Kabul's Urban Crisis: 80% Living in Unplanned Settlements, Says UN-Habitat - Khaama Press

Kabul's Urban Crisis: 80% Living in Unplanned Settlements, Says UN-Habitat - Khaama Press

View of Kabul city that shows a lot of progress and develpment in construction sector UN-Habitat reports 80% of Kabul’s population lives in unplanned settlements, highlighting severe urban planning challenges and urgent housing needs. According to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), four out of every five residents in Kabul currently live in unplanned or informal housing areas. This highlights a critical challenge for ur…

UN Says Over 40% of Afghanistan’s Urban Population Lives in Kabul – KabulNow

UN-Habitat warned that people in such settlements are highly vulnerable to extreme climate events such as floods and droughts. The post UN Says Over 40% of Afghanistan’s Urban Population Lives in Kabul appeared first on KabulNow.

Vast majority of Kabul residents live in informal housing, UN agency says

KABUL, Afghanistan — Four out of five residents of Kabul live in informal or substandard housing, according to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, also known as UN-Habitat. The agency warned that these communities are particularly vulnerable to the effects of extreme weather and climate-related disasters. In a post on X on Sunday, April 13, the agency noted that more than 40 percent of Afghanistan’s urban population resides in the ca…