| A Road Map Towards a Socioeconomic Development Plan for the Union of Municipalities of Chamal Baalbek, Baalbek – Hermel Governorate | 2024 | |
| Waste Management and Resource Utilization in China and Africa: Practices in Shanghai and Lagos | 2024 | The SDG, Agenda 2063: Africa we want and the New Urban Agenda underscores the need for international cooperation, knowledge sharing, and technology transfer to address the global solid waste challenge. They call for increased investment in waste management infrastructure and capacity building, particularly in developing countries. As representative cities at distinct stages of development, Shanghai, China and Lagos, Nigeria have amassed unique experiences in waste management. These experiences not only provides invaluable insights for their respective futures but also serve as beneficial references for other cities seeking to optimize waste management strategies amidst globalization. This publication aims to encourage regions, countries and cities to prioritize investment in and the financing of sustainable long-term waste management initiatives, which are often treated as an afterthought in the context of the rapidly urbanizing world and thus impede the achievement of SDG targets. |
| Building Bridges: Executive Director's Report (2018-2023) | 2024 | 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. |
| Local Action for Global Goals: An Opportunity for Enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions | 2024 | As countries prepare to revise their NDCs ahead of COP30, the analysis summarized in this technical brief shows: which countries have the biggest potential to work towards stronger integration of urban content in their NDCs; how they can reap co-benefits of sustainable urban development, effective local adaptation measures, and reducing emissions by stronger collaboration with local governments. |
| CiCoSA Action Toolkit | 2024 | |
| Quality of Life Initiative Implementation Guidelines – Advance Release Version 1.0 | 2024 | The Quality of Life Initiative’s Implementation Guidelines provide a comprehensive framework for cities to follow to assess and improve the quality of life for all inhabitants. The Guidelines offer policymakers, urban planners and community leaders practical steps and a comprehensive roadmap for cities to adopt the Quality of Life Index. The step-by-step process is designed to support local governments, urban planners and community leaders in assessing and enhancing urban well-being through a series of practical actions. |
| UN-Habitat Iraq Newsletter – March 2023 (Arabic) | 2023 | UN-Habitat Iraq March 2023 Newsletter: Provides an update on UN-Habitat’s activities in Iraq as well as relevant policy and advocacy topics. |
| Executive Director’s Thematic Paper: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in times of global crises | 2023 | 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 priorities and associated enablers in the implementation of the New Urban Agenda as a road map for the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals in times of global crisis. |
| Mainstreaming Migration and Displacement into Urban Policy: A Guide | 2023 | Migration and urbanization are increasingly two sides of the same coin: migration is in many countries a primary driver of urban growth, while cities in turn are serving as magnets for this movement. The connection between these processes is therefore central to the well-being of refugees, migrants and IDPs and the cities hosting them. With this in mind, this Guide has been developed to support national, sub-national and local governments in the management of migration and displacement in urban areas. Besides outlining the basic policy processes involved in developing or revising urban policies that adequately address the realities of migration and displacement, it also includes a 10-step pathway of recommendations and actions to achieve a more holistic, integrated and effective policy response. Beginning with data collection and planning, then inclusive services and integration, the publication goes on to outline how different levels of government can work together and with partners more effectively, with the active participation of migrant and displaced populations themselves. It also examines how to achieve more funding and resources to deliver this response, particularly at the local levels where these are most needed. The guidance and recommendations in this document are not only directed at national governments, who have traditionally dominated policy discussions around migration, but also sub-national, provincial and municipal authorities who are increasingly engaging with these issues directly themselves. Indeed, a central focus of this Guide is the importance of a multi-level and inclusive governance approach that brings together these different levels of government, as well as local partners from civil society, international organizations, business, academia, host and migrant communities. By following this pathway, national and local governments can together help realize better outcomes for cities. |
| Summary Report: High-Level Meeting on Financing Sustainable Urban Development | 2023 | The World Cities Day High-Level Meeting Summary Report is part of a vision to increase advocacy and crowd in industry experts worldwide to discuss the current global financing landscape of sustainable urban development and provide recommendations for strategic action to enhance existing financing mechanisms to catalyse sustainable urban development. In recognition of this, UN-Habitat, Borsa Istanbul, and Think City jointly hosted a High-Level Meeting: A Dialogue on Financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on October 30, 2023, under the Global Observance of World Cities Day 2023. This High-Level meeting gathered prominent figures from the global financial, construction, infrastructure, consulting, governmental, academia, and multilateral agencies to discuss the current financing landscape for the SDGs and provide recommendations to Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, the Under-Secretary-General for the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-Habitat. As the first iteration of many dialogues to come on the topic of sustainable urban finance, this summary report sets the foundation for future reference and represents the commitment of Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif to this cause of ensuring a sustainable urban future for all. |