| Urban Resilience Action Plan (URAP) for Pasto, Colombia: Planning for Climate, Urban, and Biodiversity Action | 2026 | |
| Metropolitan Diplomacy | 2026 | Metropolises are at the forefront of many global crises, such as climate change, food security, and migration. For this reason, they are increasingly assuming a proactive role within the international ecosystem. Their international engagement is becoming ever more necessary to formulate policies aimed at strengthening the management of metropolitan territories, particularly beyond the current cycle of global agendas concluding in 2030 and in anticipation of new international contexts that may arise in the future. The “Metropolitan Diplomacy" report, published by UN-Habitat in collaboration with the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB), establishes a strategic framework for metropolitan areas to serve as decisive actors in global governance. It defines metropolitan diplomacy as the actions and strategies used by metropolitan regions to influence international spheres and cooperate beyond municipal boundaries to address systemic challenges such as climate change, migration, and inequality. The report emphasizes that while city diplomacy focuses on bilateral municipal cooperation, metropolitan diplomacy addresses a broader range of issues - like regional mobility and territorial planning - that require collective solutions across entire metropolitan territories. It details a decade of diplomatic evolution, from the Montreal Declaration (2015) to the Barcelona Metropolitan Declaration (2025), the latter of which calls for the formal recognition of metropolitan areas as full partners in global governance. The report provides a roadmap for the future, recommending the institutionalization of diplomacy within metropolitan structures and the development of Voluntary Metropolitan Reports (VMRs) to monitor SDG progress. By aligning metropolitan actions with emerging global frameworks such as the Pact for the Future and the Global Digital Compact, this document provides a comprehensive guidance for advancing inclusive, resilient, and multi-level governance in the post-2030 agenda. |
| Community Waste Bank Guidelines | 2026 | Thailand generates nearly 27 million tons of municipal solid waste annually. This report, analyses community waste bank models across Thailand and compares them with regional best practices. It offers actionable recommendations to strengthen nationwide implementation, support the circular economy, and advance SDGs 11, 12, and 13. |
| Durable Solutions Programming in Afghanistan | 2026 | |
| From event to legacy: Mega-events as catalysts for sustainable urban development | 2026 | Can mega-events create lasting urban value beyond the global spotlight? This white paper explores how mega events like World Expos, Olympic Games, and FIFA World Cups can become catalysts for sustainable, inclusive, and resilient cities through legacy-driven planning, adaptive design, and community-centered urban transformation. |
| Quality of Life Initiative - Brochure | 2026 | The Quality of Life Initiative introduces UN-Habitat’s global effort to help cities measure and improve urban well-being through a people-centered, data-driven approach. Centered on the Quality of Life Index, the brochure showcases how objective indicators and residents’ lived experiences are combined to inform more inclusive, locally relevant decision-making, while highlighting the Initiative’s expanding knowledge ecosystem, digital platform, and global network supporting sustainable urban development. |
| STILL FAR FROM HOME – A Comparative Review of IDP Housing Solution Policies in Five Crisis Affected Countries | 2026 | Still Far From Home examines how housing policies shape durable solutions for internally displaced persons across five crisis-affected countries. The report argues that lasting solutions require moving beyond housing construction toward strengthening the broader systems—land, services, governance, and livelihoods—that enable displaced communities to achieve long-term stability and inclusion. |
| Guide to creating urban public SPACES for children | 2026 | Public spaces to play are important to children's health and development and are a core right. Yet with increasing urbanization, access to public spaces to play is shrinking, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This guide, developed by UN-Habitat, WHO and UNICEF, highlights the importance of public spaces for optimizing children's health and well-being, and realizing their comprehensive rights. It provides support for practitioners in developing and improving public spaces for children in planned urban contexts, informal contexts as well as in crisis/resilience-building settings. |
| Sahab City-Wide Public Space Assessment | 2026 | The Sahab City-Wide Public Space Assessment provides a comprehensive, GIS-based analysis of the city's public spaces, evaluating environmental quality, inclusivity, and accessibility. It offers an evidence-based foundation to guide urban greening, inform investments, and support more resilient, inclusive city planning. |
| The Spatial Development Plan for Karak Governorate (2024–2028) | 2026 | The Spatial Development Plan for Karak Governorate (2024–2028) provides a strategic roadmap for sustainable development, grounded in comprehensive spatial analysis and a participatory visioning process. It defines development priorities, identifies key growth sectors, and outlines priority investment projects to enhance socio-economic progress over the next five years. |