Source: unhabitat.org
Neighbourhood profiles are reports containing original spatialized data and analysis, generated within an area-based framework, and synthesized to respond to the evidence needs of sector specialists, multisector practitioners, and local authorities. Data is gathered participatively through field and household surveys, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions. Neighbourhood profiles offer an integrated place-based analysis covering
A Política Nacional de Ordenamento do Território e do Urbanismo (PNOTU) de Cabo Verde tem por objetivo guiar o desenvolvimento territorial e urbano de Cabo Verde até 2036 de maneira que este desenvolvimento se realize dentro dos princípios estabelecidos na sua Constituição, revista em 2010, na Nova Agenda Urbana estabelecida em 2016 na 3ª Conferência
Mosul, 2 May 2019 – Mosul local authorities and citizens gathered in Al Yarmouk Park in West Mosul on 2 May 2019 to launch the rehabilitation works that will be conducted under the programme Supporting Recovery and Stability in Iraq through Local Development. The programme, which will target nine governorates, is funded by the European
Desde o fim do conflito armado, em 2002, a habitação e o desenvolvimento urbano têm sido elementos centrais na agenda de desenvolvimento da República de Angola. Alguns marcos relevantes desse processo são a promulgação da Lei do Ordenamento do Território e Urbanismo (LOTU) e da Lei de Terras, em 2004, da Lei de Bases do
Nairobi, 2 May 2019—UN-Habitat Executive Director Ms. Maimunnah Moh’d Sharif this week met with members of the Kenya Editors’ Guild and drummed up support for the forthcoming UN Habitat Assembly holding in Nairobi between 27 to 31 May 2019. Ms. Sharif held a fruitful debate with the editors in a session that delved into challenges
Beijing 2 May 2019—On her official mission to China, UN-Habitat Executive Director Ms. Maimunnah Mohd Sharif had high level engagements with senior Chinese officials including the signing of an MoU with Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO). The ceremony was a side event during the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation
Beijing 30 April 2019—Riding on the new Belt and Road Sustainable Cities Alliance announced by President of China Xi Jiping, UN-Habitat has announced more collaborations. These will be done in the framework of China Belt and Road Initiative which will now be extended with joint engagements through the new Belt and Road Sustainable Cities Alliance.
On 25 April 2019, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) handed over 502 rehabilitated houses and Occupancy Certificates to returnees in Sinjar District, Ninewa Governorate. Extensively damaged during the ISIL occupation, these houses were rehabilitated as part of a larger project funded by the Government of Germany through
The implementation of the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals largely depends on the adoption, enactment and enforcement of urban legislation that can deliver results. Current experience shows that both developed and developing countries face several challenges in designing and enforcing effective legislative frameworks for sustainable urban development. There is an urgent need
