The profiles were produced under the UN Joint Programme for Local Governance Somalia. They serve as working papers and tools that can be applied by further local authorities when entering into community-based and area planning exercise. They summarize major aspects of an urban analysis from the spatial perspective.

Four years after signing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, countries have taken action to integrate the Goals and targets into their national development plans and to align policies and institutions behind them. The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2019 uses the latest available data to track global progress on the SDGs and to take stock of how far we have come in realizing our commitments. The report shows that, while advances have been made in some areas, monumental challenges…

O Setor Autónomo de Bissau, com assistência técnica da ONU-Habitat, reuniu os principais atores relevantes para criar uma visão comum e partilhada do desenvolvimento sustentável da cidade, o Bissau 2030, que orientará o seu desenvolvimento para um futuro mais inclusivo, sustentável e resiliente.

Every October UN-Habitat and partners organize a month of activities, events and discussions on urban sustainability. In 2018 Urban October celebrations began with World Habitat Day on 1 October on the theme of Municipal Solid Waste Management. The global observance was hosted by the Government of Kenya in Nairobi. Urban October ended with the World Cities Day global observance being celebrated in Liverpool, United Kingdom on 31 October with the theme Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities.…

Every October UN-Habitat and partners organize a month of activities, events and discussions on urban sustainability. In 2018 Urban October began with World Habitat Day on 1 October on the theme of Municipal Solid Waste Management, with the global observance co-hosted by the Government of Kenya in Nairobi. It ended with the World Cities Day global observance being celebrated in Liverpool, United Kingdom on 31 October with the theme Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities. Local, regional and…

Results of a national public consultation undertook by UN-Habitat in partnership with Colab to collect the perception of Brazilian city dwellers to stablish a diagnosis of the achievement of SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities). The results are aimed at supporting municipal authorities by orientating public policies to address the challenges of urbanisation.

Using the Global Sample of Cities (see Annex) as a statistically representative dataset, the Urban Legislation Unit of UN-Habitat has conducted an objective, evidence-based assessment on the application of physical planning laws. The Global Sample makes it possible for individual values to be assigned to cities after which the variations in these figures can be studied among the world regions, income groups, or population sizes.

O Perfil do Setor de Habitação (PSH) é um estudo de diagnóstico cujo objetivo principal é servir de suporte à elaboração e implementação de uma Política Nacional de Habitação, bem como de outras iniciativas de desenvolvimento habitacional, e assim cooperar para a promoção de habitação acessível e apropriada para todos os cabo-verdianos.

This publication examines the inter-relationships between land tenure and climate vulnerability. The analysis has been framed according to peoples’ exposure to climate-related hazards, the sensitivity of different elements at risk in both urban and rural contexts and understanding how insecure land tenure influences the adaptive capacity of communities and individuals.