Safer Cities Webinar III Invitation: Inclusive Governance and the Role of Civil Society for Safer Cities

On behalf of UN-Habitat, UCLG, Habitat Norway and VibeLab we would like to invite you to a third webinar of our peer review series Safer Cities by our Neighbourhoods For All initiative. This time focusing on the role of civil society in shaping safer and more inclusive cities.

Neighbourhoods for All: UN Safer Cities Global Peer Review #1

Habitat Norway, UN-Habitat and VibeLab are collaborating to promote the sharing of knowledge and learning between cities, civil society and other actors from around the world. The aim is to facilitate a peer review process in line with the UN Guidelines on Safer Cities. Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 1:00 […]

WEBINAR: “A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH” Urban rural food security

The impacts of climate change, growing tensions between countries, and knock-on effects of the Covid-19 pandemic affecting all aspects of food systems, are some of the reasons to call for an urgent need to improve the resilience and sustainability of food systems across urban and rural territories.

In collaboration with its partners, this global webinar by UN HABITAT and Habitat Norway will share ideas on how to address the growing food-related shocks and stresses, and the opportunities that cities can leverage to build a resilient food system.

Kick-off webinar 30.10: Neighbourhoods for All – UN Safer Cities Global Peer Review

Habitat Norway, UN-Habitat and VibeLab are collaborating to promote the sharing of knowledge and learning between cities, civil society and other actors from around the world. Kick-off webinar 30.10.2023, 2-3 PM (CET)Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/bnh-yibk-sjkor dial / phone numbers: https://tel.meet/bnh-yibk-sjk?pin=1210687451513Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/7lmiWyM6u In order provide urban areas that are accessible […]

Regjeringen kutter tilskuddet til FNs Bosettingsprogram (UN Habitat)

Regjeringen foreslår nå å kutte tilskuddet til UN Habitat for å styrke COVID 19 innsatsen. UN Habitat har tatt en ledende rolle innenfor FN mht. å bekjempe COVID 19, og nå fattige og marginaliserte grupper med bistand. 90% av sykdomstilfellene har utviklet seg i byer. Norge har vært medlem  av […]

Webinar Report: Pandemics and Future Cities

[pdf-embedder url=”http://habitat-norge.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Report-from-a-Webinar-on-Pandemics-and-Future-Cities-.pdf” title=”Report from a Webinar on – Pandemics and Future Cities”] The publication Report from a Webinar on: Pandemics and Future Cities by Habitat Norway is now available. Preface It is undeniable that we are living through a process of profound epidemiological, social, economic, and political significance. The multiple […]

Diana Huynh’s introduction at the lunch meeting with Maimounah Sharif

Dear Executive Director Maimounah Sharif, State Secretary Hiim, Director General Frøstrup, friends and colleagues Once again, I’d like to extend a warm welcome to everyone. Before leaving the floor to Mrs. Sharif, I would like, on behalf of Habitat Norway, to talk briefly about our activities, mission and mandate. Who we […]