This is the final full cycle report on implementation of the strategic plan 2014-2019, which was implemented through the work programme and budgets of UN-Habitat. The report highlights results achieved over the six-year strategic plan period and analyses progress made in the seven programmatic areas addressed by the strategic plan.

This report collects and analyses the contribution of the experts who participated in the May 2019 Expert Group Meeting on “Affordable Housing and Social Protection Systems for All to Address Homelessness”. It investigates the complex causes of homelessness, the challenges homeless people face and the effects of homelessness on individuals and societies, and contains policy recommendations on effective housing and social protection policies.

This report covers activities undertaken at the corporate, regional and country levels for the period March-August 2020. It outlines key areas which are shaping UN-Habitat’s work related to COVID-19 and the consequences of the global pandemic for longer-term work on post COVID-19, learning from this crisis and building back better cities for all.

This report of the Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) held in Abu Dhabi 8-13 February 2020 summarises its remarkable achievements in terms of numbers, quality of presentations and debates, gender balance of speakers, an exceptional Urban Expo, the integrated spaces and the opportunities for encounters, exchange and partnerships. It also highlights examples of inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable urban development for all, with a strong cultural component.

This report highlights key take-aways from the Urban Law Day 2020 which was virtually held on 10 July 2020 and was hosted by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (University of London). The Urban Law Day is a specialised forum that brings together a multidisciplinary circle of academics and practitioners interested in urban legislation, including planners, architects, policy makers, economists, urbanists, and lawyers. It aims to facilitate discussion, the exchange of views, networking, and…

UN-Habitat’s Sub-Saharan Africa Atlas presents a graphic overview on the state of urbanization, regional frameworks and UN-Habitat’s portfolio in the region, as well as a country profile comprised by urbanization status, projects currently under implementation and urban challenges in the countries.

Abu Dhabi’s Experts Group Meeting on the Global State of Metropolis followed the international dialogue settled in Medellin in October 2019 between development actors to propose and define conceptual approaches, methodologies, contents, case studies and inspiring experiences for structuring a global report on metropolitan management and development.

This report summarizes the discussions from the 2019 Urban Resilience Hackathon organized by UN-Habitat, Kenya Red Cross Society, and the International Centre for Humanitarian Affairs, which targeted youth from informal settlements and ASAL areas to brainstorm for solutions to pressing issues in Mukuru informal settlement, in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and UN-Habitat facilitate the organisation of an Urban Law Day every year which is a specialised forum that brings together a multidisciplinary circle of academics and practitioners interested in urban legislation, including planners, architects, policy makers, economists, urbanists, and lawyers.
The purpose of the Urban Law Day is to facilitate discussion, the exchange of views, networking, and the presentation of new research findings or…