Al-Hawtah City Profile 2020 This urban profile describes and examines living conditions and needs in the city of Al Hawtah across a variety of sectors. It addresses key thematic findings made prominent by the impact of the ongoing conflict, its toll on the city’s population, and the ability of institutions to provide basic services.
The Housing Barometer. A tool to support a rapid housing sector review. 2020 The Housing Barometer draws on the Practical Guide for Conducting Housing Profiles by UN-Habitat. The tool was created with the dual goal to support the realization of the housing profiles and to support the housing sector analysis, stimulating holistic and integrated thinking, and strengthening the users’ understanding about the complexity of the housing sector and the interlinkages between the various attributes and sub-sectors of housing.
Breaking Cycles of Risk Accumulation in African Cities 2020 How can cycles of risk accumulation in African cities be broken in ways that also enhance local and city-wide development? This book addresses this question by drawing on the experience of researchers, policy makers and community organisers working in African cities.
Spatial Development Strategic Framework: Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate (2030) 2020 The Spatial Development Strategic Framework, also known as the city-region plans for Hebron, Ramallah and Al-Bireh, and Jerusalem governorates adopt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as the overarching framework to promote for the process of sustainable spatial development, and the achievement of harmonious urbanization through better functional urban-rural linkages in Palestine.
Report of the Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum 2020 This report of the Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) held in Abu Dhabi 8-13 February 2020 summarises its remarkable achievements in terms of numbers, quality of presentations and debates, gender balance of speakers, an exceptional Urban Expo, the integrated spaces and the opportunities for encounters, exchange and partnerships. It also highlights examples of inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable urban development for all, with a strong cultural component.
COVID-19 Response Report of Activities 2020 This report covers activities undertaken at the corporate, regional and country levels for the period March-August 2020. It outlines key areas which are shaping UN-Habitat’s work related to COVID-19 and the consequences of the global pandemic for longer-term work on post COVID-19, learning from this crisis and building back better cities for all.
Urban Profiling Manual 2020 Somalia’s cities are growing at a fast rate. By 2026, more somalies will live in urban centres when in villages. People need basic services: they need water, health centres, job, kids need go to the school...Therefore the need to collect and process relevant and reliable data on all aspects on urban life becomes more important for decision makers, governement, private sector, civil society and humanitarian and development partners.
Caribbean Strategy for Informal Settlements Upgrading 2020 Caribbean Strategy for Informal Settlements Upgrading (CSISU) recognizes that informal settlements are a product of failures in the shelter, land and housing systems, evident in the lack of capacity to adequately meet shelter needs and provide employment and services in step with urbanization in the Caribbean. While these factors affect households across the socio-economic spectrum, informal settlements are disproportionately burdened, as they are home to a significant proportion of lower income households, whose vulnerability is further exacerbated by climate change. Therefore, the strategy focuses on informality in the region as a policy priority that requires dedicated resources and collective know-how to respond to this major issue. It provides opportunity to galvanize broad-based partnership and innovation development and ultimately promote inclusive urban development and build the resilience of the most vulnerable, making great strides towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 11 Target 1 and New Urban Agenda in the region.
La COVID-19 dans les villes africaines : Impacts, ripostes et recommandations politiques 2020 Déclarée pandémie mondiale par l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), la COVID-19 paralyse l'économie mondiale et bouleverse la vie des gens, menaçant ainsi le développement durable dans toutes ses dimensions. L'Afrique est également confrontée aux conséquences désastreuses de la crise, nécessitant ainsi des politiques et des stratégies de réaction, de redressement et de reconstruction idoines. À l'échelle mondiale, les zones urbaines sont les épicentres de l'épidémie et représentent la plupart des cas confirmés de COVID-19.
C’est dans cette optique que l’ONU-Habitat, en collaboration avec la Commission économique des Nations unies pour l'Afrique (CEA), le Fonds d'équipement des Nations unies (FENU), Cités et Gouvernements Locaux Unis d'Afrique (CGLU), la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) et Shelter Afrique se sont associés pour produire ce nouveau rapport intitulé COVID-19 dans les villes africaines : Impacts, ripostes et recommandations politiques.
Le rapport propose plusieurs interventions pour relever rapidement et efficacement les défis posés par la pandémie COVID-19 en Afrique au niveau urbain, sous la direction des gouvernements nationaux et locaux avec le soutien des institutions de développement internationales et régionales.
2020 Catalogue of Services 2020 The 2020 Catalogue of Services provides an overview of some of the tried and tested services UN-Habitat offers to support national governments, local governments, and stakeholders. UN-Habitat receives requests for assistance to address particular challenges faced by cities, regions and countries, therefore this Catalogue is divided into sub-sections to allows readers to quickly locate services that are most relevant for their context and priorities.