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https://unhabitat.org/housing2030-effective-policies-for-affordable-housing-in-the-unece-region
#Housing2030: Effective policies for affordable housing in the UNECE region | UN-Habitat
#Housing2030 and its online repository of best practices makes clear what affordable housing entails: effective governance, strategic land policy, as well as...
region un habitataffordable housingeffectivepoliciesunece
https://unhabitat.org/human-rights-rule-of-law-and-the-new-urban-agenda
Human Rights, Rule of Law and the New Urban Agenda | UN-Habitat
Laws and effects of their application can either facilitate or undermine human rights and inclusivity. The urban space represents an area in which the...
new urban agendahuman rightsun habitatrulelaw
https://unhabitat.org/global-report-on-sanitation-and-wastewater-management-in-cities-and-human-settlements
Global Report on Sanitation and Wastewater Management in Cities and Human Settlements | UN-Habitat
This Global Report on Sanitation and Wastewater Management in Cities and Human Settlements is a global reference on sanitation and wastewater in urban...
global reportwastewater managementhuman settlementsun habitatsanitation
https://unhabitat.org/city-profile-of-mosul-iraq-multi-sector-assessment-of-a-city-under-siege
City Profile of Mosul, Iraq: Multi-sector assessment of a city under siege | UN-Habitat
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Iraq has published a comprehensive urban analysis on Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city and the...
city profilemosul iraqmulti sectorun habitatassessment
https://unhabitat.org/project/municipal-empowerment-and-resilience-project-merp
Municipal Empowerment and Resilience Project (MERP) | UN-Habitat
resilience projectun habitatmunicipalempowermentmerp
https://unhabitat.org/building-participatory-accountability-systems-for-city-policies-handbook
Building Participatory Accountability Systems for City Policies - Handbook | UN-Habitat
Cities around the world are reacting quickly to the challenges arising from rapid urbanization. The way they respond is critical to mitigate the impact and...
accountability systemscity policiesbuildingparticipatoryhandbook
https://unhabitat.org/multi-level-urban-forums-a-guide
Multi-Level Urban Forums: A Guide | UN-Habitat
Urban Forums are critical and inclusive platforms to domesticate and localize global agendas and to advance evidence-based policymaking and review, as well as...
guide un habitatmulti levelurbanforums
https://unhabitat.org/international-day-of-zero-waste
International Day of Zero Waste | UN-Habitat
international dayzero wasteun habitat
https://unhabitat.org/news/15-jan-2026/media-registration-opens-for-wuf13-in-baku-amid-growing-global-housing-crisis
Media registration opens for WUF13 in Baku amid growing global housing crisis | UN-Habitat
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https://unhabitat.org/governance/gc-previous-sessions
GC Previous sessions | UN-Habitat
26th Session of the Governing Council For GC26 information and documents, please go to the 26th Session of the Governing Council 25th Session of the Governing...
previous sessionsun habitatgc
https://unhabitat.org/urban-energy-technical-note-05-energy-and-cost-savings-ee-appliances
Urban Energy Technical Note 05: Energy and Cost Savings - EE Appliances | UN-Habitat
Did you know that there is a worldwide trend towards energy efficient appliances and building materials? And did you know that growing awareness and...
urban energy technicalcost savingsun habitatnote05
https://unhabitat.org/urban-content-in-ndc-30-a-snapshot-of-128-ndcs
Urban Content in NDC 3.0 — A snapshot of 128 NDCs | UN-Habitat
Cities remain central to the climate agenda: they concentrate rising risks, trillions in exposed assets and most future growth. The third round of Nationally...
