UN-Habitat Iraq Newsletter – May 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.
Sustainable Reconstruction: A Framework for Inclusive Planning and Financing to Support Green Transition in the Arab States Region 2023 This framework represents a comprehensive guide for Arab countries emerging from conflict and crisis situations to design and implement sustainable reconstruction activities that accelerate efforts towards building forward better. Drawing on analyses of over 100 reports and consultations with multiple stakeholders across relevant sectors, including government officials, planners, investors, and others, in Iraq, Libya, the State of Palestine, Sudan, and elsewhere, the framework serves as an operational tool laying out valuable insights and practical recommendations for action by governments and partners across the region.

The Arab States region is subject to ongoing challenges from political upheavals, socio-economic disparities, conflicts and terrorism to natural disasters, desertification, periodic dust and sandstorms, and water scarcity. The cumulative impacts lead to significant pressures on and, at times, an outright destruction of infrastructure, displacement of populations, and environmental degradation. Sustainable reconstruction is an important component for any post-conflict and post-crisis strategy that can contribute to sustainable and lasting peace, stability, and prosperity.
UN-Habitat Iraq Newsletter – March 2023 (Arabic) 2023 UN-Habitat Iraq March 2023 Newsletter: Provides an update on UN-Habitat’s activities in Iraq as well as relevant policy and advocacy topics.
Executive Director’s Thematic Paper: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in times of global crises 2023 The present report was prepared for the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat Assembly), the main legislative body for global urban policymaking, to articulate the Executive Director’s position on the special theme “A sustainable urban future through inclusive and effective multilateralism: Achieving the SDGs in times of global crises”. The report examines the role of enhanced multilateralism in furthering key policy priorities and associated enablers in the implementation of the New Urban Agenda as a road map for the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals in times of global crisis.
Mainstreaming Migration and Displacement into Urban Policy: A Guide 2023 Migration and urbanization are increasingly two sides of the same coin: migration is in many countries a primary driver of urban growth, while cities in turn are serving as magnets for this movement. The connection between these processes is therefore central to the well-being of refugees, migrants and IDPs and the cities hosting them. With this in mind, this Guide has been developed to support national, sub-national and local governments in the management of migration and displacement in urban areas.

Besides outlining the basic policy processes involved in developing or revising urban policies that adequately address the realities of migration and displacement, it also includes a 10-step pathway of recommendations and actions to achieve a more holistic, integrated and effective policy response. Beginning with data collection and planning, then inclusive services and integration, the publication goes on to outline how different levels of government can work together and with partners more effectively, with the active participation of migrant and displaced populations themselves. It also examines how to achieve more funding and resources to deliver this response, particularly at the local levels where these are most needed.

The guidance and recommendations in this document are not only directed at national governments, who have traditionally dominated policy discussions around migration, but also sub-national, provincial and municipal authorities who are increasingly engaging with these issues directly themselves. Indeed, a central focus of this Guide is the importance of a multi-level and inclusive governance approach that brings together these different levels of government, as well as local partners from civil society, international organizations, business, academia, host and migrant communities. By following this pathway, national and local governments can together help realize better outcomes for cities.
Summary Report: High-Level Meeting on Financing Sustainable Urban Development 2023 The World Cities Day High-Level Meeting Summary Report is part of a vision to increase advocacy and crowd in industry experts worldwide to discuss the current global financing landscape of sustainable urban development and provide recommendations for strategic action to enhance existing financing mechanisms to catalyse sustainable urban development.

In recognition of this, UN-Habitat, Borsa Istanbul, and Think City jointly hosted a High-Level Meeting: A Dialogue on Financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on October 30, 2023, under the Global Observance of World Cities Day 2023. This High-Level meeting gathered prominent figures from the global financial, construction, infrastructure, consulting, governmental, academia, and multilateral agencies to discuss the current financing landscape for the SDGs and provide recommendations to Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, the Under-Secretary-General for the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-Habitat.

As the first iteration of many dialogues to come on the topic of sustainable urban finance, this summary report sets the foundation for future reference and represents the commitment of Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif to this cause of ensuring a sustainable urban future for all.
النشـــرة الإخباريـة موئل الأمم المتحدة 2023 نشرة يون-هابيتات العراق حزيران 2023: تقدم تحديثًا حول أنشطة يون-هابيتات في العراق، بالإضافة إلى المواضيع ذات الصلة بالسياسات والدعوة للتأثير
Mid-term Review of Hayenna – Integrated Urban Development Project in Egypt 2018-2024 (2023/11) 2023
UN-Habitat Iraq Newsletter – February 2023 (English) 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.
UN-Habitat’s Global Institutional Plan on Solutions to Internal Displacement 2023 In June 2022, in follow-up to the report by the High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement, the United Nations Secretary-General launched his Action Agenda on Internal Displacement. The Action Agenda calls for the UN family to step up its efforts to advance solutions at scale to internal displacement, prevent future displacement crises from emerging, and strengthen the quality of protection and assistance provided to those who are already displaced.