Gap Ahead of 2020 National Climate Action: Cities?
United States of America
Momentum toward a potential global agreement on how to address climate change in coming decades picked up significantly — and unexpectedly — [...]
New Deadline Announced for Habitat III ‘Policy Units’ Recommendations
United States of America
The United Nations has extended by a week and a half an important cut-off point for deciding on exactly which [...]
El gran éxodo: el campo se vacía y huye a ciudades hacinadas
Argentina
Una investigación de la Fundación de Investigaciones Económicas Latinoamericanas (FIEL) basada en cifras del Indec señala [...]
New Deadline Announced for Habitat III ‘Policy Units’ Recommendations
United States of America
The United Nations has extended by a week and a half an important cut-off point for deciding on exactly which [...]
The Caribbean Seeks to Assert Its Identity in the New Urban Agenda
United States of America
“If you are a big tree, we are a small axe,” goes the Jamaican proverb. The saying easily holds true [...]
The Caribbean Holds Fifth Urban Forum
United States of America
he fifth edition of the Caribbean Urban Forum held in Castries (Saint Lucia) drew to a close on Friday 12 June [...]
Egypt Allocates 25% of Real Estate Development for Slums
Egypt
Egypt has allocated 25 percent of real estate projects for slums, and a large part of subsidized social housing will also [...]
UN-Habitat Takes Part in Velo-City 2015 Conference
Kenya
UN-Habitat participated in the “Velo-City 2015 Conference, held in Nantes, France from 2-5 June 2015, organised by the “European Cycling Federation” (ECF). [...]
The Caribbean Holds Fifth Urban Forum
Kenya
The fifth edition of the Caribbean Urban Forum held in Castries (Saint Lucia) drew to a close on Friday 12 June [...]
In Latin America, Housing Advocates Set Their Sights on Habitat III
United States of America
While much of the discussion around next year’s Habitat III cities conference has focused on urbanization, the official title [...]
Nuestro derecho a la ciudad, por Sandra Belaunde
Peru
La ciudad pertenece a todos sus habitantes según estipula la ONU. Entonces, aunque sea arequipeña, Lima también [...]
Los pueblos deben tener conciencia en cómo enfrentar retos en gobernanza, sobre lo ambiental y en Democracia
Colombia
Bajo el lema “Ciudades del Futuro: Un Diálogo Global”, Foro llevado a cabo el miércoles 3 y jueves 4 de [...]