ĢƵ-Habitat Archives - United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/tag/un-habitat/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Sun, 22 Apr 2018 15:56:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 COP23: ĢƵ-Habitat chief on what cities are doing at the forefront of climate change /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/cop23-un-habitat-chief-on-what-cities-are-doing-at-the-forefront-of-climate-change/ Sat, 11 Nov 2017 17:19:22 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34669 The post COP23: ĢƵ-Habitat chief on what cities are doing at the forefront of climate change appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> Affordable housing key for development and social equality, ĢƵ says on World Habitat Day /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/10/affordable-housing-key-for-development-and-social-equality-un-says-on-world-habitat-day/ Mon, 02 Oct 2017 16:04:48 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=32435 ĢƵ is spotlighting affordable homes on Monday's World Habitat Day, which also marks the official start of Urban October – a month of worldwide celebrations and citizens' engagement in urban life worldwide.

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]]> Habitat 3: 20 October in photos /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/10/habitat-3-20-october-in-photos/ Thu, 20 Oct 2016 21:28:32 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=21716 The final day of the Habitat 3 ĢƵ conference on sustainable cities concluded Thursday with the adoption of the New Urban Agenda.

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]]> ĢƵ Environment report: Put people, not cars first in transport systems /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/10/un-environment-report-put-people-not-cars-first-in-transport-systems/ Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:08:41 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=21692 Lack of investment in safe walking and cycling infrastructure not only contributes to the deaths of millions of people in traffic accidents on unsafe roads and poorly designed roadways, but also overlooks a great opportunity to boost the fight against climate change.

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]]> Habitat 3: 19 October in photos /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/10/habitat-3-19-october-in-photos/ Wed, 19 Oct 2016 22:24:16 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=21560 Wednesday at Habitat 3 saw big crowds at the Exhibition Hall, where participants could learn about innovative sustainable projects happening around the world.

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]]> Habitat 3 in photos: 15 October /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/10/habitat-3-in-photos-15-october/ Sun, 16 Oct 2016 12:11:16 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=21116 Young people from all over the world are gathering at the #Habitat3 conference in Quito this week, and they brought with them smart ideas for sustainable cities.

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]]> Habitat 3 to set new urban development agenda creating sustainable, equitable cities for all /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/10/habitat-3-to-set-new-urban-development-agenda-creating-sustainable-equitable-cities-for-all/ Sat, 15 Oct 2016 19:18:38 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=21100 A major global conference, aiming to set a "New Urban Agenda," will “help us to rethink how we plan, manage and live in cities,” according to Ban Ki-moon, begins this weekend in Quito.

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