United Nations Human Settlements Programme

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The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is a UN agency dedicated to promoting socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities and adequate shelter for all.

Observed surface forms (3)

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UN-Habitat 0 3
UN‑Habitat 0 1
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements 0 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations agency
United Nations programme
affiliation United Nations Development Group
United Nations Development Group
surface form: United Nations Sustainable Development Group
country United Nations
fieldOfWork housing policy
human settlements
slum upgrading
sustainable urbanization
urban basic services
urban climate change adaptation
urban development
urban governance
urban planning
urban poverty reduction
urban resilience
focusesOn Sustainable Development Goal 11
implementation of the New Urban Agenda
sustainable cities and communities
foundedBy United Nations General Assembly
hasOrgan Committee of Permanent Representatives to UN-Habitat
Governing Council of UN-Habitat
Governing Council of UN-Habitat
surface form: UN-Habitat Assembly
headquartersLocation Kenya
Nairobi
United Nations Office at Nairobi
inception 1978
legalBasis United Nations General Assembly resolution 32/162
locatedInTimeZone UTC+3
logo UN-Habitat logo
missionStatement to achieve adequate shelter for all
to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities
officialLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
parentOrganization United Nations
partOf United Nations development system
predecessor United Nations Human Settlements Programme self-linksurface differs
surface form: United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
produces Global Urban Observatory data
World Cities Report
surface form: State of the World’s Cities report

World Cities Report
reportsTo United Nations Economic and Social Council
United Nations General Assembly
shortName United Nations Human Settlements Programme self-linksurface differs
surface form: UN-Habitat
slogan For a better urban future
website https://unhabitat.org
worksWith academic institutions
civil society organizations
local authorities
national governments
non-governmental organizations
private sector

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UNON conference centre affiliatedWith United Nations Human Settlements Programme
C40 collaboratesWith United Nations Human Settlements Programme
this entity surface form: UN-Habitat
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group collaboratesWith United Nations Human Settlements Programme
this entity surface form: UN-Habitat
United Nations development system hasComponent United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Clean Water and Sanitation hasCustodianAgency United Nations Human Settlements Programme
United Nations Development Group hasMember United Nations Human Settlements Programme
United Nations system hasPart United Nations Human Settlements Programme
United Nations Office at Nairobi headquartersFor United Nations Human Settlements Programme
United Nations Office at Nairobi hosts United Nations Human Settlements Programme
UNON hostsOrganization United Nations Human Settlements Programme
UNON hostsOrganization United Nations Human Settlements Programme
this entity surface form: UN‑Habitat
United Nations Human Settlements Programme predecessor United Nations Human Settlements Programme self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
United Nations Human Settlements Programme shortName United Nations Human Settlements Programme self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: UN-Habitat