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Flagship Report
World Cities Report 2026: The Global Housing Crisis: Pathways to Action
The current global housing crisis is the outcome of decades of insufficient investment, rapid urbanization, economic instability, and displacement caused by conflict and disasters. Recent global estimates indicate that… Read more
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Annual Report
Annual Report 2025
The 2025 Annual Report presents how UN-Habitat advanced housing-led sustainable urban development as a foundation for more inclusive, resilient and sustainable cities. Framed around the principle that the future of… Read more
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Country Report
​UN-Habitat Lebanon Rapid Municipal Assessment Report
2026
​​Rapid Municipal Assessment of conflict-affected areas in Lebanon, presenting key findings on service delivery, infrastructure damage, and municipal capacities to support evidence-based recovery and humanitarian planning.​
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Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Guide to creating urban public SPACES for children
2026
Public spaces to play are important to children's health and development and are a core right. Yet with increasing urbanization, access to public spaces to play is shrinking, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This guide, developed by UN-Habitat, WHO and UNICEF, highlights the importance of public spaces for optimizing children's health and well-being, and realizing their comprehensive rights. It provides support for practitioners in developing and improving public…
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MERP RM Manual
Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Municipal Resource Mobilization Manual - Building the capacity of municipalities and unions of municipalities
2025
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Technical Report
Lebanon – Building destruction and debris quantities assessment - Baalbek-Hermel Governorate
2025
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BDDQA-Bekaa
Technical Report
Lebanon – Building destruction and debris quantities assessment - Bekaa Governorate
2025
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Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Sustainable Building Design for Zimbabwe
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Document
UN-Habitat at COP31 - Full Programme
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Press Release
UN-Habitat and ICPAC launch new guide to help Horn of Africa cities prepare for El Niño
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Statement by China at the extended bureau meeting in China
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Executive Director statement at the extended Bureau meeting in China in 2026
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Summary of the ad hoc working group on PBA meeting held on 26 October 2026
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Full programme
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Programme at a Glance
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Press Release
New UN guide keeps people in charge of AI in smart cities
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