Creating socially and environmentally sustainable cities and communities.
UN-Habitat
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We are now accepting nominations for the 2026 Scroll of Honour Award.
Nominations are open until 23 June 2026, with awards to be presented on World Habitat Day (5 October 2026).
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• Designing for diverse needs and daily realities
• Recognizing unpaid care work and complex mobility patterns
• Creating safer, more accessible, and inclusive public spaces
• Ensuring meaningful participation and shared decision-making
• Applying an
equity lens across transport, housing, sanitation, public space, and climate resilience
Gender-inclusive planning features like safe sidewalks, lighting, accessible transport, public toilets, and mixed-use neighborhoods benefit not only women and girls, but children, older
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persons, people with disabilities, and ultimately entire communities.
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📢 Do you know an individual, organization, or initiative making a meaningful contribution to housing and sustainable urban development, consider recognizing their work?
Gender-inclusive planning asks a simple question: who benefits, who is excluded, and whose voices are shaping the city?
It is about recognizing that people experience cities differently based on gender, age, disability, income, and caregiving responsibilities - and ensuring these realities are reflected in how we design and manage urban spaces.
❌ It isn't:
• Planning only for women
• A box-ticking exercise or one-off consultation
• Simply adding CCTV or more policing to address safety
• Treating everyone the same and assuming one-size-fits-all solutions
• A niche issue disconnected from economic development