ndc 3 0un habitaturbancontentsnapshot
https://unhabitat.org/programme/global-public-space-programme
Global Public Space Programme | UN-Habitat
programme un habitatglobal publicspace
https://unhabitat.org/news/19-nov-2020/un-habitat-executive-director-features-in-global-report-on-mixed-migration
UN-Habitat Executive Director features in global report on Mixed Migration | UN-Habitat
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https://unhabitat.org/moodle/course/list
Courses List | UN-Habitat
courses listun habitat
https://unhabitat.org/
UN-Habitat - A Better Urban Future | UN-Habitat
un habitaturban futurebetter
https://unhabitat.org/programme/urban-crisis-recovery-and-reconstruction-in-the-arab-region
Urban Crisis Recovery and Reconstruction in the Arab region | UN-Habitat
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https://unhabitat.org/donor-relations
Donor Relations | UN-Habitat
donor relationsun habitat
https://unhabitat.org/topic/urban-governance
Urban Governance | UN-Habitat
governance un habitaturban
https://unhabitat.org/covid-19
Take action for cities | UN-Habitat
cities un habitattake action
https://unhabitat.org/governance?page=2
Governance | UN-Habitat
governance un habitat
https://unhabitat.org/node/142770
1st UN-Habitat Assembly: Plenary (Monday afternoon) | UN-Habitat
un habitatmonday afternoon1stassemblyplenary
https://unhabitat.org/urban-regeneration-for-inclusive-communities-thriving-cities-clarification-note
Urban Regeneration for Inclusive Communities, Thriving Cities: Clarification Note | UN-Habitat
This Clarification Note situates UN-Habitat’s Flagship Programme Inclusive Communities, Thriving Cities within recent Executive Board deliberations, explaining...
urban regenerationinclusive communitiesthriving citiesclarificationnote
https://unhabitat.org/urban-energy-technical-note-15-feed-in-tariff-policy
Urban Energy Technical Note 15: Feed-in Tariff Policy | UN-Habitat
Energy has been described as the missing Millennium Development Goal (MDG), the catalyst without which other goals for issues such as health, education and...
urban energy technicalpolicy un habitatnote 15feedtariff
https://unhabitat.org/european-union-funding-to-un-habitat-2014-2020
European Union Funding to UN-Habitat 2014-2020 | UN-Habitat
This report provides an overview of the cooperation between the European Union and UN-Habitat over from 2014-2020 which corresponds to the EU’s last...
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https://unhabitat.org/un-habitat-covid-19-response-plan
UN-Habitat's COVID-19 Response Plan | UN-Habitat
covid 19 responseun habitatplan
https://unhabitat.org/enhancing-nationally-determined-contributions-ndcs-through-urban-climate-action
Enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) through urban climate action | UN-Habitat
In the coming months and years, Member States will continue to undertake domestic processes to review, strengthen and implement their Nationally Determined...
determined contributions ndcsurban climate actionun habitatenhancingnationally
https://unhabitat.org/taxonomy/term/885
Latin America and the Caribbean | UN-Habitat
latin americacaribbean unhabitat
https://unhabitat.org/cities-of-youth-cities-of-prosperity
Cities of Youth, Cities of prosperity | UN-Habitat
Youth are key to the prosperity of cities in the developing world, yet many barriers prevent them from fulfilling this role - most notably access to education,...
un habitatcitiesyouthprosperity
https://unhabitat.org/news/04-may-2020/supporting-those-in-informal-settlements-and-economy-during-covid-19-and-beyond
Supporting those in informal settlements and economy during COVID-19 and beyond | UN-Habitat
informal settlementscovid 19un habitatsupportingeconomy
https://unhabitat.org/project/urban-connections-public-space-planning-for-inclusive-communities-0
Urban Connections: Public space planning for inclusive communities | UN-Habitat
public spaceinclusive communitiesurbanconnectionsplanning
https://unhabitat.org/knowledge/research-and-publications?page=8
Research and Publications | UN-Habitat
publications un habitatresearch
https://unhabitat.org/news/03-nov-2025/building-back-safer-schools-to-keep-afghan-girls-learning
Building back safer schools to keep Afghan girls learning | UN-Habitat
building backsafer schoolsafghan girlsun habitatkeep
https://unhabitat.org/programme/inclusive-cities-enhancing-the-positive-impacts-of-urban-migration
Inclusive cities: Enhancing the positive impacts of urban migration | UN-Habitat
urban migration uninclusive citiespositive impactsenhancinghabitat
https://unhabitat.org/auki-urban-profile
Auki Urban Profile | UN-Habitat
Auki was set up in 1909 by the British administration and is located approximately 100 kilometers from Honiara, the capital of Solomon Islands. Auki serves as...
