UNACLA Report of activities 2015 - 2018 2018 The United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities (UNACLA) was established in 1999 by the Governing Council Resolution 17/18 as “an advisory body that would serve the purpose of strengthening the dialogue with local authorities from all over the world involved in the implementation of the Habitat Agenda”. UNACLA was created in the aftermath of Habitat II (1996) to materialize the special relation of local authorities as “our closest partners” as stated in the Istanbul Declaration.
The State of African Cities 2018 - The geography of African investment 2018 The aim of The State of African Cities 2018: The geography of African investment report is to contribute to development policies that can turn African cities into more attractive, competitive and resilient foreign direct investment (FDI) destinations. Attracting global FDI is highly competitive and crosses various geographic scales, therefore regional cooperation by cities and nations is critical. But FDI is not a panacea since it has both positive and negative effects and careful choices need to be made by cities in their pursuit of FDI, if it is to lead to inclusive economic growth. This report aims to provide guidance on these choices and to facilitate understanding of the complexity of global investment in Africa.
Índice Básico de las Ciudades Prósperas - Mérida Yucatán, México 2018 Al día de hoy, más de 530 ciudades han sido calculadas y analizadas en el nivel básico de CPI. El presente informe se enmarca en este esfuerzo global y presenta los resultados del cálculo del CPI en su versión básica para el municipio de Mérida.
Housing Profile Mozambique (Portuguese) 2018 The Mozambique Housing Profile’s strength is the consultation and inclusion of the perspectives of other provinces and municipalities than Maputo – where normally urban studies and researches are concentrated in Mozambique.
Documento do programa-país do UN-Habitat na Guiné-Bissau 2018-2022 2018 O Programa das Nações Unidas para os Assentamentos Humanos (UN-Habitat) abriu seu escritório como Agência Não Residente na Guiné-Bissau em Dezembro de 2015. Desde então, tem-se constituído como um parceiro privilegiado do Governo nas questões urbanas inerentes ao seu mandato. E para dinamizar o seu vasto campo de atuação e de assistência técnica ao Governo guineense e demais parceiros, traça de forma clara e objetiva suas prioridades para implementação da sua missão na Guiné-Bissau.
Portanto, o presente Programa é um instrumento de orientação técnica para a implementação da missão do UN-Habitat na Guiné-Bissau através do mandato confiado pelo Secretariado das Nações Unidas. Foi elaborado em observância aos principais documentos estratégicos do país e alinhou-se às prioridades estabelecidas nos seguintes documentos a nível de governo nacional: Plano Estratégico e Operacional “Terra Ranka” (2015 a 2020), Documento de Estratégia Nacional de Redução da Pobreza (DENARP-II) e a Carta Política de Desenvolvimento do Setor das Infraestruturas.
Discussion Paper – October, 2018: Sub-National Borrowing in Africa 2018 Cities in sub-Saharan Africa are growing at an unprecedented rate due to internal migration and general population growth. Urban population growth brings with it many positive benefits, but in cash-constrained municipalities, this can be particularly problematic as the financial resources cannot keep pace with municipal infrastructure needs. This had not been as challenging in the past for several reasons: (1) cities were not growing as rapidly, (2) cities could rely on national governments for transfers of resources sufficient to meet municipal investments, and (3) national governments were themselves not pressured by international agreements and external, unfunded mandates to meet global development goals. In short, the confluence of these factors has widened the infrastructure finance gap in cities in sub-Saharan Africa and has made municipal leaders recognize the need to expand the variety of mechanisms available to help to close the infrastructure finance gap.
Women and Land in the Muslim World 2018 Access to land is a key element that allows women and men to fully play their role in building peaceful, stable and prosperous societies and to enjoy the full range of human rights. Indeed, the social and economic development of communities and societies cannot take place in a sustainable manner without the full contribution of women. This report provides practical and evidence-based guidance on how to improve women’s access to land in the specific context of the Muslim world.
Pro-Poor Climate Action in Informal Settlements 2018 UN-Habitat thematic guide on “Addressing the most vulnerable first - climate action in informal settlements”
Alignment of Housing in Cuba with the New Urban Agenda (in Spanish) 2018 A document to support the proposal of an urban policy with housing in the center to guide sustainable and inclusive urbanization for the next twelve years.
Land and Conflict: Lessons from The Field on Conflict Sensitive Land Governance and Peacebuilding 2018 This publication shows how addressing land issues can mitigate conflict, facilitate solutions to it, improve the likelihood that people can return to their homes after the violence is over, and contribute to peace overall.