| Cities and Pandemics: Towards a more just, green and healthy future | 2021 | The UN-Habitat’s report - Cities and Pandemics: Towards a more just, green and healthy future – evidences how cities can reduce the impact of future pandemics and become more prosperous, fair and environmentally friendly. The Report calls for the response and recovery to pandemics to be based on human rights principles. It outlines how cities should lead the move towards a New Social Contract between governments, the public, civil society and the private sector. |
| The territorial dimension of displacement in northern Mozambique | 2021 | In support of planning, management, and implementation of actions to address recovery needs and urban durable solutions, UN-Habitat has developed the position paper « The territorial dimension of displacement in northern Mozambique » that aims to advocate for the promotion and joint implementation of integrated urban interventions improving the living conditions of host communities and IDPs, as well as supporting a local governance mechanism to drive sustainable urban development. |
| 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. |
| Progress on Wastewater Treatment – 2021 Update | 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). |
| The role of land in achieving adequate and affordable housing | 2021 | The handbook provides tested approaches and practical frameworks for improving access to affordable housing through the leverage of land and includes a range of tax-based, fee-based and development-based policy instruments. It also features regulatory framework to formulate planning standards that reduce land costs and planning and building regulations that permit incremental housing construction, as well as spatial planning that puts land to efficient use. |
| Supporting Planning for Integrated Refugee and Host Communities.- August-September Issue | 2021 | This bimonthly newsletter by UN-Habitat highlights the programmes being implemented by the Humanitarian-Development Practices workstream of the Agency, in partnership with governments, implementation partners, refugee, migrants and host communities. The work stream addresses commitments within the Global Compact on Refugees, Global Compact for Migration, Agenda 2030 and the SDGs, to contribute a comprehensive response to "Leave No One Behind". |
| An overview of food security in a context of urbanization | 2021 | This publication is a tool to support autonomous municipal governments for planning and generating articulated actions towards food security and promotion of food systems based on short chains in cities. _____ Esta publicación es una herramienta para apoyar a los gobiernos autónomos municipales en la planificación y generación de acciones articuladas hacia la seguridad alimentaria y la promoción de sistemas alimentarios basados en cadenas cortas en las ciudades. |
| State of Addis Vol. II: Towards a Healthier City | 2021 | The 'State of Addis Vol.II: Towards a healthier city', focuses on how the COVID 19 pandemic unfolded in the city of Addis Ababa. The report explores the impact of the pandemic on the city; the response from the authorities and civil society; and the relation of urban infrastructure to urban health and resilience in the context of Addis Ababa. |
| EU response to health and socio-economic impact of COVID-19 in Mogadishu- Project Brief | 2021 | The project is implemented in close collaboration with the Benadir Regional Administration/ Mogadishu Municipality and in partnership with World Health Organization, Danish Refugee Council and Save the Children. The aim of the action is to support the preparedness, response and mitigation activities of the BRA. |
| Toolkit: How to Read and Use the Lebanon Neighbourhood Profiles | 2021 | To promote evidence-based programming and coordination among state and non-state actors, UN-Habitat and UNICEF have jointly completed 28 profiles of disadvantaged neighbourhoods across Lebanon. This collaboration responds to the long-standing need for reliable, multi-sectoral spatial data required to inform sustainable development and humanitarian response by all actors. |