urban profile unaukihabitat
https://unhabitat.org/news-and-stories?country=142506
News and Stories | UN-Habitat
stories unnewshabitat
https://unhabitat.org/unpacking-metropolitan-governance-for-sustainable-development
Unpacking Metropolitan Governance for Sustainable Development | UN-Habitat
This joint publication “Unpacking Metropolitan Governance for Sustainable Development” is the product of a close cooperation between GIZ and UN-Habitat....
sustainable development ununpackingmetropolitangovernancehabitat
https://unhabitat.org/topic/urban-energy
Urban Energy | UN-Habitat
urban energyun habitat
https://unhabitat.org/governance/open-ended-intergovernmental-expert-working-group-on-adequate-housing-for-all
Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Adequate Housing for All | UN-Habitat
expert working groupopen endedadequate housingun habitatintergovernmental
https://unhabitat.org/project/wash-in-nepal
WASH in Nepal | UN-Habitat
un habitatwashnepal
https://unhabitat.org/node/142999
First Bureau meeting of the Executive Board | UN-Habitat
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https://unhabitat.org/programmes
Programmes | UN-Habitat
programmes unhabitat
https://unhabitat.org/annual-report-2023
Annual Report 2023: Local action in a time of crises | UN-Habitat
In a world grappling with crises, cities emerge as pivotal agents of change. UN-Habitat’s 2023 report underscores the urgent need for urban transformation to...
annual report 2023local actionun habitattimecrises
https://unhabitat.org/world-cities-report-2024-cities-and-climate-action
World Cities Report 2024: Cities and Climate Action | UN-Habitat
Cities are both the victims of climate change and among its worst offenders: though disproportionately exposed to its impacts, they are also responsible for...
action un habitatworld citiesreport 2024climate
https://unhabitat.org/programme/people-centred-smart-cities
People Centred-Smart Cities | UN-Habitat
people centred smartcities un habitat
https://unhabitat.org/mainstreaming-migration-and-displacement-into-urban-policy-a-guide
Mainstreaming Migration and Displacement into Urban Policy: A Guide | UN-Habitat
Migration and urbanization are increasingly two sides of the same coin: migration is in many countries a primary driver of urban growth, while cities in turn...
guide un habitaturban policymainstreamingmigrationdisplacement
https://unhabitat.org/vision-scenario-building-and-action-plan-for-al-hashmi-al-janoubi-neighbourhood
Vision, Scenario Building, and Action Plan for Al-Hashmi Al-Janoubi Neighbourhood | UN-Habitat
In a country that has welcomed approximately 4 million refugees due to instability in the region, migration is profoundly associated with the history of...
scenario buildingaction planun habitatvisional
https://unhabitat.org/topic/urban-migration
Urban Migration | UN-Habitat
urban migration unhabitat
https://unhabitat.org/walking-and-cycling-in-africa-evidence-and-good-practice-to-inspire-action
Walking and Cycling in Africa – Evidence and Good Practice to Inspire Action | UN-Habitat
This report is a first attempt at gathering, analysing and presenting data to demonstrate the everyday reality for the one billion people in Africa who walk...
action un habitatgood practicewalkingcyclingafrica
https://unhabitat.org/news/20-may-2021/expert-group-meeting-focuses-on-people-centred-urban-governance
Expert Group Meeting focuses on People Centred Urban Governance | UN-Habitat
expert group meetinggovernance un habitatpeople centredfocusesurban
https://unhabitat.org/document-de-programme-pays-2008-2009-burkina-faso
Document De Programme-Pays 2008 - 2009 - Burkina Faso | UN-Habitat
Following the model of the other agencies of the United Nations System, the 2008 – 2009 UN-HABITAT Country Programme has its sources within the national...
document de programmepays 2008 2009burkina fasoun habitat
https://unhabitat.org/land-and-property-taxation-in-fragile-states
Land and property taxation in fragile states | UN-Habitat
Fragile states typically cannot serve their citizens adequately, and often have weak or authoritarian governments. Conflict, violence and corruption may be...
