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This Urban October, the United Nations Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities (UNITAC) hosted a virtual session on Digital Tools for Urban Recovery & Resilience: From Spatial Evidence to Recovery and Resilience Planning…

Today, on World Habitat Day, UNITAC is launching its Open Call for Projects 2026. This year’s theme, “Adequate Housing for All,” reminds us that adequate housing is fundamental to human dignity, safety and well-being. Turning…

On 16 to 18 June, UNITAC and UN-Habitat, together with Namibia's Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD) and the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) , supported a validation workshop and handed over 7 Informal Settlement…

On 20 April in Geneva, UNITAC participated in the Expert Group Consultation on the SDG 11 Synthesis Report , convening with leading experts to review the draft report, identify analytical gaps, and shape policy…

UNITAC was pleased to host Parliamentary State Secretary Bärbel Kofler and Dr. Evita Schmieg from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) at the beginning of the year. Following an…

In this open call project, UNITAC-Hamburg collaborated with Hargeisa Water Agency to introduce a digital water platform designed to enhance equitable access to safe and affordable water in Hargeisa. Hargeisa, the largest city…

This December, UNITAC handed over the enhanced version of the Building and Establishment Automated Mapper (BEAM) tool, an AI-powered solution for mapping building footprints that now distinguishes between formal and informal…

In a step towards enhancing data-driven urban management and improving living conditions in rapidly growing communities, the United Nations Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities (UNITAC-Hamburg) has handed over polygon…