​​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.​

​​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.​

​​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.​

African Cities at a Crossroads highlights how Africa’s rapid urbanization presents a powerful opportunity to drive growth, jobs, and better living standards. It shows that with the right investments in infrastructure and services, cities can unlock productivity, strengthen resilience, and become engines of sustainable development

The Arab region faces multiple converging challenges including rapid urbanization, water scarcity, environmental degradation and, in some contexts, conflict and displacement. Additionally, the increasing risks of climate change impacts, coupled with these interconnected issues, place mounting pressure on already strained urban systems and natural resources. In this context, Nature-based Solutions (NbS) offer a promising pathway to address these challenges. By harnessing ecosystems to enhance…

This Key Highlights Booklet is a summarized version of the Global Trends and Insights on Urban-Rural Linkages Report. The booklet provides a concise overview of the evolving relationship between urban and rural areas, emphasizing their growing importance in sustainable development. It also explores global events, frameworks and processes that have contributed to strengthening urban-rural linkages (URLs), while highlighting emerging issues in urban-rural linkages.

Drawing on…

Au Mali, la thématique des Relations Villes-Campagnes (RVC) est désormais au cœur de la gestion territoriale pour un développement durable. Le concept du « Grand Bamako » illustre cette mutation où les zones urbaines, périurbaines et rurales forment une métropole unique et intégrée.

Les points clés du document soulignent :

L'intégration nécessaire : Il est impératif d'abandonner la dichotomie traditionnelle entre urbain et rural pour adopter une…

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…