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Land Professionals in the Arab region: Roles, capacities and contribution to land governance and land tenure security
Technical Report
Land Professionals in the Arab region: Roles, capacities and contribution to land governance and land tenure security
2023
This study identifies formal and nonformal land professionals’ categories, their current functions and the additional roles that they would need to take up to improve land governance and establish functioning and fit-for-purpose land administration systems in the Arab region. The study highlights the common challenges faced by land professionals and takes stock of their current capacities, the additional capacities they would need, and the interventions that would enable them to adequately play...
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UN-Habitat Regional Office for Arab States Overview 2022
Regional Report
UN-Habitat Regional Office for Arab States Overview 2022
2023
The UN-Habitat Regional Office for the Arab States, located in Cairo, supports 18 countries in the region to promote socially and environmentally sustainable cities. In a rapidly urbanising region, UN-Habitat envisions well-planned and well-governed cities through focusing on adequate housing, urban recovery, access to basic services, public spaces, policy and governance, housing, land and property rights, localisation of the Sustainable Development Goals and climate action.
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Country Report
Ukraine mission report
2023
This second mission of UN-Habitat was deployed to Ukraine to prepare for the upcoming launch of UN-Habitat’s activities in the country, in line with the requests from its Executive Board (March 2022) and a request from the government of Ukraine (July 2022). It allowed the team to address a number of issues that required clarification before the establishment of UN-Habitat in Ukraine.
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UN-Habitat’s Global Institutional Plan on Solutions to Internal Displacement
Policy and Strategy
UN-Habitat’s Global Institutional Plan on Solutions to Internal Displacement
2023
In June 2022, in follow-up to the report by the High-Level Panel on Internal Displacement, the United Nations Secretary-General launched his Action Agenda on Internal Displacement. The Action Agenda calls for the UN family to step up its efforts to advance solutions at scale to internal displacement, prevent future displacement crises from emerging, and strengthen the quality of protection and assistance provided to those who are already displaced.
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Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Urban Planning and Design for Climate Resilience: A Reference Tool for Local Governments and Planning Actors in the Philippines
2023
Building resilience must be at the core of planning and designing our cities. Aligned with the Philippine New Urban Agenda vision “Better, Greener, Smarter Cities in an Inclusive Philippines”, this guide provides a platform to equip users with concepts and technical information on urban planning and design for climate resilience. It aims to deliver guidance for national government agencies, local government units, and other stakeholders in pursuing resilient and sustainable development. This...
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Policy and Strategy
Resilient and Green Human Settlements Framework
2023
The Resilient and Green Human Settlements Framework (RGHSF) is a policy document that first, helps to restructure the way we view human settlements in the Philippines, particularly through the lens of climate change and disaster resilience.
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Flagship Programme 1: Inclusive, Vibrant Neighbourhoods and Communities
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Flagship Programme 1: Inclusive, Vibrant Neighbourhoods and Communities
2023
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A sustainable urban future through inclusive and effective multilateralism: achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in times of global crises
Paper
Executive Director’s Thematic Paper: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in times of global crises
2023
The present report was prepared for the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat Assembly), the main legislative body for global urban policymaking, to articulate the Executive Director’s position on the special theme “A sustainable urban future through inclusive and effective multilateralism: Achieving the SDGs in times of global crises”. The report examines the role of enhanced multilateralism in furthering key policy...
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Urban Profile
Vision, Scenario Building, and Action Plan for Al-Afrah Neighbourhood
2023
Following the spatial analytics done in the Irbid Spatial Profile and through a participatory approach, this report provides a practical example on neighbourhood planning. It is a blueprint on transforming evidence-based studies into financeable projects and translating the optimal scenario into an action plan, all of which help realize the formulated vision for the Al-Afrah neighbourhood.
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HSP/EB.2024/8-Implementation of resolutions adopted by the United Nations Habitat Assembly(Advance version)
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HSP/EB.2024/2-Financial status of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme as at 31 December 2023(Advance version)
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HSP/EB.2024/9-Implementation of the United Nations development system reform in the United Nations Human Settlements Programme(Advance version)
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HSP/EB.2024/11-Actions to improve the internal management policies and procedures of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme(Advance version)
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Press Release
ASEAN and UN-Habitat advance regional sustainable urban development
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HSP/EB.2024/5 -Development of the strategic plan for the period 2026–2029(Advance versions)
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Inter-Agency Standing Committee Deputies Group meets in person in Nairobi
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Development of the strategic plan for the period 2026–2029
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Report of the Executive Director on the implementation of Resolutions adopted by the United Nations Habitat Assembly
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