Profile for the State of Palestine 2017 The profile provides a synopsis on the main urbanization trends and challenges facing the people of Palestine, and the interventions coordinated and spearheaded by UN-Habitat in partnership with local and national stakeholders to localize the Sustainable Development Goals, especially Goal 11 and the New Urban Agenda.
Implementing the IG-UTP 2015 – 2017 2017 The report provides the Governing Council with an overview of UN-Habitat’s progress during the period 2015 – 2017. The information presented builds upon UN-Habitat’s perspective throughout this process and the accounts of member States and IG-UTP partners in adopting and using the Guidelines within their specific contexts.
Economic Foundations for Sustainable Urbanization: A Study on Three-Pronged Approach: Planned City Extensions, Legal Framework, and Municipal Finance 2017 Sustainable urbanization requires integrated planning, as it allows cities to come up with a common vision for their development. Lack of integrated action often leads to sub-optimal results and undermines a city’s economy and quality of life. As a result, UN-Habitat promotes the Three Pronged-Approach to achieve sustainable urban development, which is founded on a policy triangle comprised of good governance, urban design and municipal finance.
Regional Action Plan for the implementation of the New Urban Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean 2016-2036 2017 The Regional Action Plan (RAP) is a regional proposal that builds on the global framework for the implementation of the New Urban Agenda. The New Urban Agenda is the principal outcome document of the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, Habitat III, held in Quito, Ecuador in October 2016.
A National Urban Policy for Liberia: Discussion Paper 2017 The Discussion Paper is a key output of the feasibility phase of the NUP process in Liberia. It explains the context in which the policy will operate. The paper is a result of a wide range of research and consultations on the demographic, socioeconomic, and physical environment aspects of Liberia. It also provides preliminary policy recommendations for further analysis in the subsequent NUP development processes.
Annual Report 2017: Detailed report of the main activities of the Programme in 2017 2017 Outlining the main activities led by UN-Habitat in the area of risk reduction and resilience over the 2017, the annual report covers technical cooperation with cities, knowledge creation and management, and advocacy, communication and awareness. For more information on our work, please contact us.
Gender Analysis in north Kosovo and concerned local authorities 2017 Gender Analysis in north Kosovo and concerned local authorities presents key findings of collection and analysis of sex-disaggregated household, workplace and community data/information in the four Serbian municipalities in the north of Kosovo. The analysis covers key areas of concern such as demography, labour market, local economy, health, education, politics, natural resources, infrastructure, safety, etc. so as to gain insights into what resources are available in the targeted communities, and how women and men access to and benefit from these resources.
Tyre City Profile 2017 Tyre, often referred to by its Arabic name of Sour, is a harbour city well recognized for its mercantile activity throughout the Mediterranean since ancient Phoenician times. Located in Lebanon’s South Governorate 83km south of the capital Beirut and 26km north of the country’s southern border, Tyre is considered Lebanon’s fourth largest coastal city, and is characterised by its wealth of sites of archaelogical and natural significance.
Global Activities Report 2017 2017 UN-Habitat’s Global Activities Report (GAR) 2017 aims to provide updates of the Agency’s programmatic delivery at the global, regional and national levels for the years 2015-2016. There has been a growing recognition of urbanization as an engine of sustainable development over the past two years, as reflected in the New Urban Agenda (NUA) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Other important recent global agreements as indicated in the report also emphasize the role of urbanization and local authorities in promoting resilience and risk reduction as well as in mitigating and adaptation to climate change around the world. Against this background, GAR 2017 focuses on selected normative and operational activities initiated by the Agency in collaboration with partners to support governments at various levels in planning and designing appropriate national urban policies and building institutional and human capacities for sustainable urbanization.

In particular, this report pays tribute to the partnerships we have established in support of the NUA and the SDGs in pursuit of a better urban future for all. UN-Habitat’s global initiatives are focusing on supporting countries and cities to establish the foundation for harnessing the power of urbanization for sustainable development, peace and security and human rights, ensuring that no-one and no space is left behind. At the country level, the Agency aims at supporting governments in the formulation of appropriate policies and strategies related to sustainable urbanization, promoting national and local ownership of joint operations. Our technical advisory services and capacity building also contribute to the development and implementation of urban development policies as key pillars of UN-Habitat’s interventions. It is expected that the Report 2017 will contribute to a better understanding of our activities and highlight the partnerships that provide political, technical and financial support much needed for the success of our work.
Community Driven Public Space Rehabilitation in Turkana, Kenya 2017 UN-Habitat’s Public Space Programme has been supporting the engagement of communities internationally in revitalizing their neighborhoods through public space designs, such as the creation of court yards, streets and shared facilities etc. Participants are taught in an engaging and creative way on how to visualize the potentials of public spaces within their neighborhoods. Not only can this provide for better management of public spaces within the Kalobeyei New Settlement or Kalobeyei Town, in Turkana County, Kenya, it also supports the Kalobeyei New Settlement’s transition from a short-term, emergency planning to long-term, sustainable development model.