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Reducing pollution in Skopje

Skopje was named Europe’s most polluted capital in 2018 by the World Health Organization. Retrofitting buildings reduces the pollution and improves residents` health who regularly come down with pneumonia.

photo: face of a Lebanese woman, light is coming through door behind her

When home is a refugee camp

Beirut`s labyrinthine slum, Shatila, has been built over decades by people fleeing conflict and poverty. It is on prime real estate, in the middle of the city, yet is largely hidden from Lebanese society.

colorful house in Kenya surrounded by trees build with help of micro loans

How Kenyan women are changing their lives

Mrs Muthengi, who is 32, will be hosting Christmas this year for the first time in her life in her own house: “There will be new shoes, new clothes, goat and chicken to eat.”

photo: lab debate, European Development Days

She owns - we prosper

Allowing women in Africa to own land and houses would help reduce homelessness and slum area growth. They have raised their voices about it in Brussels during the European Development Days.

Time for participation

Interview with MEP Jan Olbrycht about cities today. Can cities cooperate with each other across continents? Will cultural differences allow it?

photo: Mathabo Makuta at panel discussion about Urban Development

About African cities

According to Mathabo Makuta, the international aid for Africa is mainly targeting rural areas. Since a growing number of people are migrating to cities, we should shift our focus onto the urban issues.

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Water for Peace Island

With funding from The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), Habitat for Humanity will increase access to clean water, sanitation and waste management for 13,000 slum-dwellers in Monrovia, Liberia.

photo: panel discussion: Urban Development - Building Cities for All

Made by people

Good urban planning can reflect all - the citizens needs, interests of all partners and national policy goals. Cities’ growth should not be a random thing, but a well-planned process that ensures equal opportunities and decent housing for all.