The Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10) took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), from 8 to 13 February 2020), under the overall theme of “Cities of Opportunities: Connecting Culture and Innovation”. The Forum attracted over 13,333 attendees of which 64.9% were males and were 35.1% females1, from 169 countries.

This publication presents a framework for tackling urban-rural land challenges. It is designed to help a range of stakeholders in developing countries understand how to adopt an inclusive approach to land management and administration initiatives to produce a balance in urban and rural development. It provides structured guidance for addressing land-specific problems within the intersection of urban and rural development.

This report presents the global status on wastewater treatment and acceleration needs to achieve target 6.3 by 2030, based on the latest data on indicator 6.3.1 (total wastewater flows as well as flows from industrial sources and households).

The Handbook for “Building Participatory Accountability Systems for City Policies” offers guidance on how to develop urban projects and interventions through a participatory and consultative approach with city stakeholders, while allowing for flexibility to tailor interventions to the specific needs of individual cities and regions.

This initiative has been requested by the European Parliament. It is implemented by European Commission and UN-Habitat, supported by the International Growth Centre. These partners are working to identify relevant measures to help mobilise financing for urban development at all levels of government.

This Regional Representation Strategy for Africa shows a paradigm shift towards sustainable urbanisation as an engine for growth by proactively tackling urban challenges while simultaneously leveraging the opportunities presented by the phenomenon itself.

Since 2020, UN-Habitat has been funded by the EUTF Programme entitled ‘Enhancing self-reliance for refugees and host communities in Kenya’. The spatial profiles produced during the first phase of the project have focused on establishing the existing conditions of the refugee hosting areas, identifying challenges and opportunities for inclusive development, and outline recommendations for improvement of the settlements.

UN-Habitat’s first Policy, Legislation and Governance (PLGS) Annual Report highlights the section’s implementation of the Strategic Plan 2020-2023 for 2020. The Annual Report features the section’s and its partners’ contributions and results realized across various key programmes and projects at the local, national, regional and global levels between November 2019 and the end of 2020.

This report captures the Regional Office for Africa advisory services, solutions, and interventions to national and local governments across Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020. It also highlights the impact and the lessons learnt in the process.