The Rapidly-Evolving Impact of COVID-19
Evaluating the unique challenges and needs in affordable housing during uncertain times
UN-Habitat COVID-19 Readiness and Responsiveness Tracker
In association with CitiQ, the UN-Habitat has launched a new data platform to provide information from cities around the world to help develop response strategies and protect the population.
How can we address housing insecurity during the pandemic? – The Urban Institute Podcast
In the first of a series of podcasts on how the pandemic will affect vulnerable populations, host Justin Milner speaks with Mary Cunningham, vice president of the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center and researcher Samantha Batko about how the pandemic impacts those experiencing homelessness, those on the edge of becoming homeless and what policymakers can do to help.
The Latest COVID-19 Updates From our Partners
Deputy UN chief urges bold action to transform food systems at global summit in Addis Ababa | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Tuesday called on countries to double down on efforts to transform food systems, describing them as “one of the greatest solutions” to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Slight decrease in global hunger as inequalities widen, UN report reveals | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
An interagency group from the UN released the flagship 2025 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report on Monday, estimating a global, yet uneven, decline in hunger since 2022.
UN forum affirms stronger commitment to achieve sustainable development | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) has concluded at United Nations Headquarters in New York following a week-and-a-half of substantive discussion between Member States, civil society representatives and UN agencies.
Home is where the heart is — and where development begins | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
When Denis Jobin, a senior evaluation specialist at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), visited a slum in Kenya in March as part of an ongoing evaluation, the smell was overwhelming.
Effective partnerships can stop the next pandemic | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
“There will be another pandemic, and it will not be 100 years from now.”
Salvaging SDGs still possible, but countries must act now: Guterres | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Citing new global agreements on pandemic preparedness, ocean protection and development financing, UN Secretary‑General António Guterres said on Monday that recent “signs of momentum” show multilateralism can still deliver.
‘You have to be able to rule your life’: The care revolution in Latin America | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Globally, there are 12.5 billion hours of work that the world never pays for because it barely even sees these duties.
Indigenous youth meet trailblazers ahead of Nelson Mandela Day | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
A group of Indigenous youth from the United States, some as young as seven, visited the United Nations Headquarters in New York this week for the first time.
From diamonds to dirt: Sierra Leone youth bring land back to life | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Craters filled with muddy water pocket the landscape of the Kono district in Sierra Leone – the result of past diamond mining ventures which sparked a vicious local battle over resources.
Seeding gender empowerment: Women farmers in Peru contend with climate change | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
First, it was floods that inundated fields and washed away crops. Then, it was drought which led the levels of lakes to plummet and the crops to shrivel.