The report enables the Executive Board to discuss further prioritization of the work of UN- Habitat on inclusive and sustainable urban regeneration as a tool for localizing the SDGs following the recently approved resolution on the Localisation of the Sustainable Development Goals, and establish strong linkages and a mechanism for implementation of the resolutions on Adequate Housing for All, Slum. [...] Paragraphs 38 and 52 of the New Urban Agenda highlight the specific interlinkages between urban regeneration and renewal and the provision of basic infrastructure and services, the prevention of sprawl and marginalisation, while improving social participation and the integration of natural and cultural heritage. [...] The main focus areas of the ‘Inclusive Communities, Thriving Cities’ for the next two years of the Strategic Plan are completion of the advanced drafts of global normative guidance products (detailed in section 2), the development of the partnership networks of the programme with regional hubs as well as countries and cities that champion the implementation of inclusive and sustainable urban regen. [...] The resolution HSP/HA.2/Res.5 also requests the Executive Director to “further enhance the linkage between urbanization and climate change in the work of UN-Habitat in order to contribute to the objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement” and “to continue the practice of organizing meetings, including ministerial meetings as appropriate, followi. [...] In response to the request of the last Executive Board in November 2023, UN-Habitat has deployed a mission to explore how to support the development of UN-Habitat’s response to the acute crisis in the Gaza Strip and to collect inputs for the preparation of the “comprehensive and up-to-date report on the status of the development of the efforts to reconstruct the human settlements in the Gaza Strip.
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