(20 ~ 26 March 2023) UN-Habitat aims to organize the Climate Action Week event from March 20–26 in collaboration with development partners and various climate actors. The event will be held annually for three years as part of the Myanmar Climate Change Alliance II (MCCA-II). The first climate action week, in 2023, will kick off
Providing safe drinking water to those in need during the hot summer months As the summer heats up, communities in the informal settlements is having trouble getting enough drinking water. On average, the daytime temperatures reach more than 37 degrees Celsius on most days. Over 24,060 ten-liter water bottles have been distributed to 12,030 households
Installing hand-washing stations in Yangon’s informal settlements and Rakhine benefits the most vulnerable communities Since the first wave of COVID-19 outbreak in Myanmar, UN-Habitat has been providing COVID-19 preventive measures to the communities in Rakhine and Yangon’s Informal Settlements, such as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), soaps, hand sanitizers, and COVID-19 awareness IEC materials. As
Caption: Handwashing stations set up by UN-Habitat in informal settlements (Photo: © UN-Habitat) 16 September 2021 Continuing our COVID-19 response, recovery and prevention efforts from 2020 to protect the most vulnerable people in peri urban areas and highly densely populated areas, UN-Habitat will be working in 8 townships of Yangon, reaching out to at least
Nature-Based Solutions: Regional and National Experiences on Climate Action Climate change is happening now and affecting every country on every continent. People are experiencing the significant impacts of climate change, which include changing weather patterns, rising sea level, and more extreme weather events. The greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are driving climate change and
The impact of COVID-19 is being most devastatingly felt in the world’s urban areas, especially the urban poor communities including in informal settlements. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us once again of the central role that water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) plays in protecting us from diseases. In 2011, the UN Human Rights
