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Creating socially and environmentally sustainable cities and communities.
UN-Habitat & Azerbaijan’s State Committee will host a media briefing on 25 Nov at UNON, Nairobi on preparations for WUF13.
To attend, please register for the third session of the Executive Board 2025. Create a profile and select Media under partner type. https://loom.ly/MLiI2Qg
#WorldChildrensDay is a global day of action for children, marking the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Around the world, children speak up about their lives, hopes, and rights.
Today we echo UNICEF's call to amplify their voices.
https://loom.ly/VVpbniY
As #COP30 negotiations heat up in Belém, UN-Habitat highlights a clear signal: urbanization is now a decisive arena for climate action.
Brazil’s Minister of Cities Jader Barbalho Filho urges aligning urban development & climate goals to deliver the Paris Agreement.
🔗 https://loom.ly/BkrpbZ0
3.4 billion people still live without access to a safe toilet.
As we mark #WorldToiletDay, we echo UN-Water’s call to invest in future-ready sanitation—accessible to all, climate-resilient, backed by strong systems and sustained investment.
Learn more: www.worldtoiletday.org
Week 2 of #COP30 begins with renewed energy.
UN-Habitat engaged in discussions on how to bring multilevel governance to the forefront and show best practices of how NDCs 3.0 reflect the role of cities & communities.
Read the full report: https://loom.ly/1TT0FYM
UN-Habitat’s latest report, launched at #COP30, captures a major shift⤵️
Countries are treating urban action as essential to delivering their climate goals.
Read the full report: https://loom.ly/1TT0FYM
Week 1 at #COP30 ends with one message ringing loud and clear: there’s no climate action without urban action.
Week 2 starts now: with more action ahead on resilience, services, finance, and the road to #WUF13. More information is on our website: unhabitat.org/COP30
In Yemen’s Tuban Delta, UN-Habitat and national partners are restoring water and irrigation systems, strengthening institutions, and helping 1.25M people build resilience to floods, droughts, and the growing impacts of climate change.
Learn more: https://loom.ly/YcyYJ4A
Leaders at #COP30 just endorsed a new Declaration putting cities at the heart of climate delivery.
Watch Anacláudia Rossbach’s reflections from the day ⤵️
#COP30 Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change concluded with a call to place cities at the centre of climate action. UN-Habitat launched a new study, Urban Content in NDC 3.0, showing that countries are embedding twice as much urban content in climate plans. https://loom.ly/07GgYdo
Today is the most important day for cities at #COP30.
📍 Join us in Belém or tune in to the Press Conference tonight where all the outcomes of the day will be summarized [19:00 BRT]
🔗 https://loom.ly/FXEAIHM
Five cities – Algiers, Al Madinah, Bogotá, Espoo, and Incheon – were honoured with the 2025 Shanghai Award for leading the way in sustainable urban development.
UN-Habitat also launched the Shanghai Manual 2025 at World Cities Day in Bogotá. 🏙️
Read more: https://loom.ly/OLAMihA
You can’t solve what you don’t see.
Cities are mapping invisible risks — floods, heat, biodiversity loss — and transforming knowledge into climate action.
Swipe to see how UN-Habitat supports cities through #RISEUP. 👇
Cities cannot be an afterthought in climate action.
1billion people in informal settlements face climate risks while cities get less than 10% of finance.
#COP30 is the city’s COP. We need to drive action, multilevel cooperation & climate solutions. Listen to our Executive Director 👇
A repaired home can transform a life — and a neighbourhood.
In Portugal, Just a Change is tackling housing poverty by restoring abandoned and unsafe homes in partnership with municipalities, businesses & volunteers.
Read more: https://loom.ly/Fah8AN8
Looking back on #WorldCitiesDay, one idea stands out — cities should make daily life simpler and more connected.
A well-designed city lets people access services easily, travel safely, and find opportunity wherever they live. 🌍
#CitiesForAll #SustainableCities
At #SocialSummit2025 in Doha, leaders reaffirmed that tackling inequality and exclusion requires bold, inclusive policies. UN-Habitat spotlighted housing as a foundation for social progress — a human right and driver of equality, resilience, and opportunity. #HousingForAll
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To build climate-resilient infrastructure, cities need around US$5 trillion every year until 2030 but currently get only a fraction of that. 💰🌱
At #COP30, UN-Habitat’s goal is clear: connect cities, communities and countries to deliver real climate solutions. 🤝
#LocalFinance #ClimateAction
At #SocialSummit2025, UN-Habitat’s high-level session on “Adequate Housing for All” highlighted that housing is more than shelter — it’s the foundation of dignity, opportunity and social progress.
Leaders called for urgent action, stronger partnerships and investment in inclusive housing.
As #WSSD2 opens in Doha, UN-Habitat marks the launch of the UN Secretary-General’s report on local and regional authorities in advancing the #SDGs.
The report calls for stronger UN–local collaboration to turn global goals into local impact.
👉Read more: https://loom.ly/ocvOV4E
At #SocialSummit2025, governments adopted the #DohaDeclaration — reaffirming that adequate housing is key to global development. It calls for long-term strategies to make homes affordable, secure & livable for all.
👉Learn more: https://loom.ly/dzIN4Jw
At #COP30, we will highlight how sustainable urbanization is essential to climate action.
From housing and land to resilient infrastructure and basic services, we connect cities, communities and countries to turn local action into global impact.
🔗Learn more: unhabitat.org/COP30
At #WorldCitiesDay, leaders showed how AI and digital tools can bridge housing and service gaps.
The vision will continue at #WUF13 in Baku under the theme “Housing the world: Safe and resilient cities and communities".
Register and learn more: https://loom.ly/5E0d-3E
At the #WorldCitiesDay global observance in Bogotá, leaders highlighted that technology alone doesn’t make cities smart — people do.
The event also celebrated the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities, showcasing innovation that leaves no one behind. #UrbanOctober
The new Her City Guide is out! 🚀
Launched during #WorldCitiesDay, it strengthens inclusive, participatory urban development—starting from women’s and girls’ perspective.
📘 Download here: https://loom.ly/6LJiXu8
#HerCity
From AI mapping to smart mobility, #WorldCitiesDay panelists showed how cities use tech to bridge housing, land & service gaps.
Smart cities work best when they put people first.
#UrbanOctober
World Cities Day kicks off in Bogotá!
Stakeholders from around the world unite to explore how people-centred smart cities can turn technology and data into tools for opportunity—tackling housing, inequality, and transforming cities.
🔗 Tune in: https://loom.ly/LO782OA
Technology is transforming how cities are designed, managed, and experienced. This year’s #WorldCitiesDay, celebrated in Bogotá, Colombia, focuses on one essential question: how can innovation truly serve the people as more and more of them move to cities?
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🌆 Join the conversation shaping our urban future!
This #WorldCitiesDay, leaders, innovators, and changemakers are coming together to explore how cities can harness digital transformation for the public good.
🔗 https://loom.ly/LO782OA
#UrbanOctober
On #WorldCitiesDay, UN-Habitat Executive Director Anacláudia Rossbach and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk call for renewed action to end homelessness.
Cities that put people first can turn exclusion into opportunity — ensuring everyone has a place to call home.
