China's Xuzhou City wins UN-Habitat Scroll of Honor for promoting urban renewal

Maimunah Mohd Sharif (1st L), executive director of UN-Habitat, delivers a speech at a ceremony to mark the World Habitat Day in Nairobi, Kenya, on Oct. 1, 2018. China's Xuzhou City was among five winners of the 2018 UN Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) Scroll of Honor that were feted on Monday for advancing urban renewal. The city, which is in east China's Jiangsu province, scooped the prestigious award for promoting holistic and broad-based approaches to ecological restoration through intelligent solid-waste management. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)