Issue Brief: COVID-19 through the Lens of Urban Rural Linkages-Guiding Principles and Framework for Action (URL-GP) 2020 The issue brief on “Integrated Territorial approaches to the COVID-19” is part of the ongoing response initiatives by UN-Habitat in the light of Covid-19 pandemic. It provides a framework to enhance flows of people, goods, information and services while integrating interventions such as social protection and health services provision to slow infection rates.
The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2020 2020 The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2020 brings together the latest data to show us that, before the COVID-19 pandemic, progress remained uneven and we were not on track to meet the Goals by 2030. Some gains were visible: the share of children and youth out of school had fallen; the incidence of many communicable diseases was in decline; access to safely managed drinking water had improved; and women’s representation in leadership roles was increasing. At the same time, the number of people suffering from food insecurity was on the rise, the natural environment continued to deteriorate at an alarming rate, and dramatic levels of inequality persisted in all regions. Change was still not happening at the speed or scale required.
Consulta Cidades Sustantáveis 2020 The Sustianable Cities and Communities Consultation (Consulta Cidades Sustantáveis) demonstrates an innovative way to engage citizens, create awareness of sustainable city policies and the Agenda 2030, in addition to facilitating monitoring and gathering of data to support a dialogue with local governments. The report presents the results of the implementation of the consultation in Brazil from 2019 to 2020.
The New Urban Agenda Illustrated Handbook 2020 The New Urban Agenda Illustrated handbook prepared for all urban stakeholders globally supports a stronger understanding and implementation of the propositions contained in the New Urban Agenda.
The handbook analyses the contents and propositions of the New Urban Agenda and their synergies with the Sustainable Development Goals and Targets, and enriches them with visual illustrations, examples from all over the world and practical propositions for action.
The Role of National Urban Forums as multi-stakeholder platforms to accelerate implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda: Report on the Expert Group Meeting, October 2020 2020 This report summarises the proceedings of the EGM, highlighting case studies, best practices, and recommendations from experts and participants.
Public Space Site-Specific Assessment: Guidelines to Achieve Quality Public Spaces at Neighbourhood Level 2020 The Site-specific Assessment consists of a series of activities and tools to understand the quality of public spaces and influence, through a participatory process, the design of the site. The assessment focuses on a selected open public space and its five minutes walking radius (equivalent to 400-meter distance) referred in the document as the ‘walkable radius’. The guideline supports the user on how to gather the right data and what information is needed within the selected area in order to come up with adequate design and planning solutions.
Estado Global de las Metrópolis 2020 – Folleto de Datos Poblacionales 2020 En 2020 hay 1934 metrópolis con más de 300.000 habitantes que representan aproximadamente el 60% de la población urbana mundial. Al menos 2,59 mil millones de personas viven en metrópolis en 2020, lo que equivale a un tercio de la población global. 34 metrópolis han superado los 10 millones de habitantes; mientras que 51 tienen una población de 5 a 10 millones; 494 de 1 a 5 millones; y 1355 de 300.000 a 1 millón.

El aumento de la población y las tasas de consumo de suelo urbano descontrolado han sido responsables del surgimiento de ciudades y metrópolis más grandes y densas. Las definiciones de ciudades, aglomeraciones urbanas y áreas metropolitanas varían según los criterios legales, administrativos, políticos, económicos o culturales en los respectivos países y regiones. En marzo de 2020, la Comisión de Estadística de la ONU avaló una definición global de ciudades para facilitar la comparación internacional. Esta definición captura la extensión total de una ciudad, incluidas las áreas densas más allá de los límites municipales y define un área metropolitana como una ciudad y su zona de desplazamiento, que consiste en áreas suburbanas, periurbanas y rurales vinculadas económica y socialmente. Un enfoque apoyado por autoridades y expertos metropolitanos y las Perspectivas de la Urbanización Mundial (WUP).

Este Folleto utiliza los datos de la Revisión de 2018 de WUP para analizar tendencias metropolitanas globales entre los Grupos Regionales de las Naciones Unidas. Este folleto respalda el próximo Reporte del Estado Global de las Metrópolis de ONU-Habitat.

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Waste Wise Cities Newsletter 4 2020 This Issue of the newsletter looks at Waste Wise Cities Campaign Dumpsites & Landfills around the world, Issues around Dumpsites & Landfills, Innovations, Funding for Dumpsites & Landfills, WUF 10 and Updates and Outlook.
Waste Wise Cities Newsletter 7 2020 Waste Wise Cities was launched in 2018 by UN-Habitat’s Executive Director Ms Maimunah Mohd Sharif with a call to action to tackle the global waste management challenge. It aims to enhance municipal solid waste management as well as resource efficiency in the world’s cities by working in 4 key action areas with its Member Cities and Affiliates, namely: Knowledge & Good Practices Sharing; Waste Data & Monitoring; Advocacy & Education: and Project Finance & Bankability Support.
Sana'a City Profile 2020 One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Sana’a is an historically important center and capital city for most early state polities in the region. It is also the administrative center of the Sana’a governorate. This city profile describes and examines living conditions and needs in the city of Sana’a across a variety of sectors. It addresses key thematic findings made prominent by the impact of the ongoing conflict and its toll on the city’s population among others.