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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
Community self-help reconstruction
Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Community self-help reconstruction - Arabic
2008
Published in 2008, UN-Habitat developed a reader-friendly booklet with the aim of promoting community-led housing reconstruction. The booklet provides basic technical and financial instructions that would allow affected families, after Lebanon 2006 war, to plan, in an adequate manner and to finish the reconstruction of their houses.
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Eritrea - national and cities
Urban Profile
Eritrea: National and Cities Urban Profile
2008
Urban Profiling is an assessment of needs and capacity building gaps at the city level.
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Ethiopia National Urban Profil
Urban Profile
Ethiopia: National Urban Profile
2008
UN-HABITAT
In Ethiopia, the profiling was undertaken under the leadership of national and local authorities.
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Ethiopia Ambo Urban Profile
Urban Profile
Ethiopia: Ambo Urban Profile
2008
UN-HABITAT
In Ethiopia, the profiling was undertaken under the leadership of national and local authorities.
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Regional Report
Land Governance in the Middle East: Regional Perspectives for Improved Land Administration and Access to Housing
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Press Release
State of Andhra Pradesh in India and UN-Habitat commit to global urban innovation partnership
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Document
HSP/EB.2026/15 - Report of the Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme on the work of its first session of 2026
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HSP/EB.2026/15 - Report of the Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme on the work of its first session of 2026
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HSP/EB.2026/15 - Report of the Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme on the work of its first session of 2026
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Document
HSP/EB.2026/15 - Report of the Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme on the work of its first session of 2026
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Document
HSP/EB.2026/15 - Report of the Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme on the work of its first session of 2026
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Document
HSP/EB.2026/15 - Report of the Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme on the work of its first session of 2026
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Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Towards inclusive solutions to urban internal displacement: A global framework for Governments, UN agencies, the Resident Coordinator System and partners Arabic
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