The global planning community must move "from awareness to action" if the UN's goal of sustainable and inclusive urban development is to be achieved by 2030, authors of a new report have warned.

UN-Habitat has opened nominations for the 2026 Scroll of Honour Award, inviting individuals and institutions championing adequate housing and sustainable urban development to apply ahead of the June ...

Acknowledging that more than half of the world's population resides in cities, urban development was formally integrated into ...

In 2015, we resolved to free the human race from the tyranny of poverty, hunger and want and to heal and secure our planet. We promised that we would leave no one behind. We have made some progress, ...

Seventeen is a lot. It is surely the sign of a United Nations insider that they can remember the names and numbers (and even the associated colours) of each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals ...

What Are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? In 2015 the United Nations created a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and ...

If you want some signals of where the world is moving, check out the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. In 2015, the U.N. adopted these global goals, which are designed to achieve a ...