News & Events

UN-Habitat and MRUD step for the Integration of Climate Change into Iran’s Urban Development and Regeneration Strategies

On August 18, 2024, UN-Habitat participated in an event at Urban Regeneration Corporation of Iran (URCI), to discuss on an initiative on the Integration of Climate Change issues into Iran’s Urban Development and Regeneration Strategies. Emphasizing on “climate change implications on inefficient urban context, urban development and management”, the climate statistics, future conditions under scenarios ...

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The second cycle of the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities (Shanghai Award) is now open for applications, with a deadline set for 15 June 2024. The award recognizes the pivotal role of cities in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and advancing global sustainability. UN-Habitat invites eligible cities worldwide to apply. The general theme ...

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World Habitat Day Celebrated in Tehran

The ceremony of the first Monday of October as “World Habitat Day” was held with the cooperation of the National Human Settlements Committee in the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development (MRUD), Urban Regeneration Corporation of Iran (URCI), UN-Habitat office in Tehran and Tehran Municipality. In addition to the representatives of the UN-Habitat office in ...

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Site visit in informal settlements of Alborz province

On Monday 13 August 2023, UN-Habitat, Tehran team together with a team from Urban Regeneration Corporation of Iran (URCI), had a site visit in informal settlements of Alborz province. First, the 4th Hesar Line in Karaj city including neighborhoods, an under-construction police station, a rescue and fire station as well as a health center were ...

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Commencement of Construction Work in Sari Hospital

The ceremony of commencement of the implementation of the improvement of non-structural component models was held at the Ayatollah Tabarsi Hospital in Mazandaran province, I. R. Iran with the presence of the H.E. Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development, the H.E. Ambassador of Japan to Iran and the officer in charge of the United ...

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“The Second International Conference on Improving the Resilience of Hospitals and Critical Facilities” was held on 2 and 3 May 2023 in Tehran

Funded by the Government of Japan, the “EMERGENCY SUPPORT TO SAFER HOSPITALS AND SETTLEMENTS” project called “BEHTAB phase II” has initiated a set of procedures that aims at evaluation, design, and retrofitting implementation of hospitals and health facilities in I.R. Iran.  It includes extensive structural and non-structural analyses, retrofitting of existing health facilities, and several ...

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2017-2022 KOREA NUPP FINAL REPORT I.R. IRAN – MYANMAR – NIGERIA

The National Urban Policy Programme (NUPP) remains a pivotal tool towards promotion and achievement of transformative, inclusive, green, productive and resilient urban development. Since 2016, NUP has done this through shared responsibility and deliberate consultation between UN-Habitat and respective countries globally. This joint initiative aims at contributing to the successful implementation of the New Urban ...

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Holding the Steering Committee Meeting of the “Second International Conference on Improving the Resilience of Hospitals & Critical Facilities”

The meeting was held on February 28, 2023, at the BHRC, which was attended by the representatives of UN-Habitat, MoHME, PBO, EOGPBI, BHRC, and, TDMMO, and discussed various issues related to the “Second International Conference on Improving the Resilience of Hospitals & Critical Facilities” international conference. Participants outlined the latest measures taken in their organization ...

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Training course entitled “Seismic Retrofit of Non-Structural Components in Hospitals” was held in Tehran.

UN-Habitat, Tehran office, in cooperation with the Executive Organization for Public and Governmental Buildings and Infrastructures (EOPGBI), held the training course entitled “Seismic Retrofit of Non-Structural Components in Hospitals” on February 6, 2023. The following topics were discussed in this session: Introducing different types of non-structural components The behavior of non-structural components in the past ...

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