At #WUF13, Voices from Cities events put local experience at the centre of the global conversation. These sessions create space to share real challenges, practical solutions and lessons learnt. 🗓️ Apply by 29 January 2026 👉 wuf.unhabitat.org/wuf13 #RoadtoBaku #HousingTheWorld

With cities already home to 45% of the global population, building cities that are resilient, connected, and equitable must remain at the forefront 🌍 🏙️ Have a people-first urban solution to share? Bring your ideas to #WUF13 by hosting a partner-led event. 👉 https://loom.ly/BdFti0c

UN-Habitat mourns the passing of Maricel M. Genzola, Executive Director of the Foundation for the Development of the Urban Poor & Chair of PHILSSA—a dedicated champion for housing and sustainable urbanization. We extend our deepest sympathies and prayers to her family, loved ones and colleagues.

Knowledge drives better cities. At #WUF13, Urban Library events are a space to launch and discuss the latest research, reports and publications shaping housing and sustainable urban development. 🗓️ Apply by 29 January 2026 👉 wuf.unhabitat.org/wuf13 #HousingTheWorld #RoadtoBaku

Lights, camera, urban action! 🎬 At #WUF13, Urban Cinema brings housing and urban stories to life through short films that explore the realities, challenges and possibilities of our cities. 🗓️ Apply by 29 January 2026 👉 wuf.unhabitat.org/wuf13 #HousingTheWorld #RoadtoBaku

🚦 When streets put people first, they become places that are safer, healthier, and more welcoming for everyone. Help shape the future of urban mobility and people-first cities by hosting a partner-led event at #WUF13. 👉 https://wuf.unhabitat.org/news/wuf13-opens-applications-partner-led-events

SDGs in Action events at #WUF13 showcase how urban solutions are driving progress across the #GlobalGoals, turning collaboration into impact that can be shared and scaled worldwide. 🗓️ Deadline: 27 January 2026 👉 wuf.unhabitat.org/wuf13 #HousingTheWorld #RoadtoBaku

We need homes before we can plan the future. Maria Fernanda Espinosa @mfespinosaEC, President of the 73rd UN General Assembly, reminds us why housing is a fundamental human right, and why action cannot wait. 👉 Register for #WUF13: https://loom.ly/Kb6rUFk#WUF13 #HousingForAll #RoadToBaku

When the UN works together, cities move forward. At #WUF13, One UN events spotlight how UN agencies, funds and programmes join forces to turn global commitments into real impact. 🗓️ Apply by 27 January 2026 👉 wuf.unhabitat.org/wuf13 #HousingTheWorld #RoadtoBaku

The freshwater crisis hits cities through scarcity, floods, and health risks - worsened by climate change and overuse. Cities can respond by cutting leaks, reusing water, protecting ecosystems, and ensuring fair access to safe water for all. Video by @unep.org

Great cities are built through partnerships. 🤝 If your work thrives on partnerships and shared momentum, Networking Events is where conversations begin. 🗓️ Apply to host a partner-led event at #WUF13 by 27 January 2026 👉 https://loom.ly/PXV8Zy4#WUF13 #RoadtoBaku #HousingTheWorld

Cities don’t change by policy alone — they change when people have the skills to act. 🎓 WUF Academy events put learning at the centre of urban transformation through hands-on, practical trainings at #WUF13. 🗓️ Apply by 27 January 2026 👉 wuf.unhabitat.org/wuf13

Shigeru Ban is a Japanese architect known for using sustainable materials like cardboard tubes. Through his nonprofit VAN, he designs low-cost shelters for disaster victims worldwide, showing how architecture can serve people, not just the wealthy.

Partners help shape the World Urban Forum, and applications for partner-led events at #WUF13 are now open. Open to organizations from all regions and backgrounds 🗓️ Deadline: 27 January 2026 👉 Learn more and apply: https://loom.ly/Kb6rUFk#WUF13 #RoadtoBaku #HousingTheWorld

Climate-resilient housing is built to withstand floods, heat, and storms—while staying affordable and inclusive. The key to scaling it? Community-led design, climate-smart planning, resilient materials, and policies that put people first.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres tells the Security Council he remains deeply concerned that international law has not been respected with regard to 3 January US military action in Venezuela. Read the full statement here: https://lnkd.in/gCy7Ww8m

🌍 What can a 1,200-year-old city teach us about climate action? Fez faces heat, water stress & fragile heritage — yet its solution lies in tradition. Courtyards, shaded streets & thick walls offer low-energy cooling. Sometimes ancient wisdom is the best way to act on climate.

