Human Settlements and Urban Issues
Urban Climate Action: The Urban Content of the NDCs - Global Review 2022
This report was prepared by United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) and the UNESCO Chair on Urban Resilience at the University of Southern Denmark. It offers a global analysis of the urban content of 193 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) before the 19th of June 2022. For this report more than 200 indicators were used to analyse external data (e.g. Human Development Index and income categorisation) and data within the NDCs including climate mitigation and adaptation challenges and responses as well as specific sectors.
Smart Sustainable Cities Profile: Podgorica, Montenegro
The Smart Sustainable City Profile of Podgorica was developed based on the results of the evaluation of the performance of the city against the Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities. This City Profile includes an analysis of the outcomes of the evaluation information on the city’s policies programmes projects and partnerships that aim to accelerate the city’s progress towards achieving the SDGs as well as policy recommendations for consideration of the city government.
Human Development Report 2023/2024
Today collective action on challenges ranging from climate change mitigation to peace and security is frustratingly slow or stymied altogether. Lack of trust and polarization--both associated with insecurity--exacerbate the gridlock. Shared interlinked global challenges like the pandemic and its recovery are outpacing our willingness and our institutions capacities to respond to them.Why despite all our riches and technologies are we so stuck? How do we get unstuck? Is it possible to mobilize action to address globally shared challenges in a world that is intensively polarized? The 2023-2024 Human Development Report explores these issues and offers a platform for strategic discussion on how to move beyond narrow zero-sum thinking and support cooperation even as we have diverging interests and views. The e-book for this publication has been converted into an accessible format for the visually impaired and people with print reading disabilities. It is fully compatible with leading screen-reader technologies such as JAWS and NVDA.
Country Profiles on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management
The Country Profile of the Republic of San Marino was prepared at the request of the Government of the Republic of San Marino. The study commenced with an evaluation of the country against the UNECE Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities developed jointly with ITU. The study provides action-oriented recommendations which aim to help the country realize its vision of further improving the quality of life of its inhabitants.
Crisis Resilient Urban Futures: The Future of Asian and Pacific Cities 2023
This report is a comprehensive analysis and assessment of sustainable urban development in the Asia and Pacific region at a time of great disruption and uncertainty resulting from multiple interlinked global crises in a post pandemic era. This report aims to provide valuable insights into the spatial economic social environmental and governance aspects of cities offering holistic policy recommendations towards a sustainable urban recovery from these crises. Understanding the dynamics and characteristics of its cities is crucial for national and local governments businesses local communities researchers and urban planners. With this report ESCAP and UN-Habitat continue their collaboration to provide an updated reliable resource for decision-makers seeking to gain a deeper understanding of the trends challenges and future opportunities within the Asia-Pacific cities landscape. The report builds on three previous editions in this series each of which explored the key existing and emerging trends in urban development within the region. This report continues the forward-looking perspective capturing the transformative messages of the New Urban Agenda (2016) and continuing the thematic tracks established in the 2019 edition of this report. The current edition also set a much-needed agenda for a sustainable urban recovery across the region. The 2023 report is released in a year where progress against SDG 11 on ‘sustainable cities and communities’ is under review globally by the UN General Assembly.
План действий по восстановлению после COVID-19 для неформальных поселений в регионе ЕЭК
The COVID-19 Recovery Action Plan for Informal Settlements in the UNECE Region is dealing with both – the new challenges created by COVID-19 and the pre-existing ones while also addressing the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This Recovery Action Plan targeted at national and local governments in the ECE region provides an extensive list of goals targets and actions that can be advanced by governments local authorities residents community leaders non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders to help mitigate and/or prevent the COVID-19 pandemic spread. It is also designed to help build back better to achieve greater resilience against future pandemic risks while simultaneously helping to achieve the Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with a particular focus on SDG 11 on sustainable cities and human settlements.
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 innovations that are already underway. It 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 partners.
#Жилье2030 Повышение ценовой доступности жилья в регионе ЕЭК ООН
The study explores housing affordability challenges and existing policy instruments for improving housing affordability in the regions covered by UNECE and presents examples of "good practices" in improving housing affordability among countries and cities. The study focuses on four topics namely: housing governance and regulation; access to finance and funding; access and availability of land for housing construction; and Climate-neutral housing construction and renovation.
Обзор характеристик «умных» устойчивых городов: Гродно, Беларусь
The Smart Sustainable Cities Profile for Grodno Belarus presents the outcomes of the city evaluation against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Smart Sustainable Cities (SSC) and proposes actions for the city to make progress towards achieving the SDGs. It provides guidance for Grodno city and regional governments for the development review and implementation of urban policies programmes and projects and for building partnerships with a view to reinforcing the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and SDG11 at city level.
Strengthening Consumer Protection in the Provision of Health Services in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic
This report contributes to improving consumer protection in the provision of health services by exploring the scope for both operational and conceptual exchange. It covers representation and redress for consumers to improvement mechanisms for treating consumer grievances. It also addresses the interplay of different national agencies and the international legal and institutional frameworks. The result has been a reproduction in the health sector of the ‘poor pay more syndrome’ identified in consumer policy research during the 1960s and 1970s in retail markets in high income countries and to which attention was drawn by UNCTAD in its 2017 Consumer Protection Manual. This is reflected today in the low-income countries by high levels of ‘out of pocket’ payments by low-income consumers outside social protection systems and thus with lower levels of access. This syndrome has been thrown into sharp relief by the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 Recovery Action Plan for Informal Settlements in the ECE Region
The COVID-19 Recovery Action Plan for Informal Settlements in the UNECE Region is dealing with both – the new challenges created by COVID-19 and the pre-existing ones while also addressing the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This Recovery Action Plan targeted at national and local governments in the ECE region provides an extensive list of goals targets and actions that can be advanced by governments local authorities residents community leaders non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders to help mitigate and/or prevent the COVID-19 pandemic spread. It is also designed to help build back better to achieve greater resilience against future pandemic risks while simultaneously helping to achieve the Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with a particular focus on SDG 11 on sustainable cities and human settlements.
