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Annual Report 2023: Local action in a time of crises
In a world grappling with crises, cities emerge as pivotal agents of change. UN-Habitat’s 2023 report underscores the urgent need for urban transformation to tackle issues ranging from climate change to inequality,… Read more
Global Report
Rescuing SDG 11 for a resilient urban planet
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… Read more
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Annual Report
Annual progress report 2017
2017
This is the fourth Annual Progress Report on the implementation of the six-year strategic plan (2014-2019). The annual report is meant to communicate, in a transparent and accountable manner, the impact of UN-Habitat’s work as well as the use of resources by the Organization.
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Technical Report
A Multi-Country Capacity Assessment of National Statistical Offices Preparedness to Report on SDG Indicator 1.4.2
2017
United Nations Member States have committed to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within a time frame of 15 years, endorsing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 70/1.
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Technical Report
Space to Learn: Improving the Learning Environment in Mannar District
2017
This publication highlights the key achievements of the project “Sustainable Resettlement through Community-Driven Improvement of the Learning Environment in Mannar District, Sri Lanka” implemented through a participatory people’s process from 2015 -2017. Through this project, UN-Habitat supported the construction and improvement of learning facilities in 25 schools in Mannar district with funding from the Government of Japan. It supported the construction of primary and secondary classroom…
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“From the people, for the people, with the people”
2017
The National Solidarity Programme (NSP) was a flagship programme of the Government of Afghanistan benefiting from more than $2.3 billion of donor funding. The programme had the goal of building peace and solidarity amongst the people and to empower them to be responsible for local level governance and development.
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Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Results-Based Management Handbook
2017
Results - based management (RBM) is a broad management approach whose core focus is achieving results. The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) defines RBM as a “management strategy by which processes, outputs and services contribute to the achievement of clearly stated expected accomplishments and objectives.
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Activities Report
Global Activities Report 2017
2017
UN-Habitat’s Global Activities Report (GAR) 2017 aims to provide updates of the Agency’s programmatic delivery at the global, regional and national levels for the years 2015-2016. There has been a growing recognition of urbanization as an engine of sustainable development over the past two years, as reflected in the New Urban Agenda (NUA) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Other important recent global agreements as indicated in the report also emphasize the role of urbanization and…
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Annual Report
Annual progress report 2016
2016
This is the third Annual Progress Report on the implementation of the six-year strategic plan (2014-2019) prepared in accordancewith the Governing Council resolution 25/3 of April 2015. The strategic plan is being implemented through three successive biennial work programmes and budgets (GC resolution 24/15). The report reviews progress made on implementation of the 2016-2017 work programme and budget in 2016 and focuses on the results that are attributed to interventions of UN-Habitat’s and…
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Technical Report
Stratification in Bogotá: Social Impact and Alternatives for Allocating Subsidies (in Spanish)
2016
The publication presents an alternative of implementation of a new system for the allocation of subsidies and contributions in public residential services in Colombia.
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Paper
The Implementation of the Principles of Planned Urbanization: a UN-Habitat Approach to Sustainable Urban Development
2016
The paper elaborates on the conceptual and practical framework of the principles of planned urbanization, characteristic of the integrated approach adopted by UN-Habitat to address the challenges of rapid urbanization in the developing world, namely (1) Rules and Regulations, (2) Urban Design, and the (3) Financial plan.
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Resolution on Equitable financing and effective monitoring of the implementation of resolutions adopted by the United Nations Habitat Assembly
Posted on April 29th, 2024
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Resolution on the creation of a human settlements resilience framework for early warning, foresight, risk reduction, crisis response and post crisis recovery and reconstruction
Posted on April 29th, 2024
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Resolution on Urban Planning and Sustainable Infrastructure
Posted on April 29th, 2024
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Resolution on Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals
Posted on April 29th, 2024
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Resolution on Enhancing the Interlinkage between Urbanization and Climate Change Resilience
Posted on April 29th, 2024
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Resolution on Biodiverse and Resilient Cities: mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem services into urban and territorial planning
Posted on April 29th, 2024
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