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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At Fez forum, UN chief calls for global ‘alliance of peace’ recognizing inclusion and richness of diversity | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
In a world where “old evils – antisemitism, anti-Muslim bigotry, persecution of Christians, xenophobia, and racism – are receiving new leases on life”, the UN Alliance of Civilizations is helping to show the way on how to act in solidarity, UN Secretary-General...
Honour traffic victims by making roads safer: Guterres | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater global efforts to achieve the goal of reducing traffic deaths and injuries by half by 2030.
Peru’s food crisis grows amid soaring prices and poverty: FAO | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Peru has become the most food-insecure country in South America, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO.
UN’s game plan for sanitation for all | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Ahead of World Toilet Day on 19 November, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is launching a new game plan to help governments achieve safely managed sanitation for their populations and meet the sanitation target laid out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
‘Bridges across digital divides’ needed to boost development, Guterres tells G20 | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
With the right national policies, digital technology can give “an unprecedented boost to sustainable development”, particularly for the poorest countries, the UN chief told the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Wednesday.
COP27: Protecting biodiversity is protecting the Paris Agreement | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
While for many years the climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis have been treated as separate issues, the reality – as highlighted on Wednesday at COP27– is that there is no viable route to limiting global warming to 1.5°C without urgently protecting and restoring...
Act together now, to prevent ‘raging food catastrophe’ next year: Guterres | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Without coordinated action, this year’s “crisis of affordability” threatens to become a dire global food shortage in 2023, the UN chief told the G20 Summit in Indonesia on Tuesday.
‘Milestone for humanity’ as UN celebrates 8 billionth birth | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The Day of 8 Billion, officially marked on Tuesday, is a milestone moment for human longevity, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), “signalling major improvements in public health”, but it also comes with warnings of worsening economic inequality and...
UN chief highlights crucial role of G20 in resolving global crises | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
With the global population now at eight billion and growing, action or inaction by the world’s largest economies, the G20, will be critical to determine if everyone gets to live on a peaceful and healthy planet, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said at a press...
Eight billion people, one humanity; Development milestone ‘testament’ to power of health and science | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Next week, the world’s population is due to reach eight billion, which the UN chief is describing as “a testament to scientific breakthroughs and improvements in nutrition, public health and sanitation”.