UN-Habitat and “NATIONAL WATER AND WASTEWATER COMPANY OF IRAN” signed the Agreement of Cooperation for the Project “Emergency Support to Post Earthquake Reconstruction in Hormozgan Province (PERHOPE)” on 22 December 2024. In cooperation with the Government of I.R. Iran and financial support of the Government of Japan, UN-Habitat is implementing the PERHOPE project on risk ...

The expert discussion and knowledge-sharing program on Housing and Urban Regeneration was organized through collaboration between UN-Habitat, the Government of South Korea (Embassy of Korea in the Islamic Republic of Iran), and the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development (Urban Regeneration Corporation of Iran, URCI). This program, part of the cooperation framework between UN-Habitat’s office ...

Cities are uniquely positioned as both victims and contributors to climate change, facing severe impacts from extreme weather events while also being significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions. As urban areas expand, they concentrate vast populations and valuable assets in increasingly vulnerable locations, heightening the risk of catastrophic disasters. The challenges posed by climate change ...

UN-Habitat, together with its partners, has proudly marked the culmination of the BEHTAB Phase II project. This initiative has been pivotal in enhancing the resilience of Iranian hospitals against natural disasters. UN-Habitat extends heartful gratitude to the Government and people of Japan for their generous support and commend the exceptional cooperation of the Iranian partners. ...

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 ...