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Children and young people around the world are raising their voices on the issues that matter to their generation.
They are my greatest hope.

António Guterres

Secretary-General of the United Nations

Creative economy workshop under Sisters Neighbourhood Programme for youth from the slum Mathare, Nairobi. Credits: UN-Habitat

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Meet Sister Neighbourhoods Programme!

27 February 2023, Nairobi. – UN-Habitat’s Sister Neighborhoods program is an initiative aimed at fostering youth empowerment and capacity building in impoverished communities worldwide. The program seeks to achieve these objectives through knowledge exchange programs which promote job training and arts and culture. By doing so, it advances the programme goals but also supports the

February 27, 2023 No Comments

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Interactive Workshop Empowers Young People to Discover their Urban Futures

Near-term thinking is making the problems we face today more intractable, divisive & dangerous. My message to politicians and decisionmakers: Don’t focus solely on what may happen to you today – and dither. Look at what will happen to all of us tomorrow – and act. António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations Written by:

February 10, 2023 No Comments

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World Urban Pavilion Launch: Showcasing the Regent Park

Reprinted from Daniels (danielshomes.ca) – original here. 21 April, 2022, Toronto. – The doors opened today to the world’s first hub for in-person and virtual knowledge exchange on matters of accessible housing, green construction, urban equity and sustainable urban growth. Nestled in the heart of Toronto’s Regent Park, the World Urban Pavilion (the Pavilion) is

January 16, 2023 No Comments

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South – South Cooperation Between Colombia And Kenya Seeks To Improve The Lives Of Youth

15 January 2023, Nairobi. – UN-Habitat is partnering with Governor Luis Carlos Velásquez, (Caldas, Colombia) and Maji Mazuri, a local NGO operating in Mathare informal settlement, Nairobi, Kenya to contribution to urban, territorial and sustainable development through the donation of a ‘Bicibloqueras’, an innovative tool that was developed in Caldas and seeks to transforms the

January 15, 2023 No Comments

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Refugee Youth Brief: Exploring Good Practices In Displacement Context

15 January 2023, Nairobi. – Revisiting a brief developed by UN-Habitat and the University of Victoria, Canada, and presented at the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkiye, in 2016. UN-HABITAT and the Centre for Youth & Society, University of Victoria, Canada have published a report addressing the particular challenges and capacities of refugee youth in

January 15, 2023 No Comments

SDG Localization

Inclusive and forward-looking policies must drive urbanisation in Africa to deliver growth

Original at Africa at LSE

January 6, 2023 No Comments

UN-Habitat has made youth a target beneficiary in its work, as young people are the largest population group affected by urban problems such as crime, insecurity and unemployment; young people account for up to 60 per cent of the urban population in many developing countries.