This report provides an overview on the importance of the Informal Waste and Recovery Sector (IWRS) for ending plastic pollution. It outlines how the current negotiations towards a global instrument to end plastic pollution can leverage a just transition of the IWRS. It calls for the just transition of the IWRS to be fair, inclusive, and equitable, generating and preserving decent work opportunities in a way that leaves no one behind.

Through smart city initiatives, digital technologies are increasingly applied in cities to modernize city operations and transform service delivery. This report features findings from a systematic literature review and a global online survey completed by approximately 300 respondents, who have reported on the smart city governance practices of more than 250 municipalities in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North America.

People living in cities around the world use a wide range of municipal services on a regular basis. Services provided to residents such as garbage collection, the provision of playgrounds, parking spaces, streetlights, affordable housing, social support and public transport all require a local government that is committed to facilitating good quality of life in the city. As city governments undergo digital transformation, the digital and physical aspects of the city become more closely…

The Gender Policy and Plan (GPP) 2020-2023 is UN-Habitat’s roadmap for promoting
gender equality throughout its work. It is aligned with the organizational Strategic
Plan (2020-2023) and supports the New Urban Agenda (NUA) and the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) through its contribution to their implementation. The GPP
elaborates the gender dimensions of the programmatic results and the relevant
indicators for measuring success, as well as steps to…

La crise sociopolitique s’est progressivement transformée en conflit armé dans les régions du Nord-Ouest et du Sud-Ouest au Cameroun, cette situation a entrainé des vagues massives de personnes déplacées et installées dans les régions voisines de l’Ouest et du littoral. Les répercussions de ces flux démographiques ont été rapides sur la cohésion sociale au sein des collectivités hôtes au niveau individuel, économique, socioculturel et sociopolitique avec des tensions diverses. Face à la…

This document provides an overview of the current projects comprised within the UN-Habitat Somalia programme. It gives a brief description of the project, the duration of implementation, value, location, donor(s) and partners.

The Dar al-Consul Rehabilitation Project is an 8 years project, consisting of Phases I, II & III. The project is implemented by UN-Habitat and partners and supported by the EU with a total funding of 4.23million Euros, which aimed at improving the living conditions of Palestinian youth and families in the Old City of Jerusalem and enhancing the Palestinian cultural and civic identity.