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Annual report 2022
The global economic crisis and COVID-19 have exacerbated inequality and stalled sustainable economic development. Conflict, food insecurity, the climate crisis and other emergencies forced more than 100 million people… Read more
Global Report
Rescuing SDG 11 for a resilient urban planet
The current report shows that the world is off track in achieving SDG 11. Rescuing SDG 11 is urgent for the sake of present and future generations. The report points to the immense opportunities that exist and the… Read more
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Urban Profile
Public Space Profile Pristina
2017
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.
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Annual Report
Global Public Space Programme Annual report 2017
2017
UN-Habitat’s Global Public Space Programme, launched in 2012, is now active in more than 30 cities across the world. We produce policy guides, share knowledge and carry out advocacy work to promote public space as a key element to ensure good quality of life for all urban residents.
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Technical Report
Coming in from the Margins: Ending Displacement & Increasing Inclusion in Afghan Cities
2016
Since 2002, over 5.6 million Afghans have returned from neighbouring countries and as many as 40% of them have not been able to reintegrate in their original locations. The total number of recorded IDPs in Afghanistan is more than 1.2 million. These returnees together with IDPs, rural-urban migrants and high natural population growth have resulted in an unprecedented expansion of Afghan cities. During the past decade, returnees, IDPs and low-income migrants face major obstacles to accessing…
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Paper
Using Minecraft for Youth Participation in Urban Design and Governance
2015
The purpose of this paper is to outline UN-Habitat’s approach to using information and communication technology (ICT) as an enabler to encourage youth participation in urban design and governance.
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Activities Report
Planning City Extensions: Public and private space for expanding cities
2013
Final Report on the Global Experts Group Meeting “PLANNING CITY EXTENSIONS: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACE FOR EXPANDING CITIES” held in Barcelona, Spain, 16-18 September 2013
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Technical Report
Streets as Public Spaces and Drivers of Urban Prosperity
2013
A key finding of this report is "the expansion of cities has been accompanied by changes in land use, both in terms of form as well as structure. Streets, as public spaces, have lost their importance in terms of their share of land, as well as their prominent role in shaping the culture and history of cities."
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Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Activaciones Urbanas para la Apropiación del Espacio Público.
2013
Serie Laboratorio de Innovación Urbana para la Convivencia y la Gobernanza de la Seguridad
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Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Aprendiendo a convivir en los espacios públicos y privados
2013
El incremento de la conflictividad y la violencia en algunas zonas urbanas de América Latina y el Caribe ha generado la movilización de diversos actores y el impulso de múltiples y creativas intervenciones. En diferentes ciudades encontramos ejemplos de buenas prácticas que están siendo replicadas como solución a un entorno urbano más seguro y generador de convivencia.
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Press Release
Global experts start work on UN guidelines on people-centred smart cities
Posted on April 19th, 2024
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Document
HSP/EB.2024/4- Report of the midterm review of the strategic plan of UN-Habitat for the period 2020–2025
Posted on April 17th, 2024
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