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Annual Report
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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Technical Report
Urban Landscapes Integration Al-Ahsa: An Urban Cultural Oasis
2019
UN-Habitat’s three-pronged approach considers spatial planning in relation to legal and institutional frameworks, in addition to financial mechanisms. The demonstration project for Al Ahsa has been elaborated to include schematic designs and feasibility studies, that can later be transformed into implementation plans. This Demo project is to inform Policy making of needed urban reforms.
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Technical Report
Sustainable Densification Buraidah: Integrated Neighborhood
2019
UN-Habitat’s three-pronged approach considers spatial planning in relation to legal and institutional frameworks, in addition to financial mechanisms. The demonstration project for Buraidah has been elaborated to include schematic designs and feasibility studies, that can later be transformed into implementation plans. This Demo project is to inform Policy making of needed urban reforms.
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Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Gender Sensitive Mini-Bus Services and Transport Infrastructure for African Cities
2019
This Toolkit provides minimum standard guidelines and practical tools for creating safer and more accessible public transportation systems for women in African cities. It aims at showing public transport operators how to improve their services for women and at local and national government authorities. UN-Habitat and the Flone Initiative developed the Toolkit based on the research conducted in Nairobi, Kenya, showing that women have travel patterns from men and often experience sexual…
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Technical Report
Report on Gender Equity Assessment of Nairobi's Public Minibus Transport Services
2018
Public transportation is a necessary service for accessing economic, educational and social opportunities. Yet public transportation around the world has been found to be unequivocally less safe for women than for men.
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Policy and Strategy
The Bicycle as a Means of Transportation - Strategy for Bucaramanga and its Metropolitan Area (in Spanish)
2018
The Strategy as a mean of transportation for Bucaramanga and its Metropolitan Area was born in 2015, and proposes a new paradigm of sustainable mobility, which seeks to requalify urban living under the guidelines of urban prosperity, improving the quality of life for all and "not leaving anyone behind", as proclaimed in the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030.
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Technical Report
Promoting Synergy Between Cities and Airports for Sustainable Development
2018
This report is a product of a pilot joint study investigating the synergies between aviation and urbanisation in Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa
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Paper
Build Green. Charter for Sustainable Building, Neighborhood Design and Urban Mobility in Tropical Countries
2015
This publication outlines 30 important strategies to be considered when designing, constructing and using green buildings and when planning green neighborhood.
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Paper
The Role of Transport and Transit Corridors in Fostering International Cooperation for Sustainable Development: Issues and Recommendations
2015
This paper aims at defining transit and transport corridors, outline factors influencing the development of the corridors, highlight the role done by UN-Habitat in promoting the development of transport and transit corridors, and ultimately explore the role played by transit and transport corridors in promoting international cooperation for sustainable development.
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Statement and Speech
Statement by UN-Habitat on the Nairobi floods on 26 April 2024
Posted on April 26th, 2024
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Document
Environmental and Social Management Plan for the rehabilitation of Batch 2 buildings Me_119, Re_264, Re_364, Re_425, Re_643/644, Re_692, Re_2011 and Re_2307
Posted on April 26th, 2024
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