Our Story
Globally, 85 per cent of the world’s young people live in developing countries, and an ever-increasing number of them are growing up in cities.
Our Approach
Youth are leaders of TODAY and tomorrow. We work to increase the capacity of youth and youth organizations to make healthier and more prosperous communities.
Our Work
Youth are taking action locally, nationally and internationally to advance urban sustainability and make their communities healthier and more vibrant.
Youth News & Stories
Covid-19 in Africa: How Youth are Stepping Up
The African continent has, thus far, fared comparatively well in the pandemic, with just under 400,000 confirmed infections and about 10,000
LETTERS: Youth need help to navigate the Covid crisis
Written by Raphael Obonyo Covid-19 has not only caused the biggest public health crisis that the world has experienced since
Youth or consequences: Put youth at the center of COVID-19 recovery
Youth should be at the center of pandemic recovery plans. They are not just victims but can be a cost-effective response to lead and contribute to mitigating the long-term health, economic, and social costs that their generation may experience most profoundly.
Kenya: Young people mobilize to prevent the spread of COVID-19
Friday, 12 June 2020 | Nairobi | UN-Habitat | Doug Ragan | https://iseek.un.org/article/kenya-young-people-mobilize-prevent-spread-covid-19 Youth groups in Mathare, one of Kenya’s
Covid-19: When virus landed, we lost our jobs and livelihoods
AUTHORS BRIAN AMBANI (More by this Author) ALBERT MWAZIGHE (More by this Author) Summary When Covid-19 disease was first announced
Fighting COVID-19 in Africa’s informal settlements
Written by Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN‐Habitat) The COVID-19 pandemic has cost hundreds of thousands
Our work
Through UN-Habitat’s youth activities we seek to improve the livelihoods of youth, especially those living in slums and unplanned settlements, through their inclusion in governance and the social and economic life of cities.
85,000
Urban youth, over 50% of them women, have received training and other support through the Urban Youth Fund which has funded over 250 youth-led groups in 66 countries and 172 cities globally.
550
Social enterprises focused on urban sustainability have been seeded through the Urban Youth Fund
500,000
Urban youth, many from informal settlements and conflict cities, have accessed health services, job training and recreation activities through our One Stop Youth Resource centres.
Knowledge
We publish research on the latest findings on sustainable urbanization.
Youth and
Blue Economy |
Harnessing Economic Opportunities
for youth through innovation
UN-Habitat promotes transformative change in cities and human settlements through knowledge, policy advice, technical assistance and collaborative action to leave no one and no place behind.
Reduced spatial inequality and poverty in communities across the urban-rural continuum
Enhanced shared prosperity for cities and regions
Strengthened climate action and improved urban environment
Effective urban crises prevention and response
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