states un habitatproperty taxationlandfragile
https://unhabitat.org/urban-energy-technical-note-09-university-curriculum-development
Urban Energy Technical Note 09: University Curriculum Development | UN-Habitat
The transition towards clean energy and sustainable use of resources calls upon all stakeholders across different sectors of society to make fundamental...
urban energy technicaldevelopment un habitatuniversity curriculumnote09
https://unhabitat.org/evaluation-du-plan-de-developpement-urbain-conakry
Evaluation du plan de développement urbain Conakry | UN-Habitat
Le présent rapport de 70 pages examine la mise en œuvre du Plan de développement urbain (PDU) de la ville de Conakry élaboré en 1989 qui proposait les actions...
du plan deun habitatevaluationurbainconakry
https://unhabitat.org/project/citizens-charter-afghanistan-project
Citizens’ Charter Afghanistan Project | UN-Habitat
un habitatcharterafghanistanproject
https://unhabitat.org/programmes?page=2
Programmes | UN-Habitat
programmes unhabitat
https://unhabitat.org/governance?page=4
Governance | UN-Habitat
governance un habitat
https://unhabitat.org/housing-finance-mechanisms-in-zimbabwe
Housing Finance Mechanisms in Zimbabwe | UN-Habitat
The report focuses on key aspects and innovative instruments/practices that are specific to Zimbabwe. The report is organized into five chapters. Chapter 1...
housing financeun habitatmechanismszimbabwe
https://unhabitat.org/news/05-feb-2021/un-habitat-supports-mayors-migration-council-to-provide-covid-19-services-to-urban
UN-Habitat supports Mayors Migration Council to provide COVID-19 services to urban refugees and...
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https://unhabitat.org/knowledge/research-and-publications?page=6
Research and Publications | UN-Habitat
publications un habitatresearch
https://unhabitat.org/news-and-stories?country=142529
News and Stories | UN-Habitat
stories unnewshabitat
https://unhabitat.org/governance/executive-board
Executive Board | UN-Habitat
executive board unhabitat
https://unhabitat.org/children-cities-and-housing-rights-and-priorities
Children, Cities, and Housing: Rights and Priorities | UN-Habitat
Adequate housing is a right of every person — regardless of age, gender, race or income level — and is the foundation for all human development, well-being and...
housing rightsun habitatchildrencitiespriorities
https://unhabitat.org/housing-practice-series-singapore
Housing Practice Series - Singapore | UN-Habitat
The UN-Habitat Housing Practices Series is an ongoing publication developed and produced by UN-Habitat in partnership with academic institutions and National...
practice seriessingapore unhousinghabitat
https://unhabitat.org/topic/urban-rural-linkages
Urban-Rural Linkages | UN-Habitat
urban rural linkagesun habitat
https://unhabitat.org/douala-3-spatial-profile-cameroon
Douala 3 Spatial Profile - Cameroon | UN-Habitat
As of January 2024, more than 2 million people are on the move in Cameroon, including more than 1 million internally displaced persons (UNHCR 2024).Cameroon...
un habitatdouala3spatialprofile
https://unhabitat.org/the-global-urban-monitoring-framework
The Global Urban Monitoring Framework | UN-Habitat
The Global Urban Monitoring Framework was endorsed by the UN Statistical Commission in March 2022 for implementation as part of the Harmonized Global UN...
framework un habitatglobal urbanmonitoring
https://unhabitat.org/slum-almanac-2015-2016-0
Slum Almanac 2015-2016 | UN-Habitat
In our world, one in eight people live in slums. In total, around a billion people live in slum conditions today. This not only amounts to a rather...
2015 2016un habitatslumalmanac
https://unhabitat.org/news/11-may-2020/womens-leadership-will-be-critical-in-the-post-covid-19-era-beyondtheoutbreak
Women’s leadership will be critical in the post-COVID-19 era #BeyondTheOutbreak | UN-Habitat
post covid 19un habitatleadershipcriticalera
https://unhabitat.org/world-smart-cities-outlook-2024
World Smart Cities Outlook 2024 | UN-Habitat
The World Smart Cities Outlook 2024 provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of people-centred smart city development globally. Serving as a...
