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Annual Report
Annual Report 2024
UN-Habitat’s 2024 Annual Report, Adequate Housing for All, highlights global efforts to address the housing crisis and advance sustainable urbanization. The report showcases progress in reducing inequality, promoting… Read more
World Cities Report 2024
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World Cities Report 2024: Cities and Climate Action
Cities are both the victims of climate change and among its worst offenders: though disproportionately exposed to its impacts, they are also responsible for generating a significant share of global greenhouse gas… Read more

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Slum Upgrading Legal Assessment Tool
Technical Report
Slum Almanac 2015-2016
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Bridging the Affordability Gap: Towards a Financing Mechanism for Slum Upgrading at Scale in Nairobi
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A Practical Guide to Designing, Planning, and Executing Citywide Slum Upgrading Programmes
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The Challenge of Slums - Global Report on Human Settlements 2003
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Prosperity for all enhancing the informal economy through participatory slum upgrading
World Cities Report 2024
Flagship Report
World Cities Report 2024: Cities and Climate Action
2024
World Cities Report 2024: Cities and Climate Action

This edition of the World Cities Report provides a wide and far-reaching analysis of the current and expected climate impacts on different regions and cities, as well as the differing vulnerabilities urban populations face due to factors such as poverty, inequality, ethnicity, gender, disability and other characteristics. Notwithstanding the acute financial and institutional shortfalls many face, the Report shows that cities are…
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Waste Management and Resource Utilization in China and Africa: Practices in Shanghai and Lagos
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Waste Management and Resource Utilization in China and Africa: Practices in Shanghai and Lagos
2024
The SDG, Agenda 2063: Africa we want and the New Urban Agenda underscores the need for international cooperation, knowledge sharing, and technology transfer to address the global solid waste challenge. They call for increased investment in waste management infrastructure and capacity building, particularly in developing countries. As representative cities at distinct stages of development, Shanghai, China and Lagos, Nigeria have amassed unique experiences in waste management. These experiences…
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Annual Report 2023: Local action in a time of crises
Annual Report
Annual Report 2023: Local action in a time of crises
2024
In a world grappling with crises, cities emerge as pivotal agents of change. UN-Habitat’s 2023 report underscores the urgent need for urban transformation to tackle issues ranging from climate change to inequality, while emphasizing the pivotal role of cities in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
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The Critical Role of Nature-based Solutions for Enhancing Climate Resilience in Informal Areas
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The Critical Role of Nature-based Solutions for Enhancing Climate Resilience in Informal Areas: An Urban Supplement to the UNFCCC Technical Guidelines on National Adaptation Plans
2023
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Strategy Paper on Nature-based Solutions to Build Climate Resilience in Informal Areas
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Strategy Paper on Nature-based Solutions to Build Climate Resilience in Informal Areas
2023
This strategy paper draws from research and project experience applying nature-based solutions (NBS) for climate resilience in informal areas to better understand the potential and challenges for upscaling implementation to reduce vulnerability, address climate risk, and contribute to sustainable development for the urban poor and the natural environment.
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Urban Profile
Baidoa City Strategy
2023
This document provides a City-Wide Strategy for Baidoa that defines a clear direction and provides a holistic vision of sustainable urban growth for the upcoming years. Furthermore, the City Extension Plan for Baidoa North defines a clear spatial development framework for the most critical

area of the city, and proposes demonstration projects and fast-track infrastructure projects to prioritize the urgent interventions within Baidoa.




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Executive Director’s Report 2022
Policy and Strategy
Executive Director’s Report 2022
2023
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Technical Report
GLOBAL ACTION PLAN: Accelerating for Transforming Informal Settlements and Slums by 2030
2022
The Global Action Plan is a technical framework prepared by key stakeholders that identifies initial steps for significant slum transformation. Despite global efforts, the challenge of slums remains, with slum dwellers projected to triple without action. The framework supports urgent attention and coordinated action to achieve sustainable and inclusive transformation by 2030.
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Assessment of Namibia Legislation through the Urban Law Module of the Law and Climate Change Toolkit FULL REPORT
2022
UN-Habitat, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Regional Programme Energy Security and Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa (KAS), and the University of Michigan (United States of America), through the project on Urban Law for Resilient and Low Carbon Urban Development in Malawi, Namibia, and Zimbabwe, were able to assess the capacity of climate laws and policies in Namibia to adapt to climate change. The assessment was done through the UN-Habitat Urban Law Module of the Law and Climate Change Toolkit…
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Press Release
Sevilla Platform for Action launched to boost local finance for sustainable development
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Roadmap of meetings of the Governing Bodies of UN-Habitat 2025 (version 2 July 2025)
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Press Release
The African Development Bank and UN-Habitat scale up drive for sustainable urbanization in Africa
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RFP Housing course LSG
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Shanghai Manual 2024 (Chinese)
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RISE UP for Sustainable Urban Resilience Multi-layered Vulnerability Profile for Debre Birhan Cit
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Presentation by the Secretariat
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