End-Term Evaluation of the Project “Urgent Improvement of Solid Waste Management in Yangon City” report demonstrated impressive performance and achievements in various key areas. It successfully reduced humanitarian and environmental risks associated with fire outbreaks by rehabilitating and stabilizing the Htein Bin Final dumpsite. This resulted in a reduction in environmental pollution levels at the dumpsite. The project also increased the technical capacity for the management and operation of solid waste management at the dumpsite and transferred technical know-how to UECCD through the construction of a one-hectare pilot site, which included a sport-related after-use, and the publication of the Fukuoka Method manual. 

The Global Water Operators’ Partnership Alliance (GWOPA) is an initiative of UN-Habitat with the aim to promote and support effective water operators’ partnerships (WOPs)1 to strengthen water and sanitation utilities. Formally set up in 2009, GWOPA is a membership-based global solidarity network with 129 institutional members by May 2023. The Secretariat is currently implementing GWOPA’s second 5-year strategy (2020-2024), for which it receives core funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, totaling to 5.75 million Euros for the fiveyear implementation period.

Mid-Term Review of the Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA) Strategy, 2020-2024 evaluation report highlights that in terms of strategy direction, GWOPA's strategy remains relevant to current global water and sanitation challenges and aligns with major international frameworks, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, there is a need to better document members' needs, particularly in fundraising for Water Operators' Partnerships (WOPs) worldwide. The strategy is in coherence with existing and emerging programs in the field of water and sanitation operator capacity building, but GWOPA's approach to leveraging partnerships can be strengthened.

Impact Evaluation of UN-Habitat’s Housing Approach to Adequate, Affordable Housing and Poverty Reduction 2008-2019 assessed impact of the UN-Habitat Housing Approach and provided a multi-level (global, regional and country) perspective on the challenges and opportunities for UN-Habitat. The evaluation was designed to contribute to the major policy decisions that are being debated within UN-Habitat and more broadly in the urban development community, including to SDG 11.

UN-Habitat’s achievements are documented in the nine reports produced for this evaluation: Synthesis Report, Global Report, Africa Region Report, Asia and the Pacific Region Report, Latin America and the Caribbean Region Report, Arab States Report and Zambia Country Report as well as two Methodology Note Reports.

This report presents the terminal evaluation of the Programme Support to Land Governance for Peace, Stability and Reconstruction (PSLGPSR). The programme was implemented by UN-Habitat, as the main implementing agency and other local partners, in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces of Eastern DR Congo. It was funded by the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DIFD-UK) with a total budget of US Dollars 20,525,3131 and the implementation covered the period of October 2014 to December 2019.

The evaluation was based on gender principles and examined to what extent UN-Habitat has achieved
its goals and expected accomplishments, through illustrative actions and indicators of achievement for gender mainstreaming for the period of 2014-2019

This report presents the mid-term evaluation (MTE) of the project “Scaling up Community-based Land Registration and Land Use Planning on Customary Land Use in Uganda”. The report highlights that the overall performance of the project is satisfactory, with several aspects being highly satisfactory. The project is successfully achieving its expected outcomes and is on track to reach its main objective as it progresses into the second phase. It demonstrates strong performance in relevance, effectiveness, cross-cutting issues such as gender inclusion, and innovation, learning, and knowledge management. The project's management, partnership arrangements, and coordination contribute to its successful implementation. 

The objectives of the 2022 annual organizational survey were to understand how UN-Habitat evaluations are used, to identify factors that constrain their use, and to provide feedback and suggestions on how their use could be improved.

Since 2012, the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) has institutionalized annual organization evaluation surveys on the use of evaluations to measure perceptions of UN-Habitat staff on the use of evaluations. This annual survey report is the eleventh in a series. The reports have been used to promote the use of evaluations as a basis for accountability, to enhance learning and contribute to the development effectiveness of UN-Habitat.

This Evaluation Report presents an assessment of the Korea-funded project titled “National Urban Policy Programme: Developing NUPs and Smart City Strategies” carried out between 2017 and 2022. This pilot phase of the NUPP was implemented in three countries: Islamic Republic of Iran, Myanmar and Niger State, Nigeria. The main target audience for the evaluation report includes the donor (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea), the three beneficiary countries, UN-Habitat and other partners. The report also serves as a key reference point of information for other governments, policymakers and urban professionals among other urban development stakeholders.

The report provides an in-depth analysis of the implementation process, comparing the expected and actual goals, and noting the gaps for the three countries individually and for the overall programme. It also expounds on challenges encountered, lessons learned, and suggests mitigation strategies to improve future NUP or related projects. This evaluation was carried out by the team of researchers from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) from Australia, with the support of UN-Habitat.

The “ASEAN Sustainable Urbanisation Strategy” (ASUS) is derived from the “Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025” (MPAC 2025) under the strategic area of Sustainable Infrastructure, which constitutes the overall strategic framework for the ASUS Project.

The ASUS Project objectives were: 1) Promote implementation of sustainable urbanisation projects within the ASUS framework; 2) Disseminate knowledge and lessons learned on sustainable urbanisation in ASEAN to encourage other cities to adopt ASUS in their urban development plans; and 3) Expand the knowledge base on sustainable urbanisation in ASEAN. Project outputs were: 1) Technical proposals for up to eight participating cities within ASEAN in implementing ASUS; 2) ASEAN Sustainable Urbanisation Forum; and 3) ASEAN Sustainable Urbanisation Report.

The report highlights areas of strength and weaknesses as well as challenges during the delivery of the project. It noted that the ASUS Project has achieved all of its intended outputs, including the preparation of eight City Technical Proposals (CTP), the hosting of the ASEAN Sustainable Urbanisation Forum (ASUF) multi-stakeholder platform, and the publicizing of the ASUR transformative approach. The city technical proposals have been well-elaborated through a consultative process with city stakeholders, with budget estimates for implementation, but limited information on sources of development funding and the associated costs of operation and maintenance. The ASUF succeeded in establishing a multi-stakeholder platform for knowledge sharing and policy development. The ASUR presents a transformative approach to achieving urban sustainability by elaborating four enablers and seven priority areas.

The project interventions are generally aligned with local and national development plans and policies and have been facilitated by ASEAN's connectivity aspirations. Most of the city officials and local project officers found that resources have been used economically, which led to the expected results, despite the delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The preparation of the CTPs was structured according to the ASUS Framework and Toolkits, which required thorough study by the local project officers to apply the concepts appropriately to the specific city contexts. The City Diagnostic Exercises were helpful in formulating the CTP and creating partnerships with local stakeholders. 
 

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. Over the course of six days, 567 events, including assembly meetings, dialogues, roundtables, special sessions, side events, networking, trainings, exhibitions, and legacy events took place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and at various venues around Abu Dhabi. At the close of WUF10, participants adopted the Abu Dhabi Declared Actions, the main outcome of the Forum.