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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‘Smart grid’ helps accelerate energy transition in Indonesia | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Renewable energy plants are being built across Indonesia, but for their electricity to reach consumers, a modernization of the electricity grid is necessary.
Shaping a better world at Expo 2025 in Japan | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
How can we build a fairer, more peaceful world while safeguarding the planet? That’s the powerful question at the heart of the United Nations Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.
Global action needed as progress stalls on disability-inclusive development goals | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Nearly all the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators for persons with disabilities are off track the UN deputy chief said on Tuesday, as people from around the world gathered for the largest annual meeting on disability-related issues.
Ukraine among new members elected to UN Economic and Social Council | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The General Assembly on Wednesday elected a new slate of members to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the principal body responsible for coordinating the Organization’s work on sustainable development and economic issues.
UN searches for solutions to global housing crisis | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The UN’s urban development agency estimates that an astonishing 2.8 billion people worldwide lack access to adequate housing, secure land, and basic water and sanitation services – that’s around 40 per cent of the global population.
Champions for Change: World football teams up with UN development goals | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Football unites fans worldwide – but on Wednesday it matched the sport’s global reach with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the lead-up to World Football Day, marked on 25 May.
Over 60 per cent of the Arab world still outside the banking system | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Between 2016 and 2024, the number of Egyptians with a bank account – which experts say is essential for financial inclusion - tripled, from 17.1 million to over 51 million.
Afghanistan’s socioeconomic crisis deepens amid crackdown on women’s rights | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
In Afghanistan, 75 per cent of the population struggles to meet their daily needs; with female-headed households, rural communities and internally displaced persons being most affected, the UN development agency (UNDP) has noted in a new report.
UN warns of $4 trillion shortfall threatening global development goals | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Facing a staggering $4 trillion annual financing gap for development and mounting trade wars, top UN officials on Monday called for urgent action to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals and revive international cooperation.
Climate change: How mountain communities are scaling new heights | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Low-lying islands aren’t the only ones at risk from our warming planet, as mountain communities are now finding.