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promoting the implementation of the un-habitat’s Strategic Plan, contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) and the New Urban Agenda!

UN-Habitat’s Policy, Legislation and Governance Section (PLGS) is one of five sections of the Branch and supports national and subnational governments and other partners through the development and dissemination of knowledge, capacity building, conducting policy dialogues and providing advisory services on urban policy, legislation, governance, metropolitan management, and urban-rural linkages

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Beyond the City: Global Trends and Insights on Urban-Rural Linkages - Key Highlights Booklet
Beyond the City: Global Trends and Insights on Urban-Rural Linkages – Key Highlights Booklet

Explore the dynamic interplay between urban and rural spaces with this Beyond the City: Global Trends and Insights on Urban-Rural…

Niger State Urban Policy: A Roadmap to Transformation
Niger State Urban Policy: A Roadmap to Transformation

As part of the commitment of the Niger State Government (Nigeria) in creating compact, connected, socially inclusive and self-sustaining towns…

Evaluating the Impacts of Urban Policies: A Guide for Urban Policy Leaders
Evaluating the Impacts of Urban Policies: A Guide for Urban Policy Leaders

More people live in cities than ever before. The urban population more than doubled from 1.5 billion in 1975 to…

Voluntary Reporting Guidelines for SDG Indicator 11.a.1: Step by Step Module for Governments
Voluntary Reporting Guidelines for SDG Indicator 11.a.1: Step by Step Module for Governments

The important role of urban policies for sustainable development has in the recent past gained prominence than ever before. The…

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