| Mainstreaming Local Economic Development into Jordan's National Urban Policy Thematic Guide | 2021 | This guide addresses how Local Economic Development (LED) can be mainstreamed into urban policies, specifically the Jordan National Urban Policy. It supports the efforts to formulate, implement, and refine the approach to sustainable LED in Jordan by presenting recommendations on how and what LED dimensions could be incorporated into policies under various circumstances. |
| United Nations Global Road Safety Week 2021 | 2021 | Rapid urbanisation adds a strain to the already overburdened transport systems and the provision of safe infrastructure and transport services is lacking behind. Around the world, road traffic injuries cause 1.35 million deaths and up to 50 million injuries each year. Especially for young people road crashes are one of the leading causes of fatalities in our times. |
| UN-Habitat Iraq Newsletter: June 2021 | 2021 | UN-Habitat Iraq June Newsletter: Provides an update on UN-Habitat’s activities in Iraq as well as relevant policy and advocacy topics. |
| التقدُم المُحرَز بشأن معالجة المياه العادمة | 2021 | This report presents the global status on wastewater treatment and acceleration needs to achieve target 6.3 by 2030, based on the latest data on indicator 6.3.1 (total wastewater flows as well as flows from industrial sources and households). |
| Environmental and Social Safeguards System Version 3 (ESSS 3.1) | 2021 | The ESSS 3.1 describes UN-Habitat’s commitments, roles, and responsibilities towards environmental and social (E&S) risks and impacts associated with its activities. The ESSS 3.0 ensures that that E&S risks and impacts are managed from the conceptualization to the implementation of projects and programmes, in accordance with local regulations and international standards. |
| Project Newsletter 1: EU Response to Health and Socio-economic Impact of COVID-19 in Mogadishu | 2021 | This newsletter showcases the achievements of the first phase of the project as implemented by UN-Habitat, Danish Refugee Council, Save The Children, and The Benadir Regional Administration. This is within the project: “EU Response to Health and Socio-economic Impact of COVID-19 in Mogadishu” |
| Coastal Cities of the Western Indian Ocean Region and the Blue Economy: Status Report | 2021 | For the blue economy to flourish in coastal cities, service provision challenges must be addressed alongside or as part of specific blue economy investments, as part of holistic programming, integrated with wider resilient urban planning and climate adaptation. It is intended that this report and the accompanying documents within this project portfolio provide a solid foundation for future urban blue economy planning across the region. |
| Project De Development Inclusif Et Integre Des Territoires Urbans Et Ruraux En Afrique | 2021 | Le Cameroun a rejoint le projet de développement inclusif et intégré des territoires urbains et ruraux en Afrique, par la signature le 20 septembre 2019 d’un accord de coopération entériné par Madame le Ministre de l’Habitat et du Développement Urbain, afin de contribuer au renforcement des relations villes-campagnes. Ainsi, depuis 2019 un groupe national de travail interministériel dénommé « l’Equipe-pays » composé d’un Comité et d’un Secrétariat technique chargé de promouvoir, coordonner et suivre la prise en compte des « Relations Villes-Campagnes » dans les politiques et stratégies de développement a été constitué à cet effet. |
| Improving the Well-being of Host & Refugee Populations in Bourj Hammoud | 2021 | Maraach, one of the most densely populated areas in the Middle East, has some 6,000 residents composed of roughly 60 per cent vulnerable Lebanese and 40 per cent Syrian refugees and other nationalities. Residents face many challenges including poverty, limited access to water and electricity; few safe, accessible public spaces; exposed unsafe electrical wiring and run-down buildings and common spaces which were badly damaged by the Beirut Port explosion last year. |
| Urban Impact – Issue 13, July 2021 | 2021 | Urban Impact, a quarterly newsletter published by UN-Habitat, includes an overview of UN-Habitat’s support to countries to achieve sustainable urbanization, the latest initiatives on climate action, innovative financing for cities, and opportunities for partners to advocate and share urban best practices during Urban October 2021. It features new tools and publications, country programmes, upcoming events and gives an update on the organization’s financial situation and institutional development |