In the past six years, UN-Habitat has grown from strength to strength. The World Urban
Forum is now the world’s premier United Nations platform for sustainable urbanization. UN-Habitat is present in all global platforms including at the UN General Assembly where we were selected on the high impact pillar on localization. It is very clear that shelter, housing, and sustainable urbanization cut across all political divides.

The current report shows that the world is off track in achieving SDG 11. Rescuing SDG 11 is urgent for the sake of present and future generations. The report points to the immense opportunities that exist and the innovations that are already underway.

The report was prepared by UN-Habitat as a lead coordinator, with inputs from several UN custodian agencies, other UN entities, civil society, academia, United Cities and Local Governments, and various other stakeholders and…

The present report was prepared for the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat Assembly), the main legislative body for global urban policymaking, to articulate the Executive Director’s position on the special theme “A sustainable urban future through inclusive and effective multilateralism: Achieving the SDGs in times of global crises”. The report examines the role of enhanced multilateralism in furthering key policy…

This guide introduces the urban observatory model and provides a summary of the key requirements and steps in setting up an urban observatory. More details for the requirements and aspects presented in this summary version are available in the full version of the guidebook titled “A Guide to Setting up an Urban Observatory”.

UN-Habitat and UNHCR have been working together to advance their shared mandate to improve assistance for UNHCR’s persons of concern (PoC), and to maximize synergies along the humanitarian-development continuum. This guidance identifies key considerations to build upon organizational mandates to protect vulnerable populations through inclusive and sustainable urban planning.

The purpose of this document, hereafter referred to as “UN-Habitat Country Programme Document for São Tome and Príncipe” (HCPD), is to establish a strategic framework for the implementation of the projects and activities of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN- Habitat) in São Tomé and Príncipe for the period 2019-2021. The HCPD is aligned with the country’s development process guided by the National Strategy Documents, namely: the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of São…