UN World Population Estimate, The 2015 Revision
The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat publishes the UN Population Estimate every two years to provide…
New OECD Insights Book: Income Inequality
Income inequality is rising. A quarter of a century ago, the average disposable income of the richest 10% in OECD countries was around seven…
Sheela Patel – The Federation Model of Community Organizing (Slum Dwellers International)
In the past two decades through a process called “Enumeration” through which the members collect at city level data about slums, Slum Dwellers International…
What Farmers Really Need – Water
By Chandhi Singh, Indian Institute for Human Settlements Gowramma is a slightly intimidating, enterprising woman, and a panchayat member in a village in the…
New Book: Social Class in the 21st Century
Social Class in the 21st Century Authors: Mike Savage, Niall Cunningham, Fiona Devine, Sam Friedman, Daniel Laurison, Lisa Mckenzie, Andrew Miles, Helene Snee and…
UN-Habitat Report on land tenure issues among Yazidis in Iraq
In November, UN-Habitat published a report focusing on Housing, Land and Property issues in the Yazidi community’s area in Iraq. The findings of the…
New Cities Alliance Joint Work Programme on Resilient Cities
The Cities Alliance is a global partnership for urban poverty reduction and the promotion of the role of cities in sustainable development. The Cities…
UN Announces High-Level Panel On Women’s Economic Empowerment
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the creation of the first High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment that will target the persistent economic gender gap across the…
Citiscope | The challenge and potential of informal settlements
The United Nations estimates that more than 860 million people are currently living in urban slums! It defines a slum as a place where…
Season 3 of UN-Habitat Urban Lectures launches
UPCOMING URBAN LECTURE RELEASES: 29 January: Steffen Lehmann, architect and urban designer 12 February: Ana Falu, National University of Argentina, Cordoba 26 February:…