UNITED NATIONS HSP United Nations Human Settlements Programme Normative and operational activities of the United Nations

In December 2023, the Government of Nepal launched a report on the degree of urbanization in Nepal.28 The report included a redefinition of the classification of Nepalese urban areas and became a crucial reference for the formulation of national policies and strategies, including the Sixteenth Plan.29 It facilitated the production and reporting of data on Sustainable Development Goal 11 and demons. [...] A key achievement is the development, in collaboration with the Housing and Urban Development Corporation, of the first progress report on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda in Jordan.45 The report provided key insights into the progress made by Jordan against relevant indicators, and recommendations for the effective implementation of the New Urban Agenda. [...] Furthermore, in partnership with the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia and the United Cities and Local Governments Middle East and West Asia Section, and in close cooperation with the Greater Amman Municipality, UN-Habitat developed the first voluntary local review in the Arab region, analysing and presenting recommendations to improve the performance of Amman with regard to the Sust. [...] At the national level, UN-Habitat works closely with the Government, contributing to key policies and mechanisms for urban recovery, including the reform of the housing policy, the review of the urban planning code, the development of the national cadastre, and the use of digital solutions for a green and inclusive urban recovery in Ukraine. [...] In the context of the ongoing crisis in the State of Palestine, the preliminary report of the Executive Director on the status of the development of the efforts to reconstruct the human settlements in the Gaza Strip (HSP/EB.2024/INF/6) remains a foundation for the operations of UN-Habitat.