UN-Habitat developed Myanmar National Building Code (MNBC) in coordination with Ministry of Construction and other technical bodies such as Myanmar Engineering Society (MES), focused on disaster resilient construction methods.

UN-Habitat developed Myanmar National Building Code (MNBC) in coordination with Ministry of Construction and other technical bodies such as Myanmar Engineering Society (MES), focused on disaster resilient construction methods.

This publication discusses three themes: key challenges that urban planning faces today, how a Planning Lab can address these and help local or national governments, and straightforward step-by-step guidelines on how to set up a Planning Lab.

This training guidebook falls within the framework of the project entitled “Enhanced Municipal Governance for Effective Decentralization in Lebanon”, implemented by UN-Habitat in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities/ Directorate General of Administrations and Local Councils and funded by the Italian Government.

The project aims at supporting the Directorate General through the empowerment of the Department of Guidance and Investigation and enhancing…

This paper explores on how one of the most vulnerable populations in Beirut, Syrian refugees,1 realise their security interests in the face of both the threat and actuality of violence, within plural provision arrangements.
It focuses on the local dynamics in two neighbourhoods of metropolitan Beirut, which are not necessarily found elsewhere in Lebanon; contrasts Syrian security perceptions and practices with those of Lebanese citizens in the same urban spaces; and highlights the role…

UN-Habitat City Profiles are a multi-sectoral spatial tool to improve understanding of vulnerabilities in specifically urban settings and to inform the response. Developed in close collaboration with unions, municipalities, humanitarian partners and other stakeholders, the profiles are based on currently available data and will be updated online to take account of new information, including that from UN-Habitat Neighbourhood Profiles and reported activities of crisis response partners from the…

The Kuwait National Report for the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) examines these six key areas: (1) urban demography, (2) land and urban planning, (3) the environment and urbanization, (4) urban governance and legislation, (5) urban economy, and (6) housing and basic services. The report also discusses past issues and lessons learned and identifies challenges that must be addressed and resolved through the New Urban Agenda.