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Annual Report
Annual Report 2024
UN-Habitat’s 2024 Annual Report, Adequate Housing for All, highlights global efforts to address the housing crisis and advance sustainable urbanization. The report showcases progress in reducing inequality, promoting… Read more
World Cities Report 2024
Flagship Report
World Cities Report 2024: Cities and Climate Action
Cities are both the victims of climate change and among its worst offenders: though disproportionately exposed to its impacts, they are also responsible for generating a significant share of global greenhouse gas… Read more
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Regional Report
Nature-based Solutions in Urban Regeneration
2025
Practical guide to integrating Nature-based Solutions into urban regeneration. It explains what works at basin, city and neighbourhood scales; links NbS to the SDGs; and shows how co-governance, inclusive design and financing deliver resilience, biodiversity and livelihoods, with international case studies.
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Regional Report
Urban Regeneration for Climate Resilience
2025
How can urban regeneration drive climate resilience? This UN-Habitat paper sets out a practical, inclusive approach—linking planning, nature-based solutions and equitable development—to help cities reduce risk, adapt and thrive. Illustrated with cases from Haiti, Nepal, Mozambique and Mexico.
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Local Development Paper V6
Regional Report
Towards Inclusive Urban Futures: The Integrative Role of Local Development Agencies in Urban Regeneration
2025
A concise guide to how Local Development Agencies knit planning, finance and governance to regenerate disadvantaged areas and tackle spatial inequality Local Development Paper V6_2409…, with lessons and cases from Gothenburg, Barcelona, Turin, Santiago, Singapore and Nelson Mandela Bay—aimed at local governments and partners.
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SP26
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UN-Habitat’s Strategic Plan 2026-2029 (One Pager)
2025
UN-Habitat’s Strategic Plan 2026–2029 places housing, land and basic services at the centre of sustainable urban development. Responding to the global housing crisis affecting billions, the plan drives action on poverty, climate and crises, advancing the SDGs through inclusive policies, partnerships and impact.
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SP26
Global Report
UN-Habitat’s Strategic Plan 2026–2029
2025
UN-Habitat’s Strategic Plan 2026–2029 places housing, land and basic services at the centre of sustainable urban development. Responding to the global housing crisis affecting billions, the plan drives action on poverty, climate and crises, advancing the SDGs through inclusive policies, partnerships and impact.
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Technical Report
Rising temperatures, rising tensions: The urban climate-conflict nexus amid the global housing crisis
2025
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PLCS4V
Technical Report
Comparative Legal Research on Spatial Planning Hierarchies at Various Administrative Levels: Bangladesh, Japan, Malaysia, Panama, Paraguay, Republic of Korea, South Africa, Thailand, Philippines.
2025
UN-Habitat, as part of the Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building (ISCB) project in Viet Nam, funded by the Government of Switzerland through the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), conducted this comparative legal study of spatial planning laws and governance frameworks in nine countries—Bangladesh, Japan, Malaysia, Panama, Paraguay, the Republic of Korea, South Africa, Thailand, and the Philippines. The study examined how planning mandates and hierarchies are defined…
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Case Study - Saudi
Technical Report
Country Case Studies and Comparative Analysis of Planning Laws in Six (6) Countries: Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, South Korea and Spain (Catalonia Region).
2025
UN-Habitat has conducted an international benchmarking case study of planning laws in five countries and one sub-national region (Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, South Korea and Catalonia Region, Spain) to assess the impact of planning laws in these contexts on sustainable urban development. This has provided a spectrum of regulatory models and schemes for the spatial planning legal reform agenda in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. These case studies reveal that planning legal frameworks…
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Technical Report
UN-Habitat Technical Assistance Report: Rapid Assessment of the Legal Framework for Urban Development in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
2025
UN-Habitat, as part of the Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building (ISCB) project in Viet Nam funded by the Government of Switzerland through the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) as well as in collaboration with the Urban Development Agency under the Ministry of Construction, conducted a rapid assessment of Vietnam’s legal framework for urban development. The legislative analysis focussed on planning, housing, land, and local governance which identified key gaps, overlaps…
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Local Development Paper V6_24092025
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Unlocking Housing Solutions through National Urban Policies - Flyer
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Concept Note - Unlocking Housing Solutions through National Urban Policies
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Information Note for Participants
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Summary of Discussions
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Presentation by the Secretariat
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