These guidelines were produced by UN-Habitat Pakistan under the Disaster Resilient School Infrastructure project, with support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The guidelines were prepared based on field experience, technical assessments, design work, implementation learning, and engineering review undertaken during the seismic retrofitting of school buildings in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Map Disclaimer: The ...

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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 ...

Islamabad, November 28, 2023- The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) marked the culmination of its awareness campaign with a three-day National Conference (November 28-30, 2023) aimed at securing Housing, Land, and Property (HLP) Rights for women and vulnerable groups in Pakistan. The inaugural session was graced by Ms. Nilofar Bakhtiar, Chairperson of the National ...

Islamabad, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) organized a brainstorming session to address smog, GHG emissions, and air quality concerns in Pakistan. On 21 November 2023, the AQI reading during the early hours of the day was 345, ranking Lahore as the second worst city in the world for air quality. An AQI above ...

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 ...

Celebration of World Habitat Day 2022 – Mind the Gap, leaving no one and no place behind UN-Habitat Pakistan organized a seminar to kick start celebration of  Urban October activities– World Habitat Day on 3rd October 2022 – on the theme‘ Mind the Gap. Leave No One and No Place Behind’ – putting spotlight on ...

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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 ...

State of Pakistani Cities report and road map to achieve SDG 11-launched  Islamabad, 19 July 2018:  The State of Pakistani Cities (SPC) report launched today in Islamabad. The report presents the current state of development in the ten largest cities of Pakistan and throws light on the state of economy, social service delivery, planning and ...

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 ...

Open burning of waste is estimated to account for a quarter of the Pakistan’s reported carbon emissions. Dumped waste is also a major cause of diarrheal diseases. A community-based approach to waste management addresses these problems while also creating jobs. Integrated Resource Recovery Center (IRRC) is a decentralized community-based recycling and composting facility which can ...

Pilot Project Dhok Hassu & Dhok Mangtal, Rawalpindi The COVID-19 pandemic is globally destabilizing and devastating lives and livelihoods, and Pakistan is no exception. The current outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to impact the lives of the people in Pakistan. The country has witnessed significant increase in its confirmed cases from the initial two cases ...

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Pakistan is the sixth largest country in terms of population in the world and is facing massive problems due to large population. One of the main problems faced by the country is mass movement of population from rural to the urban areas. Major cities in Pakistan have experienced rapid urbanization, with an average urban population ...