Smart Sustainable Cities Profile: Tbilisi, Georgia
The Smart Sustainability Profile of Tbilisi presents the outcome of the evaluation of the city against the Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities. It proposes actions for the city to make progress toward achieving the SDGs. The City Profile will guide Grodno in developing reviewing and implementing urban policies programmes and projects and in building partnerships with other stakeholders with a view to reinforcing the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and SDG11 at the city level.
Trapped: High Inequality and Low Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean is a region of great contrasts where wealth and prosperity coexist with vulnerability and extreme poverty. The list of contrasts is long and familiar. The region is also characterized by very volatile and low average growth explained by low productivity. This Regional Human Development Report argues that the region is caught in a double trap of high inequality and low growth. These two phenomena interact in a vicious circle that limits the ability to advance on all fronts of human development. Understanding the nature of the trap is critical to breaking free from it.
Smart Sustainable Cities Profile: Grodno, Belarus
The Smart Sustainable Cities Profile for Grodno Belarus presents the outcomes of the city evaluation against the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Smart Sustainable Cities (SSC) and proposes actions for the city to make progress towards achieving the SDGs. It provides guidance for Grodno city and regional governments for the development review and implementation of urban policies programmes and projects and for building partnerships with a view to reinforcing the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and SDG11 at city level.
تقرير التنمية البشرية 2021/2022
Continuing the thread of the 2019 and 2020 Human Development Reports (HDRs) the 2021/22 HDR carries forward a conversation centered on inequalities while integrating other important themes related to uncertainties in the Anthropocene: societal-level transformations mental health impacts political polarization but also crucially opportunity. The Report explores how uncertainty in the Anthropocene is changing what is driving it what it means for human development and how we can thrive in spite of it. The Report argues that in the end doubling down on human development is central to a more prosperous future for all.
Rapport sur le développement humain 2021/2022
Dans la continuité des Rapports sur le développement humain (RDH) 2019 et 2020 le RDH 2021/22 poursuit une conversation centrée sur les inégalités tout en intégrant d'autres thématiques importantes liées aux incertitudes de l'Anthropocène : transformations sociétales impacts sur la santé mentale polarisation politique mais aussi et surtout une opportunité. Le rapport explore comment l'incertitude dans l'Anthropocène évolue ce qui la motive ce qu'elle signifie pour le développement humain et comment nous pouvons prospérer malgré cela. Le rapport soutient qu'en fin de compte doubler le développement humain est essentiel à un avenir plus prospère pour tous.
人类发展报告 2021/2022
Continuing the thread of the 2019 and 2020 Human Development Reports (HDRs) the 2021/22 HDR carries forward a conversation centered on inequalities while integrating other important themes related to uncertainties in the Anthropocene: societal-level transformations mental health impacts political polarization but also crucially opportunity. The Report explores how uncertainty in the Anthropocene is changing what is driving it what it means for human development and how we can thrive in spite of it. The Report argues that in the end doubling down on human development is central to a more prosperous future for all.
Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano 2021/2022
Continuando con el hilo de los Informes sobre Desarrollo Humano (IDH) de 2019 y 2020 el Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano 2021/22 lleva adelante una conversación centrada en las desigualdades al tiempo que integra otros temas importantes relacionados con las incertidumbres en el Antropoceno: transformaciones a nivel social impactos en la salud mental polarización política. pero también crucialmente oportunidad. El Informe explora cómo está cambiando la incertidumbre en el Antropoceno qué la impulsa qué significa para el desarrollo humano y cómo podemos prosperar a pesar de ella. El Informe sostiene que al final duplicar el desarrollo humano es fundamental para un futuro más próspero para todos.
Доклад о Человеческом Развитии 2021-2022
Continuing the thread of the 2019 and 2020 Human Development Reports (HDRs) the 2021/22 HDR carries forward a conversation centered on inequalities while integrating other important themes related to uncertainties in the Anthropocene: societal-level transformations mental health impacts political polarization but also crucially opportunity. The Report explores how uncertainty in the Anthropocene is changing what is driving it what it means for human development and how we can thrive in spite of it. The Report argues that in the end doubling down on human development is central to a more prosperous future for all.
World Cities Report 2022
World Cities Report 2022: Envisaging the Future of Cities seeks to provide greater clarity and insights into the future of cities based on existing trends challenges and opportunities as well as disruptive conditions including the valuable lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and suggest ways that cities can be better prepared to address a wide range of shocks and transition to sustainable urban futures. The Report proposes a state of informed preparedness that provides us with the opportunity to anticipate change correct the course of action and become more knowledgeable of the different scenarios or possibilities that the future of cities offers. The Report reaffirms that the vision for the future of cities must embody the “new social contract” in the form of universal basic income universal health coverage and universal housing and basic services.