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General on the situation in Venezuela. The Secretary-General is deeply alarmed by the situation, which has potential worrying implications for the region. https://loom.ly/B9nDulg

Safe, affordable homes improve physical and mental health, reduce stress, strengthen communities, and build resilience to shocks. When housing works, people thrive. That’s why investing in better housing means investing in wellbeing for everyone.

🌍 Lagos is on the frontline of climate risk—and opportunity. Flooding, heat, housing pressure, and congestion are real, but solutions are rolling out: 🚍 BRT cutting emissions, 🌊 better drainage, 🏘️ community upgrading, and 🌱 nature-based resilience. Image by Reterritorio

Climate resilience fails when it’s designed far from the people it’s meant to protect. The RISE UP in Action report shows cities are making progress — but real resilience only scales when communities lead, finance reaches neighbourhoods, and climate action tackles inequality head-on.

Partners help shape the World Urban Forum, and applications for partner-led events at #WUF13 are now open. Open to organizations from all regions and backgrounds 🗓️ Deadline: 27 January 2026 👉 Learn more and apply: https://loom.ly/Kb6rUFk#WUF13 #RoadtoBaku #HousingTheWorld

Cities run on care work - often unpaid, underpaid, and invisible. Mostly done by women, it shapes housing, mobility, and access to services. When cities aren’t designed for care, inequality grows. Care-centred planning creates fairer, more resilient cities for all.

Sustainable housing uses less energy, water, and materials—making homes healthier, more resilient, and cheaper to live in. When paired with good planning, local materials, and inclusive policies, sustainability lowers long-term costs and keeps housing affordable for all.

🎄 This Christmas, we celebrate hope built one home at a time. Around the world, communities are proving that safe, affordable, climate-resilient housing is possible. At UN-Habitat, we believe investing in homes means investing in people - and a better future for all.

Good housing is one of the strongest resilience tools we have. Safe, well-located, affordable homes reduce climate risk, protect lives, and strengthen communities. When housing fails, shocks hit harder. Resilient housing means resilient cities.

UN-Habitat looks ahead to 2026 and the World Urban Forum #WUF13 in Baku, under the theme "Housing the world: safe and resilient cities and communities." We welcome the decision by the President of #Azerbaijan to declare 2026 the Year of Urban Planning and Architecture.

Home building is still too often top-down, carbon-intensive, and disconnected from local realities - driving risk, exclusion, and emissions. However, community-driven upgrading delivers low-carbon, people-centred, climate-resilient homes without displacement 👌

As 2025 ends, we extend our sincere gratitude to our partners, communities and colleagues worldwide. Looking ahead to 2026, we remain dedicated to driving meaningful change in cities everywhere. Happy holidays from UN-Habitat — and thank you for being part of our journey.

UN-Habitat congratulates @DanJoergensen & @EU_Commission on the launch of the EU Affordable Housing Plan. We commend its inclusive process, which brought together 13,000+ inputs. We welcome the uptake of recommendations submitted with @UNHumanRights. ▶️ https://loom.ly/-XTRUeg

What if cities treated water as a resource, not a threat? The sponge landscape approach slows water across rooftops, streets and fields — creating cooler, greener, more resilient places. 🌧️ Image: Géoconfluences/Alexis Pernet

Nepal has approved national guidelines for building with bamboo - a big step toward sustainable, affordable housing. Locally sourced, fast-growing, and low-cost, bamboo could reshape how homes and small buildings are built across the country. Photo credit: Bamboo U

One week left to apply! We’re hiring experts to help shape sustainable, inclusive cities: 🏠 Adequate Housing Specialist: https://loom.ly/lHCpWy4 📊 Housing Economist: https://loom.ly/RFEKgwA 📜 Housing Policy Specialist: https://loom.ly/Wnmh-lM ➡️ Deadline: 25 December 2025

