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Flagship Report
World Cities Report 2026: The Global Housing Crisis: Pathways to Action
The current global housing crisis is the outcome of decades of insufficient investment, rapid urbanization, economic instability, and displacement caused by conflict and disasters. Recent global estimates indicate that… Read more
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Annual Report
Annual Report 2025
The 2025 Annual Report presents how UN-Habitat advanced housing-led sustainable urban development as a foundation for more inclusive, resilient and sustainable cities. Framed around the principle that the future of… Read more

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Policy and Strategy
Governance Assessment Framework for Metropolitan Territorial and Regional Management (GAF-MTR)
Brochure
Global State of Metropolis 2020 – Population Data Booklet
Technical Report
Steering the Metropolis: Metropolitan Governance for Sustainable Urban Development
Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning
Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning (IG-UTP) Handbook
Paper
Unpacking Metropolitan Governance for Sustainable Development
​​STILL FAR FROM HOME – A Comparative Review of IDP Housing Solution Policies in Five Crisis Affected Countries​
Policy and Strategy
​​STILL FAR FROM HOME – A Comparative Review of IDP Housing Solution Policies in Five Crisis Affected Countries​
2026
​​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.​
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Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
​​Metropolitan Legislation Toolkit: Guide to Formulate and Strengthen Metropolitan Normative Frameworks for Metropolitan Management
2026
The Metropolitan Legislation Toolkit invites countries and metropolitan territories to review their existing legal arrangements, identify legal gaps, and overcome institutional fragmentation. Its purpose is to turn legislation into an enabler of integrated metropolitan solutions, capable of responding to contemporary urban dynamics and improving quality of life.

Metropolitan areas are today one of the most relevant territorial expressions of urbanization. Their growth exceeds…
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Technical Report
​​Metropolitan Planning and Finance for Adequate Housing ​Experts Group Meeting Report​
2026
UN-Habitat presents the report Metropolitan Planning and Finance for Adequate Housing, developed from the Expert Group Meeting held in Istanbul, Türkiye, from 1 to 3 October 2025, within the framework of MARUF25 and in collaboration with the Marmara Municipalities Union. The meeting brought together 26 experts and representatives from governments, academia, international organizations and civil society.

The report argues that adequate housing must be addressed through a…
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The Spatial Development Plan for Karak Governorate (2024–2028)
2026
The Spatial Development Plan for Karak Governorate (2024–2028) provides a strategic roadmap for sustainable development, grounded in comprehensive spatial analysis and a participatory visioning process. It defines development priorities, identifies key growth sectors, and outlines priority investment projects to enhance socio-economic progress over the next five years.
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Global Report
​​Agenda to Action: Implementation of the New Urban Agenda in Nine Cities Across the Globe​
2026
​This report documents how nine cities across Africa, Asia-Pacific, Arab States, Eastern Europe and Latin America have implemented the New Urban Agenda through integrated planning, multi-level governance, and capacity-building. It captures lessons, mind-shifts, and implementation pathways that accelerate SDG 11 and sustainable urban transformation
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Metropolitan Diplomacy
2026
Metropolises are at the forefront of many global crises, such as climate change, food security, and migration. For this reason, they are increasingly assuming a proactive role within the international ecosystem. Their international engagement is becoming ever more necessary to formulate policies aimed at strengthening the management of metropolitan territories, particularly beyond the current cycle of global agendas concluding in 2030 and in anticipation of new international contexts that may…
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Country Report
Le Grand Bamako et les relations villes-campagnes (RVC)
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Document
Briefing on the preparation for the GA High-Level Meeting on the midterm review of the New Urban Agenda
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Brief
Policy Note: Durable Housing Solutions in Displacement Contexts (English)
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Policy and Strategy
​​STILL FAR FROM HOME – A Comparative Review of IDP Housing Solution Policies in Five Crisis Affected Countries​
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Technical Report
Beijing Future Science City Sustainable Development Practice: Innovations and Achievements​ CN
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Technical Report
​​Beijing Future Science City Sustainable Development Practice: Innovations and Achievements​
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Annual Report
​​Policy and Legislation Section Annual Report 2025
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Project description
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