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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

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Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Integrating migration into urban development interventions
Technical Report
Local Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees - A Gateway to existing ideas, resources and capacities for cities across the world
Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Guidance for Responding to Displacement in Urban Areas
Technical Report
UN-Habitat Compendium: Migration Related Projects
Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Migration and Inclusive Cities: A Guide for Arab City Leaders
Urban Profile
Urban Profiling in Humanitarian and Development Contexts: A Guide for Turkish Municipalities Impacted by Migration and the Syrian Refugee Crisis
​​Progress Towards ​Durable Solutions for IDPs in Greater Pemba - Opportunities and Challenges in Pemba, Metuge and Mecufi​
Urban Profile
​​Progress Towards ​Durable Solutions for IDPs in Greater Pemba - Opportunities and Challenges in Pemba, Metuge and Mecufi​
2026
The report “Progress Towards Durable Solutions for IDPs in Greater Pemba: Opportunities & Challenges in Pemba, Metuge and Mecufi” is intended to serve as a meaningful tool to inform policy and planning towards durable solutions for internally displaced persons in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, in Mozambique.
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Escalating Displacement Crisis in the West Bank
Brief
Escalating Displacement Crisis in the West Bank - Policy Brief
2026
Two factsheets on the on the HLP Rights in Gaza Strip affected by 2023 War, and two advocacy briefs on displacement crisis in Gaza Strip and West Bank.
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Regional Report
​​Progress made in the implementation of the New Urban Agenda in Africa (2022 - 2026)​
2026
​​This publication assesses Africa’s progress in implementing the New Urban Agenda between 2022 and 2026. It highlights advances in urban governance, planning, climate resilience, digital innovation, and local economic development, while examining persistent challenges including housing deficits, urban poverty, informality, infrastructure financing gaps, and unequal access to services.
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​​STILL FAR FROM HOME – A Comparative Review of IDP Housing Solution Policies in Five Crisis Affected Countries​
Policy and Strategy
​​STILL FAR FROM HOME – A Comparative Review of IDP Housing Solution Policies in Five Crisis Affected Countries​
2026
​​Still Far From Home examines how housing policies shape durable solutions for internally displaced persons across five crisis-affected countries. The report argues that lasting solutions require moving beyond housing construction toward strengthening the broader systems—land, services, governance, and livelihoods—that enable displaced communities to achieve long-term stability and inclusion.​
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Country Report
​UN-Habitat Lebanon Rapid Municipal Assessment Report
2026
​​Rapid Municipal Assessment of conflict-affected areas in Lebanon, presenting key findings on service delivery, infrastructure damage, and municipal capacities to support evidence-based recovery and humanitarian planning.​
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Technical Report
Planning for Secure Water Futures in Contexts of Drought and Displacement: Evidence from Mafraq, Jordan
2026
This report examines how drought, climate change, and displacement intersect to shape urban water insecurity in Dahiyyat Al-Malik Abdullah, Mafraq. Through a multi-scalar analysis, it highlights infrastructure pressures, governance gaps, and the lived experiences of refugee and host communities, offering evidence-based recommendations for more inclusive and climate-resilient urban water responses.
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Technical Report
UN-Habitat Catalogue of Solutions 2026-2029
2026
UN-Habitat’s Catalogue of Solutions presents the organization’s portfolio of tested tools, methodologies and advisory support designed to help countries, cities and communities address today’s most pressing urban challenges. The catalogue brings together solutions developed through decades of UN-Habitat’s global experience, providing practical pathways for advancing inclusive, resilient and sustainable urban development.

These solutions respond to the urgent need to improve…
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Global Report
​​Agenda to Action: Implementation of the New Urban Agenda in Nine Cities Across the Globe​
2026
​This report documents how nine cities across Africa, Asia-Pacific, Arab States, Eastern Europe and Latin America have implemented the New Urban Agenda through integrated planning, multi-level governance, and capacity-building. It captures lessons, mind-shifts, and implementation pathways that accelerate SDG 11 and sustainable urban transformation
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Provisional Agenda - CPR Bureau Meeting
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Information note for participants
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Information note for participants
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HSP/EB.2026/18: Report of the Executive Director on the Interim financial status of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme as at 30 June 2026 (Advance)
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HSP/EB.2026/18/Add.2: Report of the Executive Director on the Implications of the UN80 initiative for the structure, staffing, budgetary planning and work of UN-Habitat (Advance)
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HSP/EB.2026/18/20: Report of the Executive Director on the Normative and operational activities of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, including updates on the country programmes in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Kenya (Advance)
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Call for Proposal
Application guidelines
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HSP/EB.2026/19/Add.1: Report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions on the draft work programme and budget for 2027 (Advance)
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Draft provisional agenda-80th PBA ad hoc working group 7 October 2026
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