Image © Muntaka Chasant, CC BY-SA 4.0 2023 is the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day. This year the host is Côte d'Ivoire in partnership with the Netherlands. Over the past five decades, the day has grown to be one of the largest global platforms for environmental outreach. Tens of millions of people take part […]
The second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly will be held from 5 to 9 June 2023, at the UN-Habitat Headquarters in Nairobi. The theme of the session is “A sustainable urban future through inclusive and effective multilateralism: achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in times of global crises”. HIC will attend the UN Habitat Assembly and the Board […]
How is housing policy shaped by local actors inside and outside public institutions? How do these practices respond to the housing emergency with short and long-term actions? How do they vary across the globe? What alliances are driving them, particularly between local governments and civil society? Information and Registration In order to address these and […]
This event will take stock of how the implementation of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) has advanced and what is yet to be realized. A multi-stakeholder panel will focus on pathways to operationalizing NUA commitments through concrete examples of policies and initiatives. In this year that will see the mid-term review of the 2030 Agenda […]
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be held from Monday, 10 July, to Wednesday, 19 July 2023, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council . This includes the three-day ministerial segment of the forum from Monday, 17 July, to Wednesday, 19 July 2023 as part of the High-level Segment of the Council. The last day […]
The Food Systems Summit Stocktaking Moment, now called FSS+2, will take place from 24-26 July in Rome. It will be a major conference organized by the UN Secretary General, hosted by the Government of Italy and coordinated by the FSS Coordination Hub and the Rome-based Agencies. Many oft the deep concerns expressed before by the Civil […]
At the half-way mark to fulfilling the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the UN “SDG Summit” is charged with igniting a correction course as the UN, Member States and numerous studies agree that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are seriously off-track and the consequences of failure affect all countries and sectors of society. Key themes […]
The HIC Women and Habitat Africa Working Group (WHAWG) invites you to our World Habitat Day online webinar titled' Women’s Struggle for Access and Right to the Cities,' which will take place via zoom on Monday, the 2nd October, 1600-1730 SAST (check your local time here) Please register for this session by clicking this link . The Habitat International […]
About the 8th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF-8) For the past three decades, the Asia-Pacific Urban Forum has played a pivotal role in convening the region's premier multi-stakeholder forum on sustainable urban development. The 8th Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF-8) will be held from 23 to 25 October 2023 in Suwon City, Republic of Korea. The Forum brings together […]
Save the Date - Asia Habitat Dialogues - Session 2 1st Nov 2023 Join us for the part 2 of this online session themed, 'Sustainable Development and Livable Territories in the context of Asia: Mapping Trends and Priorities’ The Habitat International Coalition and the Working Peoples’ Coalition, India, is thrilled to announce the second session […]