| UN-Habitat Lebanon Country Programme Newsletter- Issue 03: Placing cities at the heart of Lebanon’s future recovery and sustainable development | 2022 | In this edition, UN-Habitat Lebanon’s Urban Digest, highlights the programme’s updates on several of the agency’s ongoing projects in the country, a wrap-up of the first National Urban Forum of Lebanon, a deep dive into Beirut’s urban recovery efforts while the country suffers from an ever-deepening socio-economic and financial crisis. The newsletter also features key updates on the programme’s projects. |
| UN-Habitat Iraq Newsletter – November 2022 | 2022 | UN-Habitat Iraq November 2022 Newsletter: Provides an update on UN-Habitat’s activities in Iraq as well as relevant policy and advocacy topics. |
| Findings from Innovate4Cities 2021 and Update to the Global Research and Action Agenda | 2022 | This report has been developed by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) and UN-Habitat based on the outcomes of 2021 Innovate4Cities Conference co-sponsored by UN-Habitat, GCoM and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It is intended to inform research, policy and public discussions on the global research and action agenda for cities and climate change science. |
| Urban Planning Law for Climate Smart Cities: The Urban Law Module of the Law and Climate Change Toolkit | 2022 | Urban areas account for two thirds of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption, making them major contributors to climate change. Cities are already suffering from extreme weather events, flooding, subsidence, storms, heat waves, water scarcity, droughts, and sea-level rise, among other climate change effects. Additionally, the laws, institutions, and policies governing urban planning in cities have unintended effects on their capacity to adapt to the changing climate. |
| Assessment of Zimbabwe Legislation through the Urban Law Module of the Law and Climate Change Toolkit SUMMARY REPORT | 2022 | |
| GLOBAL ACTION PLAN: Accelerating for Transforming Informal Settlements and Slums by 2030 | 2022 | The Global Action Plan is a technical framework prepared by key stakeholders that identifies initial steps for significant slum transformation. Despite global efforts, the challenge of slums remains, with slum dwellers projected to triple without action. The framework supports urgent attention and coordinated action to achieve sustainable and inclusive transformation by 2030. |
| Guidance for Responding to Displacement in Urban Areas | 2022 | UN-Habitat and UNHCR have been working together to advance their shared mandate to improve assistance for UNHCR’s persons of concern (PoC), and to maximize synergies along the humanitarian-development continuum. This guidance identifies key considerations to build upon organizational mandates to protect vulnerable populations through inclusive and sustainable urban planning. |
| Roles and Functioning of Regional Technical Offices – Assessment Report | 2022 | The aim of the RTO is to guide the union to move from emergency response to recovery planning by providing technical and engineering assistance in municipal projects, as well as by supporting decision-making processes, enhancing service delivery, and addressing governance issues at the regional level. |
| UN-Habitat Iraq Newsletter – July 2022 | 2022 | UN-Habitat Iraq July 2022 Newsletter: Provides an update on UN-Habitat’s activities in Iraq as well as relevant policy and advocacy topics. |
| UN-Habitat Somalia Programme Country Briefing Note 2022 | 2022 | This document provides an overview of the current projects comprised within the UN-Habitat Somalia programme. It gives a brief description of the project, the duration of implementation, value, location, donor(s) and partners. |