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.
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Sustainable Africa key to global security | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Two top officials underlined the UN’s commitment to Africa’s development during a dialogue with representatives from NGOs, civil society, academic institutions and the private sector, held at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday.
From the Field: Hip hop artist K’naan’s new track hails refugees | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Award-winning Somali-Canadian artist K’naan Warsame, creator of the chart-topping unofficial World Cup anthem Wavin’ Flag, released Refugee in late June, saying he wants to flip the word’s meaning “and make it something that people will wear proudly”.
Winners of 2023 UN Human Rights Prize Announced | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The President of the General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi on Thursday announced the winners of the prestigious United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights for 2023.
Guterres launches latest report on youth participation at the UN | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Youth participation in global decision-making processes must be the norm and not the exception, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.
Behind at halftime, but all still to play for in race to 2030 as top political forum closes | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
This year’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) concluded in New York on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for the crucial SDG Summit in September.
Mandela’s legacy thrives as today’s blueprint for prisoners’ rights | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Adamu* got two years for stealing in Nigeria, Denny is serving five years in Indonesia, and Lauro José dos Santos served a 12-year sentence in Brazil, but ongoing reform efforts rooted in the “Mandela Rules” and a range of UN-supported programmes are helping them and...
Halfway to 2030, world ‘nowhere near’ reaching Global Goals, UN warns | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The world is “woefully off track” to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline, top United Nations officials said on Monday, as ministers and policy makers gathered in New York to examine how countries can get back on track and make the...
Urban planning must factor in needs of migrants, sustainable development forum hears | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
With two thirds of the world’s population likely living in urban areas by 2050, the UN’s High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Thursday turned the spotlight on the sustainable development of cities.
‘Crushing’ debt crisis spells development disaster for billions: UN chief | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Half of humanity lives in countries that are forced to spend more on servicing their debt than on health and education, which is nothing less than a development disaster, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.
Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
As many as 783 million people faced hunger worldwide in 2022 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including in Ukraine, according to a study launched by five United Nations agencies on Wednesday.