Women, Land and Peace: Training guide to advance women’s Housing Land and Property rights in fragile contexts | 2024 | UN-Habitat and the Global Land Tool Network developed this training guide to build awareness among land practitioners on the importance of women’s housing, land and property rights in fragile contexts, helping them understand the specific challenges faced by women and the implications for their well-being and empowerment. The guide seeks to enhance practitioners’ knowledge by providing foundational information on legal frameworks, policies, and best practices related to women’s housing, land and property rights in such contexts, enabling them to integrate a gender-responsive approach into their work. |
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of the Tuban Delta Yemen | 2024 | كانت هذه الدراسة جزءًا من مشروع الاستعداد لصندوق المناخ الأخضر "تعزيز قدرات السلطات دون الوطنية والجهات الفاعلة الرئيسية في قطاع المياه للتكيف مع تغير المناخ في دلتا توبان". كان هدف المشروع تمكين حكومة اليمن، وخاصة السلطات دون الوطنية المستهدفة، من الاستجابة لتغير المناخ في دلتا توبان. يشكل تقييم قابلية التأثر بتغير المناخ هذا إلى جانب دراسة علم المياه الأساس لتحديد خيارات التكيف لقطاع المياه. |
دليل أدوات المساحات العامة: من المبادئ العالمية إلى السياسات والممارسات المحلية | 2024 | على الرغم من أهميتها في تعزيز التنمية الحضرية المستدامة، لم تول المساحة العامة الاهتمام الذي تستحقه في المؤلفات الأدبية، وأكثر أهمية، على صعيد السياسة العالمية. إلا أن هناك مجموعة متنامية من المبادئ والسياسات السليمة لتحسين إتاحة المساحة العامة الجيدة في مدننا. |
A Road Map Towards a Socioeconomic Development Plan for the Union of Municipalities of Iqlim El-Tuffah, Nabatiyeh Governorate | 2024 | This booklet outlines strategic directions towards socioeconomic development for the Union of Municipalities of Iqlim El-Tuffah in Nabatiyeh Governorate. They were developed within the scope of UN-Habitat's initiative "Improving Planning Capacities for Social and Economic Local Development" implemented between 2020 and 2023 in close collaboration with the Ministry of Social Affairs and funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation. |
China Waste Wise Cities Good Practices: Series II | 2024 | As one of the essential public services that supports our society in the 21st century, waste management is a basic human need and a critical infrastructure, especially in urban areas. Waste management is a cross-cutting issue that affects many aspects of society and the economy, closely linked to many other global challenges, including health, climate change, poverty reduction, food and resource security, and sustainable production and consumption. Waste management is a key component of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is considered as an entry point for achieving a range of SDGs. |
Kafr El Battikh Spatial Profile | 2024 | In response to growing urban migration challenges in Egypt, the Kafr El Battikh Spatial Profile. offers a comprehensive spatial analysis of Kafr El Battikh city and practical urban strategies and recommendations for integrating migrants, refugees, and marginalized host community through sustainable urban planning providing a foundation for strategic and actionable urban development plans. |
Environmental and Social Management Plan for the rehabilitation of Batch 4 buildings Re_212, Re_214, Re_714, Me_30 and Me_46 | 2024 | |
Policy Directions: Housing, Land and Property Solutions to Resolve and Prevent Displacement | 2024 | The “Policy Directions: Housing, Land and Property Solutions to Resolve and Prevent Displacement” was developed by UN-Habitat and the Global Land Tool Network with the financial support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany as a contribution to the UN Secretary General’s Action Agenda on Internal Displacement. The document analyses internal displacement and other forms of internal and cross-border population movements from the land and HLP perspective; provides a set of land and HLP solutions to resolve and prevent displacement, articulated in three categories: humanitarian protection, recovery and resilience; and describes enabling factors necessary to address and prevent displacement. The document draws from 24 case studies across 14 countries, showcasing durable solutions in contexts impacted by displacement. The paper is addressed to a broad and non-specialized audience composed of humanitarian, peace and development actors, including representatives of governments, international organizations, civil society, academia and private sector actors with a stake in addressing and preventing internal displacement. |
A Fresh Perspective on Measuring Quality of Life: Initial Process to Conceptualise a Universal Tool to Measure Quality of Life in Cities | 2024 | The present document is the second in a series which takes a closer look at how the Quality of Life Initiative is co-creating a more inclusive, human-centred vision of quality of life in cities. This series zooms in on different aspects of the initiative, while presenting a coherent picture of how the different pieces come together. |
Annual Report 2023: Local action in a time of crises | 2024 | 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 tackle issues ranging from climate change to inequality, while emphasizing the pivotal role of cities in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. |