Kabul-04 April 2018- UN-Habitat is pleased to support the launch of a new programme by the Government of Afghanistan addressing the re-integration needs and livelihood opportunities for returnees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). Funded by the European Union and the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Sustainable Human Settlements in Urban Areas to Support Reintegration ...

Kabul, 27 March 2018 – Kabul citizens launch a three-day campaign on cleaning, greening and painting the capital city of Afghanistan on the occasion of the beginning of Nawroz. With the technical support of UN-Habitat, this activity intends to raise citizen’s awareness about the relevance of the sustainability of public spaces in our cities. The main ...

Kabul, 12th March: UN-Habitat celebrated the 2018 International Women’s Day in Kabul and eight provinces, recognizing the global movement for women rights. The UN family around the world marked the anniversary of International Women’s Day under the theme “Time Is Now: Rural and Urban Activists Transforming Women’s Lives”. In Kabul, UN-Habitat’s Gender Advisor, Ms. Anosha ...

Kabul, 14 March 2018.The Mayor of Kabul, Mr. Abdullah Habibzai, inaugurated today the upgrading of seven public parks in an event organized at the “Alawodin park” in District 6 in Kabul city. The upgrading activities are part of the UN-Habitat Clean and Green Cities (CGC) Programme which will implement area-based upgrading and urban services in ...

Herat, 26 February 2018-The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has officially launched the issuance of land occupancy certificates (OCs) for residents of informal urban areas.  In a symbolic ceremony in the province of Herat, five hundred Afghan households received the first occupancy certificates (OCs) under the auspices of H.E. Ashraf Ghani, President of ...

Kabul, 21 February 2018 – The prosperity of nations is closely related to the prosperity of their cities. Cities worldwide account for more than 80% of global GDP. In Afghanistan, a country affected by longstanding conflict which has led to large numbers of internally displaced persons and returning refugees, cities play a key role as ...

Kabul, 08 February 2018, The Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan remains fully committed to the implementation of the New Urban Agenda (NUA), the United Nations road map for sustainable urbanization adopted in Quito, Ecuador during the Third International Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, Habitat III, in October 2016. The New Urban ...