2024 un habitatworld smartcitiesoutlook
https://unhabitat.org/knowledge/research-and-publications?page=5
Research and Publications | UN-Habitat
publications un habitatresearch
https://unhabitat.org/annual-report-2024?page=1
Annual Report 2024 | UN-Habitat
UN-Habitat’s 2024 Annual Report, Adequate Housing for All, highlights global efforts to address the housing crisis and advance sustainable urbanization. The...
annual report 2024un habitat
https://unhabitat.org/about-us/new-urban-agenda
New Urban Agenda | UN-Habitat
new urban agendaun habitat
https://unhabitat.org/report-on-sustainable-competitiveness-of-cities-worldwide2020-2021
Report on Sustainable Competitiveness of Cities Worldwide(2020-2021) | UN-Habitat
The Global Urban Competitiveness Report (GUCR) is a cooperative research conducted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and UN-Habitat focusing on...
2021 unreportsustainablecompetitivenesscities
https://unhabitat.org/about-us/partners
Our Partners | UN-Habitat
partners unhabitat
https://unhabitat.org/land-tenure-and-climate-vulnerability
Land Tenure and Climate Vulnerability | UN-Habitat
This publication examines the inter-relationships between land tenure and climate vulnerability. The analysis has been framed according to peoples’ exposure to...
land tenureclimate vulnerabilityun habitat
https://unhabitat.org/sustainable-densification-buraidah-integrated-neighbourhood
Sustainable Densification: Buraidah Integrated Neighbourhood | UN-Habitat
As an extension of the Buraidah City Profile, the demonstration project will apply the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) principles on...
un habitatsustainableburaidahintegratedneighbourhood
https://unhabitat.org/research-briefing-vol-3-urbanization-in-north-rift-kenya
Research Briefing Vol 3: Urbanization in North Rift Kenya | UN-Habitat
These briefs are based on a study designed to establish prevailing socio-economic conditions, the nature of businesses and the local economic development in...
research briefingvol 3un habitaturbanizationnorth
https://unhabitat.org/madagascar-moramanga-urban-profile-french-language-version
Madagascar: Moramanga Urban Profile (French Language Version) | UN-Habitat
Le profilage urbain consiste en une évaluation rapide des conditions de vie urbaine, afin de définir les actions à mener, en identifiant les besoins...
urban profilefrench languageun habitatmadagascarversion
https://rlg.rxc.mybluehost.me/
Richard Sennett – Chair, Urban Initiatives Group – UN Habitat // Chair, Theatrum Mundi
group unrichardsennettchairurban
https://unhabitat.org/privacy-notice
Privacy Notice | UN-Habitat
privacy notice unhabitat
https://unhabitat.org/maputo-declaration
Maputo declaration | UN-Habitat
The participants, who are from the governments and cities from African countries, namely Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic...
un habitatmaputodeclaration
https://unhabitat.org/news/07-jun-2023/un-habitat-forms-new-partnership-with-key-commonwealth-associations-to-focus-on-urban-law
UN-Habitat forms new partnership with key Commonwealth Associations to focus on urban law |...
un habitatforms newpartnershipkeycommonwealth
https://unhabitat.org/topic/urban-safety
Urban Safety | UN-Habitat
urban safetyun habitat
https://unhabitat.org/sustainable-urban-energy-planning
Sustainable Urban Energy Planning | UN-Habitat
The main purpose of this handbook is to assist people who are working in or with local government to develop sustainable energy and climate action plans and...
sustainable urbanenergy planningun habitat
https://unhabitat.org/initiative/cities-and-climate-change-initiative
Cities and Climate Change Initiative | UN-Habitat
climate change initiativeun habitatcities
https://unhabitat.org/steering-the-metropolis-metropolitan-governance-for-sustainable-urban-development
Steering the Metropolis: Metropolitan Governance for Sustainable Urban Development | UN-Habitat
A distinctive feature of urbanization in the last 50 years is the expansion of urban populations and built development well beyond what was earlier conceived...
