​​The Strengthening Community Adaptability and Resilience for Displaced and Host Populations in South Sudan (SCAR-SS) project, funded by the European Union, is advancing the implementation of durable solutions for displaced and host communities affected by the Sudan crisis.

​Under this initiative, UN-Habitat and UNHCR have jointly developed the Malakal Integrated Urban Strategic Plan 2035, a comprehensive and inclusive framework aimed at facilitating the reintegration of former…

This epidemiological study examines links between dust exposure and cardiopulmonary hospital admissions in Kuwait and southern Iraq, analysing 752,299 cases. It estimates exposure-response relationships and models potential health benefits from reducing fine particulate pollution and dust events to support public health preparedness and mitigation.

​​​This paper is one of nine drafted by national entities in Ukraine as part of a UN-Habitat-commissioned collection entitled Thematic Paper Series Informing Urban Recovery Approaches in Ukraine. The paper examines the evolution of Ukraine’s social housing policy, from Soviet-era public housing provision and post-1991 privatisation to recent efforts to expand social and affordable housing in response to the war. It finds that the near-disappearance of public housing provision, limited…

The Multilayered Vulnerability Profile for Pakse City analyzes urban, climate change, and biodiversity dimensions to identify vulnerable areas and hotspots. It highlights challenges including rapid urbanization, flooding, infrastructure gaps, and biodiversity loss, while providing insights to support sustainable and climate-resilient urban development.

The Multilayered Vulnerability Profile for Kaysone Phomvihane, Lao PDR, examines urban, climate change, and biodiversity vulnerabilities to identify key hotspots of overlapping risks. It highlights challenges including rapid urban expansion, flooding, heat stress, infrastructure gaps, and forest loss, supporting evidence-based urban resilience planning.

Produced jointly by UN-Habitat and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Regional Programme Economy Africa, the publication explores the role of urban law in supporting climate-resilient and low-carbon development. Through comparative case studies, it identifies legal and institutional approaches that strengthen nationally determined contributions, urban planning, governance, transport, housing, building standards and financing, offering practical lessons for scaling climate action and advancing…

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.

The Gaza Urban Profile 2026 provides a spatially informed, evidence-based analysis of urban deterioration across the Gaza Strip. Through its Neighbourhood Functionality Index, it highlights the scale and geographic distribution of impacts, providing a critical evidence base to inform the prioritization and sequencing of an area-based recovery and reconstruction.

​​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.