| Strategic Engagement of the Quality of Life Initiative at the 12th Session of the World Urban Forum | 2024 | At the 12th Session of the World Urban Forum in Cairo, the Quality of Life Initiative showcased how cities can rethink urban development through a human-centric lens. Our new knowledge document summarizes the strategic engagements at WUF12 and how this will inform our next steps, scaling up to 100 cities in 40 countries in 2025. In the synthesis, we share what we demonstrated at WUF, including leveraging cities as storytellers, forging strategic partnerships, and putting people and health at the heart of what we do. |
| Legislative and Administrative Land and Property Rights Framework: Lebanon | 2024 | This report analyses the land sector in Lebanon by looking at its legal and institutional set up, its stakeholders, and the key land administration functions: land tenure, land value, land use, land development, and land disputes’ resolution. The most important legislation is annexed and a set of preliminary recommendations for consideration by national stakeholders complement the report. |
| Global State of National Urban Policy 2024 | 2024 | A robust national urban policy (NUP) facilitates achieving sustainable urban development as a shared responsibility across levels of government and amongst all actors by setting a shared vision, providing adequate coordination mechanisms, and guiding investments to address national and subnational development priorities. From the analysis of 78 countries across the globe, this edition shows that NUP is increasingly becoming a critical instrument to manage urban challenges and to advance sustainable urbanization, with more than 80% of countries having a NUP in place. The report reviews how countries’ NUPs are fostering adequate, inclusive and sustainable housing. The report also explores how countries are using NUP to enhance their resilience to current and emerging shocks. The report has been co-developed by UN-Habitat and the OECD as a key outcome of the National Urban Policy Programme. |
| Vision, Area Planning, & Action Plan Report for Al Hussein Neighbourhood | 2024 | Following the spatial analytics done in the Mafraq Spatial Profile and through a participatory approach, this report provides a practical example on neighbourhood planning. It is a blueprint on transforming evidence-based studies into financeable projects and translating the area plan into an action plan, all of which help realize the formulated vision for the Al-Hussein Neighbourhood. |
| Rapport sur la mise en oeuvre du Nouveau Programme pour les villes | 2024 | These guidelines have been prepared in response to Resolution (RES/71/256. New Urban Agenda)adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2016, which endorses the New Urban Agenda adopted by the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III). |
| 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 Spatial Profile - Cameroon | 2024 | This Spatial Profile conducts a comprehensive review of urban areas hosting IDPs, focusing on several sectors. It focuses on the second Subdivision hosting the largest number of IDPs in the city of Douala: Douala 3. Unequal distribution of basic urban services, gaps in public infrastructure, urbanization on areas vulnerable to environmental hazards were identified, mapped and presented. This diagnostic can then be used as a basis for informed decisions regarding short, medium and long-term urban development strategies and infrastructure investment planning. |
| Briefing note on international and domestic frameworks safeguarding against forced eviction in Afghanistan | 2024 | Evictions remove people from their homes, sometimes legally if in the public interest and with no alternatives. Forced evictions violate human rights. Authorities must justify evictions, consult affected communities, provide notice, and offer compensation. Evictions must be safe, with no unnecessary force. Afghanistan’s legal protections exist but remain uncertain post-2021, making advocacy crucial to prevent forced evictions. |
| A Road Map Towards a Socioeconomic Development Plan for the Union of Municipalities of Jezzine, South Governorate | 2024 | |
| Urban Regeneration for Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals | 2024 | The paper ‘Urban Regeneration for Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals’ focuses on demonstrating how urban regeneration can drive progress across at least 15 SDGs and advance 45 targets. It includes four case studies from different regions to illustrate the impacts and lessons learnt. |