Videos Reposted from UNHabitat.org website 19 January 2021 – As soon as the first COVID-19 cases were discovered in Kenya in March last year, UN-Habitat turned to the youth-led groups in informal settlements and slums to partner on the response. By International Youth Day on 21 August, over 2.5 million handwashes had been done at
Community radio is often the only source of information for vulnerable communities. As the world continues to fight COVID-19, community radio stations have played a critical role in tackling the spread of the disease in Africa. Community radio stations in the continent are spreading life-saving COVID-19 information to vulnerable communities in urban and rural areas
Event Title Pathways to the Blue Economy – Harnessing Economic Opportunities for Youth through Innovation (Pathways) Event Type Organization(s) hosting UN-Habitat Start and end date 23rd to 24th May 2019 Venue UN Complex in Gigiri, Nairobi City, Country Nairobi, Kenya Summary of event UN-Habitat is partnering with the Canadian High Commission and the
A child enjoys the playground at Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement in Turkana, northern Kenya, designed by refugees and the host community UNHabitat/2018/Ivy Mutisya Kalobeyei, Turkana, Kenya, December 2018 – A year ago, refugees living in the Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement and local residents joined forces to design public spaces in a project designed to reduce tension in
23 November 2018, Marrakesh, Morocco – Local governments need to strengthen data collection, increase their revenues and improve technical capacity according to participants in a session on innovative experiences in local finance during the third day of the flagship Africities8 summit. The head of UN-Habitat’s Urban Economy and Finance Branch, Marco Kamiya, opened the session,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 18 October 2018 – Minecraft is an online block by block building game in which players create their own unique world using 1x1m blocks. UN-Habitat facilitators have been helping local school children to set priorities for their communities using Minecraft. The Future Urban Planners workshop engaged boys and girls aged 10 to
