Building on the core pillars of the Arab Strategy for Housing and Sustainable Urban Development 2030, the Arab Urban Agenda report has been produced, with an action oriented framework and an aim to consolidate the vision of the Arab region for urban development, and provide its perspective of the implementation of the New Urban Agenda in the region as well as the achievement of the SDGs, in particular the SDG 11 and other urban related goals.

The Arab Strategy for Housing and Sustainable Urban Development is considered to be a framework for joint Arab action in housing and sustainable urban development, and an important step to strengthen regional cooperation in the Arab region.

The regional report is based upon the national human settlements development reports provided by CIS member states (the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus (draft report), the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation (draft report), the Republic of Tajikistan), conclusions and assessments provided by national focal points and experts (the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Moldova), and other open analytic and information sources. 2 Analytical report…

Health at the heart of urban development strategies

This guide is primarily designed to provide practical knowledge on how to improve tenure security through land-use planning, with a focus on applications in developing countries.

The paper elaborates on the conceptual and practical framework of the principles of planned urbanization, characteristic of the integrated approach adopted by UN-Habitat to address the challenges of rapid urbanization in the developing world, namely (1) Rules and Regulations, (2) Urban Design, and the (3) Financial plan.

Due to a more stable phase in the prolonged conflict of the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN-Habitat recommends the initiation of permanent reconstruction and moving away from an emergency shelter in the area. The reconstruction process is recommended to reflect the local political, socio-cultural and physical context of the area and build on sustainable use of local building materials. In addition, generation of employment and local economic development through participatory processes…

A report that reviews the urbanization process over the last 20 years, analyses existing issues and new challenges and provide orientations for future urbanization

Against the background of pressing urban issues, the Philippine Government prepared its national report for the Habitat III Conference held in Quito, Ecuador, on October 2016, and to contribute to and inform the conference’s outcome document and framework, the New Urban Agenda.