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Creating socially and environmentally sustainable cities and communities.
We’re hiring experts help shape sustainable, inclusive cities:

🏠 Adequate Housing Specialist https://loom.ly/lHCpWy4
📊 Housing Economist –https://loom.ly/RFEKgwA
📜 Housing Policy Specialist https://loom.ly/Wnmh-lM

➡️ Application deadline: 25 December 2025
December 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
UN-Habitat Anacláudia Rossbach concluded a strategic mission to Senegal, advancing inclusive, resilient cities.

Meetings with leaders focused on urban planning, affordable housing, Vision Senegal 2050, youth-led transformation, and launching the SDG Localisation Platform.
December 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
UN-Habitat and Italy launched Senegal’s Partnership Platform for SDG Localisation, advancing multi-level governance and data-driven planning.

The initiative will support national frameworks and AO-VLRs in Pikine, Saint-Louis and Ziguinchor, aligned with Vision Senegal 2050.
December 6, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Today, we honour the incredible contribution of volunteers around the world — and especially the more than 70 UN Volunteers serving with UN-Habitat today.

✨ To every volunteer: thank you for your time, your skills, your energy, and your commitment.

#IVD2025 #EveryContributionMatters
December 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
3 December is #DisabilityDay!

Our world will only move forward with the full inclusion, participation and leadership of #PersonswithDisabilities.

As we build upon progress from #SocialSummit2025, we recognize disability inclusion as a driver of change.

https://loom.ly/2ORct-4
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Today, members of the press were briefed on #WUF13.

The Forum, themed “Housing the world: Safe & resilient cities,” taking place at the midpoint of the New Urban Agenda, will play a pivotal role in shaping global urban discussions.

Learn more: https://loom.ly/K6IAXt4
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of 16 Days of Activism.

As cities go digital, risks of online harm. Inclusive cities require digital systems that uphold equality.
https://loom.ly/KNKj_tE
#16Days #NoExcuse
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Brazil’s Urban Circuit 2025 set new records: 21,000+ participants, 360 events, and 22,000+ online viewers.

Focused on climate action, housing, inequality & smart cities, this year’s edition showed how local leadership is driving sustainable development.

https://loom.ly/aQSbxp4
November 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
#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
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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
November 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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
November 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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
November 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Leaders at #COP30 just endorsed a new Declaration putting cities at the heart of climate delivery.

Watch Anacláudia Rossbach’s reflections from the day ⤵️
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
#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
Cities Take Center Stage in COP30’s Climate Agenda
COP30 President André Corrêa do Lago highlights the importance of adaptation and multilevel governance. On the occasion, a report was also launched on the inclusion of cities in the new NDCs
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November 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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. 👇
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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 👇
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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
November 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM