| World Cities Report 2024: Cities and Climate Action | 2024 | World Cities Report 2024: Cities and Climate Action This edition of the World Cities Report provides a wide and far-reaching analysis of the current and expected climate impacts on different regions and cities, as well as the differing vulnerabilities urban populations face due to factors such as poverty, inequality, ethnicity, gender, disability and other characteristics. Notwithstanding the acute financial and institutional shortfalls many face, the Report shows that cities are leading the way through innovative, community-led approaches that demonstrate the potential of collaborative, inclusive approaches to climate action. Besides offering a sobering wake-up call on the urgent need to scale up efforts now, various chapters of the Report showcase inspiring practices and success stories that can be replicated or adapted elsewhere. |
| Ministerial meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change at COP28 Summary Report | 2024 | This report summarizes the Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change held at COP28 on 6 December 2023. This key event, co-hosted by UN-Habitat, the High-Level Climate Champions, and the COP28 Presidency, brought together over 1,000 people including around 60 ministerial representatives and reflects a collective commitment to tackling climate change's complexities within urban contexts. |
| Mafraq Spatial Profile | 2024 | Based on a spatially focused and cross-sectoral situational analysis of urban settlements hosting displaced populations, this multi-level profile allows locals, stakeholders, and readers to develop a comprehensive spatial understanding of the existing situation as a basis for evidence-based decision making for long-term urban development strategies and infrastructure investment planning. |
| Douala 3 Profil Urbain - Cameroun | 2024 | Ce Profil urbain mène un ’analyse multisectorielle dans la deuxième commune d’arrondissment accueillant le plus grand nombre de PDI dans la ville de Douala : Douala 3. La répartition inégale des services urbains de base, les lacunes dans les infrastructures publiques, l'urbanisation dans les zones vulnérables aux risques environnementaux ont été identifiées, cartographiées et présentées. Ce diagnostic peut ensuite servir de base à des décisions pertinentes concernant les stratégies de développement urbain à court, moyen et long terme et la planification des investissements dans les infrastructures. |
| Niger State Urban Policy: A Roadmap to Transformation | 2024 | As part of the commitment of the Niger State Government (Nigeria) in creating compact, connected, socially inclusive and self-sustaining towns and cities in the State, the State Government has developed her Urban Development Policy with technical assistance from UN-Habitat. The overall goal of the Niger State Urban Policy is to achieve more transparent, equitable, productive, and resilient cities in Niger State, thereby positioning the cities to attain their potentials as engines of economic prosperity and development. The State Urban Policy (SUP) was adopted in 2021 by the Niger State Executive Council, as a framework to guide sustainable urban development in Niger State. This important milestone ushered in the next phase of the SUP: Implementation. The State then carefully selected four demonstration projects to be implemented as part of longer-term efforts to achieve the objectives of the SUP. |
| UN-Habitat Iraq Newsletter – April 2023 (English) | 2023 | UN-Habitat Iraq April 2023 Newsletter: Provides an update on UN-Habitat’s activities in Iraq as well as relevant policy and advocacy topics. |
| Evaluation of the Programme “Developing National Urban Policies and Smart City Strategies in Three Selected Countries: I.R. Iran, Myanmar & Nigeria” (2023/3) | 2023 | This Evaluation Report presents an assessment of the Korea-funded project titled “National Urban Policy Programme: Developing NUPs and Smart City Strategies” carried out between 2017 and 2022. This pilot phase of the NUPP was implemented in three countries: Islamic Republic of Iran, Myanmar and Niger State, Nigeria. The main target audience for the evaluation report includes the donor (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea), the three beneficiary countries, UN-Habitat and other partners. The report also serves as a key reference point of information for other governments, policymakers and urban professionals among other urban development stakeholders. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the implementation process, comparing the expected and actual goals, and noting the gaps for the three countries individually and for the overall programme. It also expounds on challenges encountered, lessons learned, and suggests mitigation strategies to improve future NUP or related projects. This evaluation was carried out by the team of researchers from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) from Australia, with the support of UN-Habitat |
| China Waste Wise Cities Good Practices: Series I | 2023 | As China's economy develops and urbanization accelerates, the urban population continues to increase. By the end of 2022, China's urbanization rate will reach 65.22%. As a result, the total amount of waste generated in the process of urban production and living also grows gradually over the years, and the coverage of waste collection and management continues to improve, with the composition of the waste and the treatment system becoming more and more complex. In order to ensure urban development, ecological environment, and residents' quality of life, China has continuously improved its waste management policy system, promoted the transformation and upgrade of waste management, and gradually realized a highquality development path from treatment and disposal to waste classification and fine management. In this report, three representative municipalities/districts in China, including Suzhou, Ningbo, and Yantian District of Shenzhen, are selected and analyzed. By summarizing their experiences in MSW management, this case study report has been compiled to provide insights and serve as a reference for other cities that facing challenges of MSW management. |
| Final evaluation of the EU-funded project on increased resilience of local authorities in Burkina Faso impacted by massive internal displacement and COVID-19 (2023/8) | 2023 | |
| UN-Habitat Iraq Newsletter – February 2023 (Arabic) | 2023 | UN-Habitat Iraq February 2023 Newsletter: Provides an update on UN-Habitat’s activities in Iraq as well as relevant policy and advocacy topics. |