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World Habitat Day 2023

World Habitat Day is held on the first Monday of October and launches Urban October. The day centers around the global observance, which is held in a different country each year with keynote speakers and roundtable discussions focused on a specific theme. World Habitat Day was first celebrated in 1986 in Nairobi, Kenya, with the theme ‘Shelter is my right’.

On 2 October 2023, the Global Observance of World Habitat Day, under the theme "Resilient urban economies. Cities as drivers of growth and recovery", looked at how cities can position their economies to benefit residents.

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Passcode: 02102023

Webinar ID: 860 8991 9498 International numbers available: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kbQLk3P9G5

Messages of the Secretary-General and the Executive Director

Event City and Country
Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Programme

WHD Programme

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World Habitat Day Concept Note

Roundtable Concept Notes

The roundtable concept notes will be uploaded soon.

Second National Urban Forum of Azerbaijan

National Urban Forum is organized by the government of Azerbaijan in collaboration with UN-Habitat. It is preceding World Habitat Day. It will take place in the cities of Zangilan and Baku, from 29 September - 1 October 2023. The event will bring together a diverse range of national and international urban stakeholders.  The forum will address key emerging urban challenges and showcase international experience focusing on the role of urban productivity and economic growth, hereby fully deploying the potential of the SDGs and the New Urban Agenda for economic resilience and transition to a more sustainable urban future. To register for the event, go to www.nufa.az.

Scroll of Honor Winners

EcoVironment, Sierra Leone

For tackling the critical issue of plastic pollution and its detrimental impact on the urban environment.

Assembleia de Moradores from Braga, Portugal

For creating city-wide social, economic, and environmental development solutions for all residents in the City of Braga.

FICA (Fundo Imobiliário Comunitário para Aluguel), from São Paulo, Brazil

For its action devoted to fighting housing speculation and gentrification in central areas of three major cities in Brazil.

Dubai Municipality, United Arab Emirates

For establishing and implementing the Fat, Oil and Grease Waste Recycling Programme (FOG) to deal with waste material from the hospitality industry.

Fundación Pro Empleo Productivo A,C., from Mexico City, Mexico

For developing training programmes that promote job creation and improve economic productivity in cities.