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Comparative Analysis of Non-Profit Housing Legal Frameworks in five countries: Austria, Brazil, England, Netherlands, and South Africa: Urban Legal Case Studies, Volume 12
2023
More than 1.8 billion people worldwide lack adequate housing and the number of people living in informal settlements has passed a billion. Housing is a fundamental human right and UN-Habitat recognizes its catalyst role in the sustainable development agenda. ‘Housing at the centre’, a global approach set out by UN-Habitat in 2015, puts people and human rights at the foreground of sustainable urban development policies to leave no one and no place behind. A more coherent and comprehensive…
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Accelerating Integrated Urban Climate Action: Achievements and Impacts of the Urban-LEDS Phase II Project 2017 – 2021
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Accelerating Integrated Urban Climate Action: Achievements and Impacts of the Urban-LEDS Phase II Project 2017 – 2021
2022
The Urban-LEDS phase II sought to accelerate the pace of change in cities through targeted support to 72 local governments and 8 national governments to enhance integrated low emission and climate resilient development, access to finance and multi-level governance.
This report presents the learnings and progress from the development of Low Emissions Development Strategies and corresponding Climate Action Plans in 17 cities.
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Integrating the SDGs in Urban Project Design: Recommendations from the Global Future Cities Programme
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Integrating the SDGs in Urban Project Design: Recommendations from the Global Future Cities Programme
2022
Based on experiences from the Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK FCDO) funded UN-Habitat’s Global Future Cities Programme (GFCP), this report is one of a two-part series that shares insights and recommendations for global programmes that seek to drive transformative impact and accelerate SDG implementation in rapidly urbanising contexts.
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Partnering for Transformative SDG-Oriented Urban Development: Guidance for Multi-Partner Initiatives from the Global Future Cities Programme
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Partnering for Transformative SDG-Oriented Urban Development: Guidance for Multi-Partner Initiatives from the Global Future Cities Programme
2022
By sharing lessons from the Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK FCDO) funded UN-Habitat’s Global Future Cities Programme (GFCP), this report provides guidance to international organisations, donors, city authorities, UN agencies, and private sector on how to design and run multi-partner urban development initiatives that drive transformative impact and accelerate SDG implementation in rapidly urbanising cities.
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Generación de nuevos instrumentos para el financiamiento municipal Generating new instruments for municipal financing
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Generación de nuevos instrumentos para el financiamiento municipal Generating new instruments for municipal financing
2021
This publication presents a set of notable urban finance experiences that have been applied to various municipal management objectives in several countries and discusses their potential applicability in Bolivian cities.

Esta publicación presenta un conjunto de experiencias destacadas de finanzas urbanas que han sido aplicadas a diversos objetivos de gestión municipal en varios países y discute su potencial aplicabilidad en las ciudades bolivianas.
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Global Compendium of Practices on Local Economic and Financial Recovery
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Global Compendium of Practices on Local Economic and Financial Recovery
2021
The Global Compendium of Practices on Local Economic and Financial Recovery includes experiences and lessons from different cities on COVID-19 recovery. The provision of global practices gives cities across the globe an opportunity for peer-learning in developing and implementing their immediate response and recovery plans.
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Relatório de Progresso dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Município do Rio de Janeiro
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Relatório de Progresso dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Município do Rio de Janeiro
2020
The city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, within the framework of the "Accountability Systems for Measuring, Monitoring and Reporting on Sustainable City Policies in Latin America" project has produced its first voluntary local report on Rio's progress towards SDG 11. The report presents the city's progress and its commitment to the 2030 Agenda.
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Voluntary Local Report - Niterói, Brazil
2020
The city of Niterói in Brazil, within the framework of the "Accountability Systems for Measuring, Monitoring and Reporting on Sustainable City Policies in Latin America" project has produced its first voluntary local report on Niterói's progress towards SDG 11. The report presents the city's progress and its commitment to the 2030 Agenda.
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Consulta Cidades Sustantáveis
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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.

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UN-Habitat joins the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact
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Presentation made by Secretariat
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Multilevel Governance and Cooperation with Local and Regional Governments
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Contributions to upcoming priorities of the United Nations in 2024 and 2025
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Status of the preparations for the twelfth session of the World Urban Forum
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Briefing on the upcoming resumed second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly to be held in May 2025
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Discussions on upcoming elections of the UN-Habitat Governing Bodies and Membership of the Executive Board
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Status of preparation of the next Strategic Plan 2026-2029
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