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UNEP and its partners have released a new report highlighting the realities of the 1 billion people in Africa who walk and cycle daily.

Nairobi, 19 September 2022 – 78 per cent of Africa’s population commutes by foot and on bicycles every day, yet difficult, dangerous and uncomfortable conditions contribute to a rapid rise in the number of vehicles in cities and an increasing number of road fatalities. This has grave implications for people’s health and the environment: 261 pedestrians and 18 cyclists are killed every day on the roads, along with over 258,000 deaths annually as a result of air pollution. These findings appear in a UN report released today, which recommends policies and investments to protect and enable ...

Thanks to plentiful and abundant natural resources and significant population increases, Africa has enjoyed a period of dynamic growth in recent years. Yok

Building liveable and smart cities can only come from the backing of citizens as well as government master plans, a major conference in Singapore heard last week.

Ahram Online Cairo Governorate, in cooperation with the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), launched on Tuesday the first phase of the Cairo Bike Project in the streets of Downtown Cairo. Egypt launches Cairo Bike, establishes 5 stops in Downtown Cairo ahead of COP27 ( Photo Courtesy: Offical Facebook Page of...