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UN-Habitat Country Programme Document 2016 – 2021 – Uganda
2016
The overall aim of this HCPD is to promote the New Habitat Agenda: ensuring the sustainability of urban growth as a driving force as well as a source of equitable development with the power to change and improve lives. UN-Habitat plays an active role in urban development and urban policy. Through partnerships with the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD), UN-Habitat has assisted in identifying key urban issues and areas needing support to improve urban development in Uganda.
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Country Report
Bangladesh Habitat III Country Report
2016
The Country Paper contains 42 sections within 6 chapters with 13 Urban Indicators. It discusses the policy interventions, urban trends and challenges in the country
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Country Report
First State of Palestine Cities Report recommends National Urbanization Policy
2016
Cities throughout the world are witnessing rapid growth, thus increasing the demand for high-quality services and necessitating that governments and municipalities develop improved solutions that fulfill the requirements for sustainable urban development and assure the social, economic, and environmental interactions distinctive of cities in the modern era.
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Policy and Strategy
Strengthening Policy for Young Women in the changing world of work
2016
The position for women in Ugandan society could be considered one of power - lessness: influenced by a range of factors including social norms and practices that prevent their full participation in the world of work (WoW), inequitable gender paygaps, and a variety of barriers in women’s professional and personal lives.
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Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
National Urban Policy: A Guiding Framework
2015
This Guiding Framework is designed to outline key elements and instruments of the policy process through all the five NUP phases: feasibility, diagnosis, formulation, implementation and monitoring, and evaluation. Each phase is the subject of one part of the Framework. For each phase, the Framework will recommend perspectives and approaches that can be productive in the development of NUP.
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Technical Report
E-Governance and Urban Policy Design in Developing Countries
2015
Governance is about the processes by which public policy decisions are made and implemented. ICT can become a catalyst to improve governance in towns and cities and help increase the levels of participation, efficiency and accountability in public urban policies, provided that the tools are appropriately used, accessible and affordable. This book examines how ICT enabled governance is applied to urban policy design and highlights case studies, tools, methodologies, all reflecting current…
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Technical Report
Towards Effective National Urban Policies: Lessons from Current Practice
2014
Final Report on the Global Experts Group Meeting “Towards Effective National Urban Policies: Lessons from Current Practice" held in Madrid, Spain, 17-18 March 2014
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Technical Report
The Evolution of National Urban Policies – A Global Overview
2014
More than half of the world’s population currently live in cities, and a projected 70 per cent will be living in urban areas by 2050. Urban settlements are growing and will continue to grow whether this is planned or they simply spread. Much of the way in which cities progress, stagnate or become dysfunctional depends on the extent to which their evolvement is planned, coordinated and well-managed. These factors, in turn, depend on the skills, money and political will being available and used…
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Technical Report
land_housing_and_property_in_jordan_report.pdf
Posted on May 6th, 2024
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Statement and Speech
Opening statement of the Acting Executive Director of UN-Habitat at the first session of the Executive Board for 2024
Posted on May 6th, 2024
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