The set of issue papers presents themes and issues that the UN System in Brazil considers relevant in the scope of the implementation process of SDGs 6, 7, 11, 12 and 15 in Brazil and intend on serving as subsidies to the National Commission for the corresponding thematic discussions in the preparatory phase for the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development of 2018, as well as in other relevant opportunities.

The glossary of terms of Sustainable Development Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities presents terms and definitions on the topic. The document is intended to serve as a subsidy for the debate on public policies, in a neutral way, between institutions and individuals.

The report consists of a multi-sectoral tool providing a detailed assessment of the urban functionality and services, and the population dynamics with a focus on the conflict implications in terms of demographic changes, infrastructure damage, socio-economic landscape and coping mechanisms adopted by the population.

New Urban Agenda in Hindi

The National Urban Policy (NUP) is a tool that allows national governments to guide the urbanization process as well as a guiding tool that provides a clear and coordinated view of the directions to be taken by public policies on the territorial development of cities, enabling greater and better vertical and horizontal coordination.

The Initial Planning Framework for the Reconstruction of Mosul was developed jointly with UNESCO. It provides an analysis of the current reconstruction and recovery activities in Mosul and highlights emerging needs for the urban recovery and medium-term development of the city. It also proposes an action framework to address immediate, short- and medium-term reconstruction needs.

Globally, poverty in urban areas is evident in the proliferation of slums and informal settlements. In 2001, 47% of the world’s population lived in urban areas, and it was expected that the number would reach over 56% within the next two decades,1 with a billion-people living in a slum.2 Moreover, at least 2 million people in the world are forcibly evicted every year, while millions are threatened with forced evictions. These issues continue to persist despite the fact that the right to…

UN-Habitat’s Public Space Programme has been supporting the engagement of communities internationally in revitalizing their neighborhoods through public space designs, such as the creation of court yards, streets and shared facilities etc. Participants are taught in an engaging and creative way on how to visualize the potentials of public spaces within their neighborhoods. Not only can this provide for better management of public spaces within the Kalobeyei New Settlement or Kalobeyei Town, in…

The Public Space Profile forms a policy driven overview of the current practice of public spacedevelopment and management in the Municipality of Pristina as well as a profiling of the publicspace supply and quality at the city scale.