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Annual Report
Annual Report 2024
UN-Habitat’s 2024 Annual Report, Adequate Housing for All, highlights global efforts to address the housing crisis and advance sustainable urbanization. The report showcases progress in reducing inequality, promoting… Read more
World Cities Report 2024
Flagship Report
World Cities Report 2024: Cities and Climate Action
Cities are both the victims of climate change and among its worst offenders: though disproportionately exposed to its impacts, they are also responsible for generating a significant share of global greenhouse gas… Read more

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Activities Report
Urban Regeneration as a tool for Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery
Activities Report
Communiqué of the Expert Group Meeting Urban Regeneration as a tool for Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery
Activities Report
Urban Regeneration
Technical Report
Transit-Based Regeneration Arar: From Highway to Boulevard
Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Executive Summary – Guidelines for Sustainable Reconstruction and Urban Regeneration in the MENA Region
Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Urban Planning for City Leaders
 Comparative Legal Case Studies
Technical Report
Comparative Research on Urban Development and Management Laws: Australia, Brazil, Chile, Kenya, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, South Korea, and the United Kingdom
2025
As part of the Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building project in Vietnam, UN-Habitat conducted a benchmarking legal case study including a comparative analysis from 11 countries (Australia, Brazil, Chile, Kenya, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, South Korea, and the United Kingdom) to inform Vietnam’s Urban Development and Management Law. The study highlights global inspiring practices across seven themes, including land-value capture, public participation, climate…
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UNFSS White Paper
Flagship Report
Territorial Governance and Food Markets for Sustainable Food Systems
2025
This White Paper is a collaboration of UN-Habitat’s Urban-Rural Linkages Program with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) as background for discussions at the upcoming UN Food System Summit Stocktaking (UNFSS+4). The paper draws upon recent working papers, expert group meetings including the GAIN-FAO-Rikolto Local and Traditional Food Markets Global Technical Meeting (June 2024), programmatic delivery, and reports from organizations referenced in this paper. Noting the…
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Enhancing Resilience through Integrated Spatial and Investment Planning
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Enhancing Resilience through Integrated Spatial and Investment Planning
2024
Nestled along Kyrgyzstan’s Naryn River, the town of Naryn faces challenges such as environmental vulnerabilities, socio-economic disparities, and infrastructure gaps despite its cultural heritage and natural resources. The Naryn Urban Resilience Program, led by UN-Habitat Urban Lab with local and international partners, offers strategies for inclusive, sustainable urban development. Key outputs include a Town Profile, Strategic Spatial Plan, Design Guidelines, and a Capital Investment Plan.…
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Urban Regeneration for Localizing the Sustaianble Development Goals
Paper
Urban Regeneration for Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals
2024
The paper ‘Urban Regeneration for Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals’ focuses on demonstrating how urban regeneration can drive progress across at least 15 SDGs and advance 45 targets. It includes four case studies from different regions to illustrate the impacts and lessons learnt.
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Semarang Spatial Profile
Urban Profile
Semarang Spatial Profile
2023
UN-Habitat, partnered with the World Bank, Indonesian Government, and Semarang's City, to advise and support in implementing a joint urban vision. UN-Habitat's Urban Lab conducted a 12-week rapid planning studio and masterclass series to rapidly simulate an evidence-based spatial planning process linked to capital investment while enhancing local capacity for sustainable urban development.
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Dadaab Regeneration Strategy: Enhancing Self-Reliance for Refugees and Hosting Communities in Garissa County, Kenya
Technical Report
Dadaab Regeneration Strategy: Enhancing Self-Reliance for Refugees and Hosting Communities in Garissa County, Kenya
2023
The Dadaab Regeneration Strategy promotes economic growth, sustainability, self-reliance, and integration of hosts and refugees in Garissa County, Kenya’s new Dadaab and Bura Municipalities. It offers a path to overcoming economic, environmental, and socio-cultural challenges through physical revitalisation, improved governance, and a transition away from traditional models of hosting refugees in camps.
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Kakuma Regeneration Strategy: Enhancing Self-Reliance for Refugees and Hosting Communities in Turkana County, Kenya
Technical Report
Kakuma Regeneration Strategy: Enhancing Self-Reliance for Refugees and Hosting Communities in Turkana County, Kenya
2023
The Kakuma Regeneration Strategy promotes economic growth, sustainability, self-reliance, and integration of hosts and refugees in the new Kakuma Municipality in Kenya. It offers a path to overcoming economic, environmental, and socio-cultural challenges through physical revitalisation, improved governance, and a transition away from traditional models of hosting refugees in camps.
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International Sustainable Community Achievement Case Collection of Shuangjing, Beijing, China
Technical Report
International Sustainable Community Achievement Case Collection of Shuangjing, Beijing, China
2023
This report summarizes the Shuangjing Sub-district's best practices on how to implement SDG11 at the sub-district level. In 2019, the China Center for Urban Development and the UN-Habitat conducted the International Sustainable Development Pilot Community Assessment for Shuangjing Sub-District of Beijing, China. Shuangjing summarized relevant policies and practices to research the objectives of the UN SDGs, especially Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. Shuangjing proposed to…
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Smart Cities Mission, India: Localizing Sustainable Development Goals
Technical Report
Smart Cities Mission, India: Localizing Sustainable Development Goals
2023
In this report, the transformation of 100 cities across India as part of Smart Cities Mission (SCM) is examined through the lens of SDGs. The mission has reached the lives of more than 100 million urban dwellers in India. The 100 Smart Cities are representative of India’s urban geography. SCM offers a unique scale for SDG localization: the mission has undertaken over 7,800 projects across 100 cities since its inception in 2015 and directed an investment of over USD 22 billion. SDGs have…
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Press Release
UN-Habitat inaugurates its Canada office in Montreal to support adequate, climate-smart housing solutions
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Summary of Discussions
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Kamukunji Cleanup event
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HSP/OEWG-H.2025/INF/4: Proposed Recommendations on Informal Settlements
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Provisional Agenda
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Definition of Informal Settlements - Agenda
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Definition of Homelessness - Agenda
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Monitoring Framework on Adequate Housing- Agenda (4PM-630PM EAT)
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Monitoring Framework on Adequate Housing- Agenda (10AM-1230PM EAT)
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