​​​This paper is one of nine drafted by national entities in Ukraine as part of a UN-Habitat-commissioned collection entitled Thematic Paper Series Informing Urban Recovery Approaches in Ukraine. The paper examines the evolution of Ukraine’s social housing policy, from Soviet-era public housing provision and post-1991 privatisation to recent efforts to expand social and affordable housing in response to the war. It finds that the near-disappearance of public housing provision, limited…

​​This paper is one of nine drafted by national entities in Ukraine as part of a UN-Habitat-commissioned collection entitled Thematic Paper Series Informing Urban Recovery Approaches in Ukraine. The paper examines how Ukraine’s housing system has evolved from its Soviet and post-Soviet legacy to the current context of war, displacement and reconstruction. It looks at housing stock, affordability, tenure, rental markets, social housing, finance, planning, energy efficiency and building…

​​​This paper is one of nine drafted by national entities in Ukraine as part of a UN-Habitat-commissioned collection entitled Thematic Paper Series Informing Urban Recovery Approaches in Ukraine. The paper examines Ukraine’s spatial planning system at a major point of transformation, shaped by decentralization, European integration and the demands of post-war reconstruction. It traces the evolution of the planning system from its imperial and Soviet legacies through post-independence reforms,…

​​This paper is one of nine drafted by national entities in Ukraine as part of a UN-Habitat-commissioned collection entitled Thematic Paper Series Informing Urban Recovery Approaches in Ukraine. The paper examines how Ukraine’s decentralization reform has shaped local governance and recovery planning, tracing the evolution from highly centralized Soviet-era governance through post-independence devolution and the formal decentralization reforms initiated after 2014. It finds that the transfer of…

​​This paper is one of nine drafted by national entities in Ukraine as part of a UN-Habitat-commissioned collection entitled Thematic Paper Series Informing Urban Recovery Approaches in Ukraine. Municipal governance is central to Ukraine’s recovery because many of the country’s most important recovery decisions and service-delivery challenges are managed where people live: in territorial hromadas through local self-government bodies (LSGBs). Decentralization reforms since 2014 expanded local…

​This paper is one of nine drafted by national entities in Ukraine as part of a UN-Habitat-commissioned collection entitled Thematic Paper Series Informing Urban Recovery Approaches in Ukraine. The paper examines how Ukraine’s land and property system has evolved from Soviet-era collective/state ownership through post-1991 privatization, decentralization and recent digitization reforms, and how these legacies continue to affect housing and urban development. While Ukraine has made significant…

The Mid-Term Evaluation Report for Phase 2 of the Korea-funded National Urban Policy Program (K-NUPP) provides a detailed assessment of progress achieved between 2022 and late 2025. Evaluated against UN-Habitat’s 2024 Policy criteria - relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact, sustainability, and coherence - the program has achieved at least "good" performance across all metrics, earning "excellent" ratings specifically in efficiency and impact.

​​This publication contains the first global database on National Housing Policies; a critical tool for countries to articulate commitments, coordinate action, and set a clear vision for inclusive and sustainable housing systems. It analyzes which countries have National Housing Policies; what elements they contain, how they align with multilateral frameworks, and what themes they cover.​

The Multilayered Vulnerability Profile for Pakse City analyzes urban, climate change, and biodiversity dimensions to identify vulnerable areas and hotspots. It highlights challenges including rapid urbanization, flooding, infrastructure gaps, and biodiversity loss, while providing insights to support sustainable and climate-resilient urban development.