#I4C26 call for proposals is open! Join us in Nairobi 21–24 June 2026 to help shape & support the IPCC #SRCities report, #CHAMP, and SURGe. ▶️ Register and learn how to be part of the programme: https://events.unhabitat.org/#I4C26

A well-built home protects far beyond its walls. It keeps families safer from floods and heat, improves health, supports inclusion, strengthens livelihoods and builds resilient communities @undrr.bsky.social @unep.org

New Delhi faces rising heat, floods and pressure on informal settlements. But with local innovation, low-carbon practices and people-centred planning, the city shows how climate action can include everyone. No one left behind. @c40cities.bsky.social

Inviting nature back into our cities means treating it as essential infrastructure. Wetlands that manage floods, trees that cool streets, green corridors that restore ecosystems. Nature is the backbone of resilient urban life. @unbiodiversity.bsky.social

Informal settlement upgrading works best when it’s community-led, climate-smart and rooted in secure tenure and basic services. How do you tailor solutions so that every neighborhood can become safer, healthier and more resilient? @undp.org

Nothing is more essential than a home. Yet 3B people lack adequate housing, 1.1B live in slums, and 300M+ face homelessness. Adequate housing is a human right—an everyday essential. Let’s work together to make it a reality for all. #HumanRightsDay #HousingForAll

We’re hiring experts help shape sustainable, inclusive cities: 🏠 Adequate Housing Specialist https://loom.ly/lHCpWy4 📊 Housing Economist –https://loom.ly/RFEKgwA 📜 Housing Policy Specialist https://loom.ly/Wnmh-lM ➡️ Application deadline: 25 December 2025

UN-Habitat Anacláudia Rossbach concluded a strategic mission to Senegal, advancing inclusive, resilient cities. Meetings with leaders focused on urban planning, affordable housing, Vision Senegal 2050, youth-led transformation, and launching the SDG Localisation Platform.

UN-Habitat and Italy launched Senegal’s Partnership Platform for SDG Localisation, advancing multi-level governance and data-driven planning. The initiative will support national frameworks and AO-VLRs in Pikine, Saint-Louis and Ziguinchor, aligned with Vision Senegal 2050.

Today, we honour the incredible contribution of volunteers around the world — and especially the more than 70 UN Volunteers serving with UN-Habitat today. ✨ To every volunteer: thank you for your time, your skills, your energy, and your commitment. #IVD2025 #EveryContributionMatters

3 December is #DisabilityDay! Our world will only move forward with the full inclusion, participation and leadership of #PersonswithDisabilities. As we build upon progress from #SocialSummit2025, we recognize disability inclusion as a driver of change. https://loom.ly/2ORct-4

Today, members of the press were briefed on #WUF13. The Forum, themed “Housing the world: Safe & resilient cities,” taking place at the midpoint of the New Urban Agenda, will play a pivotal role in shaping global urban discussions. Learn more: https://loom.ly/K6IAXt4

Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of 16 Days of Activism. As cities go digital, risks of online harm. Inclusive cities require digital systems that uphold equality. https://loom.ly/KNKj_tE #16Days #NoExcuse

UN-Habitat & Azerbaijan’s State Committee will host a media briefing on 25 Nov at UNON, Nairobi on preparations for WUF13. To attend, please register for the third session of the Executive Board 2025. Create a profile and select Media under partner type. https://loom.ly/MLiI2Qg

Brazil’s Urban Circuit 2025 set new records: 21,000+ participants, 360 events, and 22,000+ online viewers. Focused on climate action, housing, inequality & smart cities, this year’s edition showed how local leadership is driving sustainable development. https://loom.ly/aQSbxp4

UN-Habitat & Azerbaijan’s State Committee will host a media briefing on 25 Nov at UNON, Nairobi on preparations for WUF13. To attend, please register for the third session of the Executive Board 2025. Create a profile and select Media under partner type. https://loom.ly/MLiI2Qg

#WorldChildrensDay is a global day of action for children, marking the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Around the world, children speak up about their lives, hopes, and rights. Today we echo UNICEF's call to amplify their voices. https://loom.ly/VVpbniY