World Urban Campaign
The World Urban Campaign is the advocacy and partnership platform for citie in the twenty first century.[codepeople-post-map]The World Urban Campaign is the advocacy and partnership platform for citie...
View ArticleWomen and Urban Energy- International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, UN-Habitat highlights the important role played by women and girls in urban energy issues and renews our commitment to strengthen and expand our efforts to bring access of...
View ArticleRecord numbers sign up for World Urban Forum 7
Nearly 25,000 people have registered as participants for the Seventh Session of the World Urban Forum that will take place in Medellin, Colombia in early April. As online registration this week,...
View ArticleFlag raising ceremony held in Medellin
The Mayor of Medellin Mr. Anibal Gauria (Second left) gestures as he makes a point to UN-Habitat Executive Director Dr. Joan Clos (centre). Looking on are UN-Habitat Deputy Executive Director Dr. Aisa...
View Article“No sustainable development without sustainable urbanisation”
UN Under-Secretary-General and UN-Habitat Executive Director, Dr Joan Clos, Colombian Minister for Housing, City and Territory, Luis Felipe Henao Cardona, and the Mayor of Medellín, Aníbal Gaviria have...
View ArticleRecords broken as curtains fall on WUF7
Medellin 11 April 2014—A record 22,000 people had attended the Seventh Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF7) as it came to a close in Medellin Colombia on Friday evening with many describing it as...
View Article7th World Urban Forum Medellín Declaration
Equity as a foundation of sustainable urban development. We, the participants of theSeventh World Urban Forum — governments, private sector, international organizations, academia, professionals and...
View ArticleDr. Joan Clos re-elected by General Assembly Decision
New York, 18 July 2014: Following the recommendation of the Secretary-General, after consultation with Member States, the General Assembly re-elected Joan Clos ( Spain) as Executive Director of the...
View ArticleKuala Lumpur to host World Urban Forum in 2018
The capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, will host the Ninth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF9) in 2018. UN-Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, as the convener of WUF, announced...
View ArticleThe New Urban Agenda will be decided in Quito
Ecuador will host the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development in October 2016 New York, 19 December 2014 The United Nations General Assembly welcomed today the offer by...
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