Islamabad, 15th September 2026 – UN-Habitat in collaboration with Shehersaaz marked the completion of the community-level component of its Climate Change Adaptation Project in Pakistan through a closing and celebration ceremony, highlighting significant achievements in strengthening community resilience, enhancing local capacities and promoting practical solutions to climate-related challenges. Pakistan is increasingly experiencing floods, water scarcity, ...

Islamabad, 11 February 2026 — The Government of Japan, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an Exchange of Notes and a Grant Agreement during a signing ceremony held on 11 February 2026, for the project on ’Strengthen the disaster resilience of educational infrastructure in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...

Islamabad, 26 November 2025 –UN-Habitat hosted a high-level gathering to highlight progress made in advancing disaster-resilient school infrastructure and to present the achievements of the Disaster Resilient School Infrastructure (DRSI) Project. This marks an important milestone in efforts to create safer and more resilient learning environments for children in Pakistan’s disaster-prone regions. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has ...

Peshawar, 4 September 2025 – A handover ceremony was held at Government Girls Primary School Hazarkhawani, Peshawar, to mark the successful completion of retrofitting works carried out under the Disaster Resilient School Infrastructure (DRSI) Project. The event marks a major milestone in strengthening education infrastructure and ensuring access to safer, disaster-resilient learning environments for children ...

Every year, the United Nations observes World Habitat Day on the first Monday of October to reflect on the state of our towns and cities, and on the basic right of all people to adequate shelter. It is also a day to remind the world that we all have the power and responsibility to shape ...

Peshawar, [29 May 2025] — In Pakistan, urban slums are facing severe challenges, including overcrowding, inadequate housing, limited access to basic services, poor water and sanitation infrastructure, unhygienic living conditions due to inadequate solid waste management, frequent flooding, the threat of evictions, lack of livelihood skills. These slums are home to some of Pakistan’s most ...

Buner, 23 April 2025 – A handover ceremony for 24 retrofitted schools was held at Government Primary School (GPS) Chanar No. 1 in District Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), marking a key milestone in efforts to create safer and more disaster-resilient learning environments for children in some of Pakistan’s most climate-vulnerable regions. The initiative is part ...

Call for submission of Youth Led Initiatives UN-Habitat Pakistan has announced a call for proposals for youth-led initiatives in Pakistan that tackle sustainable urbanization and climate change challenges. Selected projects will be showcased on World Habitat Day 2024. Last date for submission of applications is 30th September 2024. World Habitat Day is just around the ...

Pakistan is experiencing rapid urbanization, with projections suggesting that nearly half of its population will reside in urban areas by 2025. However, this urban growth is not being met with corresponding development. Issues such as inadequate planning, mismanagement, insufficient municipal services, lack of affordable housing, and substandard infrastructure are hindering economic growth and environmental sustainability ...

The launch of a groundbreaking report focusing on climate-resilient settlement development in Deh Kamangar, Union Council Qazi Arif, Taluka Mehar, District Dadu, Sindh happened today at Mariott Hotel Karachi. Hosted by the Sindh People’s Housing for Flood Affectees (SPHF) in collaboration with the Sindh Housing Recovery and Reconstruction Platform (SHRRP), technical partners included the Catholic ...

Building Resilient Urban Economies and Cities as Drivers of Growth and Recovery Islamabad, Pakistan, 02 October 2023: The United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN Habitat) and the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat Pakistan (AKAHP), commemorated World Habitat Day 2023 in accordance with United Nations General Assembly Resolution 40/202. This observance served as a moment of reflection ...

Urban Farming Practices in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience The Urban Thinkers Campus (UTC) is an initiative of UN-Habita t’s World Urban Campaign, conceived in 2014 to serve as a platform advocating for enlightened urban planning and design. Its primary aim is to propose urban solutions that address the challenges posed by urbanization ...

‘Solutions to Plastic Waste’ World Environment Day marks its 50th Anniversary this year (2023) and in the 5 decades the day has grown to be one of the largest global platforms for environmental outreach. This year Theme for World Environment Day was ‘Solutions to plastic pollution. Plastic pollution is a growing and serious concern in ...

Islamabad, May 2-4, 2023: The UN-Habitat in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change, Project Team ATR Inc., and Korea Land and Housing Corporation,  organized a three-day Capacity Building Workshop on Carbon Market Mechanism Development under the Paris Agreement in Pakistan. The workshop aimed to assist Government of Pakistan for achieving Nationally Determined Contributions; building capacity for new carbon market and innovative projects with carbon emission reduction in urban sector; and discuss the ...

The United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) Pakistan is pleased to announce the opening of our first Art Competition to celebrate the International Day of Zero Waste 30 March 2023. International Day of Zero Waste The International Day of Zero Waste aims to promote sustainable consumption and production patterns, support the societal shift towards circularity ...

On World Environment Day, UN-Habitat for restoration of urban and marine ecosystem in Pakistan is launching  Waste Wise Cities Tool, in collaboration with Ministry of Climate Change, UN Environment, Sindh Environment Protection Agency and Directorate of urban policy and strategic unit, and NED University. The aim is to  analyze the challenges of solid waste management ...

Pakistan COVID19 Urban Slum Response Programme UN-Habitat launched ‘Pakistan COVID19 Urban Slums Response Programme’ (PCUSRP) in two urban slums of Rawalpindi with the objective to prevent spread of COVI19 in urban slums and empowering local communities to mitigate its economic impact in May 2020 which was concluded in July 2020.  The pilot was launched by ...