Cities, being home to more than half of the world’s population, consume 60% to 80% of the world’s energy resources and produce 70% of the world’s anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. Hence, cities must play a major role in improving energy efficiency, using resources more carefully, transforming urban energy systems, enhancing energy security and national prosperity - while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Sub-Saharan Africa countries – Zimbabwe included – are facing a huge…

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 and current state of Ukrainian university education in urban development and planning, considering its historical legacies, institutional reforms and the impact of war. It finds that higher education has diversified beyond traditional architecture and engineering…

​​​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 past, present and future of Ukraine’s built environment professions, arguing that architects, planners, engineers and related specialists are central to the country’s reconstruction and European integration. It traces their evolution from the centralised Soviet system through…

​​​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 Ukraine’s spatial planning system at a major point of transformation, shaped by decentralization, European integration and the demands of post-war reconstruction. It traces the evolution of the planning system from its imperial and Soviet legacies through post-independence reforms,…

The Mid-Term Evaluation Report for Phase 2 of the Korea-funded National Urban Policy Program (K-NUPP) provides a detailed assessment of progress achieved between 2022 and late 2025. Evaluated against UN-Habitat’s 2024 Policy criteria - relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact, sustainability, and coherence - the program has achieved at least "good" performance across all metrics, earning "excellent" ratings specifically in efficiency and impact.

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.