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In the partner communities of UN-Habitat’s Healthy Oceans Clean Cities Initiative, women have taken the lead in pioneering community solutions to reduce marine plastic litter. In doing so, they have also provided economic opportunities for women in their localities.
This year’s World Cities Day (October 31), with the theme “Financing sustainable urban future for all”, explores how localities can unlock transformative investment in urban planning and identify concrete tools available for cities to unlock financing for sustainable urban development.
It is important to flip the script and change our narrative about cities. The time for action is now. We need to invest in our urban future. We need a new financing framework to unleash the potential of our cities.
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Though a young government agency, DHSUD has made important leaps to build climate resiliency in various cities and communities in the country.
UN-Habitat Philippines Country Programme Manager Christopher Rollo gives his message on International Women’s Day 2022. #IWD2022
Get to know some of the Maranao women who have greatly contributed to UN-Habitat’s Rebuilding Marawi Project and the overall rehabilitation efforts in Marawi City.
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The ceremony on Thursday highlighted a sacred ritual called “aguno” for the resettlement site led by the elders of the Bajau community, an act of offering prayers to usher blessing in the indigenous group’s new home.
This International Women’s Day, UN-Habitat Philippines joins the global call to #InvestInWomen. Investing in women must not just be a choice but a necessity for cultivating inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable cities.
Developed under the Healthy Oceans and Clean Cities Initiative, this paper looks at how the People’s Process became a significant driver for community-based plastics circularity social enterprise development. It has specifically looked at organizations in HOCCI’s partner cities of Manila, Calapan, Davao, Legazpi, Cagayan de Oro, and Ormoc.
#ShelterStories feature first-hand narratives and stories on the ground written by UN-Habitat communities, project partners, and advocates.
The project applied the STDM to address the formidable challenge of establishing the people-to-land relationship in post-conflict Marawi, particularly within the Most Affected Area (MAA)/Ground Zero where most structure lay in ruins.
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