sustainable urban developmentun habitatsteeringmetropolismetropolitan
https://unhabitat.org/law-land-tenure-and-gender-review-southern-africa-zambia
Law, Land Tenure and Gender Review: Southern Africa (Zambia) | UN-Habitat
This report was commissioned by UN-Habitat to review the laws and land tenure of a selected number of southern African countries. It involved the appointment...
review southern africalaw landun habitattenuregender
https://unhabitat.org/the-global-assessment-on-womens-safety
The Global Assessment on Women's Safety | UN-Habitat
Women are at risk of violence both in public and private spheres, in and around the home, in neighbourhoods and at city level. Risk is infl uenced by urban...
global assessmentun habitatwomensafety
https://unhabitat.org/news/22-sep-2022/tripoli-lebanons-most-marginalised-city-sees-positive-impact-of-basic-services
Tripoli, Lebanon’s most marginalised city, sees positive impact of basic services | UN-Habitat
city seespositive impactbasic servicesun habitattripoli
https://unhabitat.org/cpi-profile-buraidah
CPI PROFILE Buraidah | UN-Habitat
The Future Saudi Cities Programme is a joint programme developed by the Saudi Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and UN-Habitat, implemented in close...
un habitatcpiprofileburaidah
https://unhabitat.org/project/un-habitat-advisory-support-to-kalobeyei-integrated-socio-economic-development-programme
UN-Habitat Advisory Support to Kalobeyei Integrated Socio-Economic Development Programme (KISEDP) |...
un habitatadvisory supportsocio economicdevelopment programmeintegrated
https://unhabitat.org/guidelines-for-upgrading-of-middle-area
Guidelines for Upgrading of Middle area | UN-Habitat
The Guidelines for Middle Ger-area Upgrading address the urgent need for the incremental upgrading and provision of basic urban services in middle Ger areas....
un habitatguidelinesupgradingmiddlearea
https://unhabitat.org/future-cities-advisory-outlook-2020-urban-technologies-in-china
Future Cities Advisory Outlook 2020: Urban Technologies in China | UN-Habitat
The “Future Cities Advisory Outlook 2020: Urban Technologies in China” is the first report of the UN-Habitat China Future Cities Council (CFCC), an initiative...
future citieschina unadvisoryoutlook2020
https://unhabitat.org/urban-climate-action-the-urban-content-of-the-ndcs-global-review-2022
Urban Climate Action - The Urban Content of the NDCs: Global Review 2022 | UN-Habitat
The world is on track to reach peak global temperatures between 2.1 – 2.9⁰C above preindustrial levels by 2100, which far exceeds the 1.5⁰C target recognized...
urban climate action2022 un habitatglobal reviewcontentndcs
https://unhabitat.org/urban-regeneration-for-localizing-the-sustainable-development-goals
Urban Regeneration for Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals | UN-Habitat
As cities expand and inequalities rise, localizing the SDGs becomes increasingly urgent. Challenges such as insufficient affordable housing, basic services...
sustainable development goalsurban regenerationun habitatlocalizing
https://unhabitat.org/topic/municipal-finance
Municipal Finance | UN-Habitat
municipal financehabitat
https://unhabitat.org/node/142832
New Urban Agenda-Bahasa-Malaysia | UN-Habitat
Adopted in 2016 in Habitat III, the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, the New Urban Agenda is an action-oriented document...
new urban agendabahasa malaysiaun habitat
https://unhabitat.org/multilayered-vulnerability-profile-for-cobija-bolivia
Multilayered Vulnerability Profile for Cobija, Bolivia | UN-Habitat
This report is part of the
un habitatmultilayeredvulnerabilityprofilecobija
https://unhabitat.org/document-de-programme-pays-2008-2009-tchad
Document De Programme-Pays 2008-2009 - TChad | UN-Habitat
Les Documents de Programme-Pays sont des outils stratégiques destinés à guider toutes les activités d’ONU-HABITAT au cours d’une période de deux ans. L’un des...
document de programmepays 2008 2009un habitattchad