Final Report of the Expert Group Meeting on Urban Regeneration as a tool for Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery (December 2021, Bilbao, Spain). Organised by UN-Habitat with the support of the Basque Government (Spain). This report summarises the proceedings of the two-day meeting, highlighting key messages, discussion points, best practices and recommendations from experts and participants.

UN-Habitat Lebanon has produced two guides that detail how to mainstream housing and transport–mobility into a future National Urban Policy (NUP) in the country. The making of inclusive and sustainable communities is deeply rooted in the interconnectedness of the housing and transport sectors, along with other sectors.

This is the second Policy, Legislation and Governance Section (PLGS) Annual report on the implementation of the Strategic Plan 2020-2025, reporting progress and achievements for the year 2021. This report demonstrates the Section’s catalytic role in implementing initiatives to contribute to UN-Habitat’s mandate as well as the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda.

The report Urban Regeneration and Viruses: Learning from Past and Present Health Crises explores the spatial dimension of recovery measures from pandemics and epidemics. It provides a comparative study of urban regeneration case studies, presenting valuable learnings to build socio-economic and environmental resilience at different scales.

UN-Habitat works in over 90 countries to promote transformative change in cities and human settlements through knowledge, policy advice, technical assistance, and collaborative action. UN-Habitat has developed this Guide to provide knowledge and resources on the multi-level governance strategies and tools that government at all levels (national, regional and local) can utilize for emergency health preparedness and the achievement of health equity.

Nairobi’s Public Open Space ecosystem is a complex tapestry of natural and environmental contrasts. It includes diverse typologies such as urban forests, cemeteries, parks and gardens, squares and courtyards among others. Overall, there are 826 public open spaces in the city county, covering a combined area of 3106.4Ha. This is equiva¬lent to 5.32 percent of the built-up area and translates to 6.56 square metres per capita public open space.

UN-Habitat’s Global Public Space Programme was launched in 2012 with the objective to support local governments in creating and promoting socially inclusive, integrated, connected, environmentally sustainable and safe streets and public spaces, especially for the most vulnerable, promoting a better quality of life for all. The programme has developed an integrated, multi-sectoral and iterative approach to support local governments to create vibrant and inclusive public space networks.