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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Respect and protect basic human rights in Sri Lanka, UN experts urge | UN News – Peace and Security
Following this week’s crackdown on non-violent demonstrations in Sri Lanka, independent UN human rights experts urged the government on Friday to “ensure that all human rights be respected and protected” and guarantee the fundamental rights of peaceful assembly and...
UN unveils plan to prevent stricken oil tanker disaster off Yemen coast | UN News – Culture and Education
Critical funding and timely action are needed to prevent a decaying tanker anchored close to Yemen’s coastline from sparking a major oil spill, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the country said on Friday in New York.
Sub-Saharan Africa under threat from multiple humanitarian crises | UN News – Migrants and Refugees
The number of hungry people in the Sahel and West Africa has quadrupled over the last three years, currently reaching 41 million, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Friday.
Rights chief highlights urgent need for action over thousands missing in Syria | UN News – Human Rights
Twelve years into the war in Syria, thousands of families “remain in the dark” when it comes to the fates of their missing relatives, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet told the General Assembly on Friday.
Ukraine: UN condemns deadly attack on train station, dozens of civilians killed | UN News – Climate and Environment
In eastern Ukraine, a reported Russian missile attack on a railway station that’s killed dozens of civilians including children, has been condemned by the United Nations. Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement, that the strike - and others against...
Ukraine: UN relief chief joins call for probe after ‘horrifying’ visit to Bucha | UN News – Economic Development
The UN’s top humanitarian official has joined the call for an investigation into the killing of hundreds of civilians in Bucha, Ukraine, following a visit to the city on Thursday.
More resources need to help secure Mali, peacekeeping mission head tells Security Council | UN News – Peace and Security
The UN’s peacekeeping chief in Mali on Thursday, made an urgent call for adequate resources for the mission to carry out its mandate, and meet the growing demand to address a deteriorating security situation across the north and centre of the restive country.
‘Decisive steps’ needed to keep boys in school – UNESCO report | UN News – SDGs
Although girls have more difficulty accessing education and make up most out-of-school children at the primary level, challenges facing boys are increasing at later stages, according to a report published on Wednesday by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
28 years after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, ‘stain of shame endures’ | UN News – Human Rights
The UN paid tribute on Thursday to the one million people who were murdered in 100 days during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which moderate Hutu, Twa and others who opposed the genocide, were also killed.
UN General Assembly votes to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council | UN News – Climate and Environment
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday calling for Russia to be suspended from the Human Rights Council.