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Annual Report 2023: Local action in a time of crises
Annual Report
Annual Report 2023: Local action in a time of crises
In a world grappling with crises, cities emerge as pivotal agents of change. UN-Habitat’s 2023 report underscores the urgent need for urban transformation to tackle issues ranging from climate change to inequality,… Read more
SDG 11 SYNTHESIS REPORT HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM 2023
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
Douala Spatial Profile (Cameroon)
Urban Profile
Douala Spatial Profile (Cameroon)
2024
Based on a spatially focused and cross-sectoral situational analysis of urban settlements hosting displaced populations, this multi-scale profile allows locals, stakeholders, and readers to develop a comprehensive spatial understanding of the existing situation as a tool dedicated to the decision-making process for urban development strategies and infrastructure investment planning.
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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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Urban Profile
Vision, Scenario Building, and Action Plan for Al-Afrah Neighbourhood
2023
Following the spatial analytics done in the Irbid Spatial Profile and through a participatory approach, this report provides a practical example on neighbourhood planning. It is a blueprint on transforming evidence-based studies into financeable projects and translating the optimal scenario into an action plan, all of which help realize the formulated vision for the Al-Afrah neighbourhood.
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Urban Profile
Vision, Scenario Building, and Action Plan for Al-Hashmi Al-Janoubi Neighbourhood
2023
Following the spatial analytics done in the Amman Spatial Profile and through a participatory approach, this report provides a practical example on neighbourhood planning. It is a blueprint on transforming evidence-based studies into financeable projects and translating the optimal scenario into an action plan, all of which help realize the formulated vision for the Al-Hashmi Al-Janoubi neighbourhood
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Urban Profile
Baidoa City Strategy
2023
This document provides a City-Wide Strategy for Baidoa that defines a clear direction and provides a holistic vision of sustainable urban growth for the upcoming years. Furthermore, the City Extension Plan for Baidoa North defines a clear spatial development framework for the most critical

area of the city, and proposes demonstration projects and fast-track infrastructure projects to prioritize the urgent interventions within Baidoa.




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Amman Spatial Profile (Jordan)
Urban Profile
Amman Spatial Profile (Jordan)
2022
Based on a spatially focused and cross-sectoral situational analysis of urban settlements hosting displaced populations, this multi-level profile allows locals, stakeholders, and readers to develop a comprehensive spatial understanding of the existing situation as a basis for evidence-based decision making for long-term urban development strategies and infrastructure investment planning.
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Irbid Spatial Profile (Jordan)
Urban Profile
Irbid Spatial Profile (Jordan)
2022
Based on a spatially focused and cross-sectoral situational analysis of urban settlements hosting displaced populations, this multi-level profile allows locals, stakeholders, and readers to develop a comprehensive spatial understanding of the existing situation as a basis for evidence-based decision making for long-term urban development strategies and infrastructure investment planning.
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Urban Profile
Beirut City Profile
2021
The Beirut City Profile offers an important multisectoral and spatial analysis about the City of Beirut, including a diagnosis of the wide spectrum of challenges that the city has encountered over the past decades, including the most recent and devastating shock, the Beirut Port explosion. The profile aims to help offer a common understanding of how multiple shocks and vulnerabilities manifest across the city.
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Qoloji Spatial Profile
Urban Profile
Qoloji Spatial Profile
2021
In 2020-2021, UN-Habitat was funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) to develop the Qoloji Spatial Profile for the largest internally displaced people settlement in Ethiopia. This study focuses on establishing the existing conditions, identifying challenges and opportunities, developing the scenarios, and outlining recommendations for a durable settlement in Qoloji.
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Annual Report
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Joint ICLEI/UCLG STATEMENT at the UN-Habitat Executive Board Meeting
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Responses to questions raised by Member States related to the Sustainable Urban Resilience for the Next Generation (SURGe) initiative during the 49th and 50th meetings of the ad hoc working group on programmatic, budgetary and administrative matters
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Data Template-SDG Indicator 11.7.1
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Data Template-SDG Indicator 11.6.1
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Data Template-SDG Indicator 11.3.2
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Data Template-SDG Indicator 11.3.1
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Data Template-SDG Indicator 11.2.1
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Data Template-SDG Indicator 11.1.1
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