Research



Table of Contents



New Reports

future is youth urban

Urban Youth
Imperative
Year: 2024

youth housing

The Youth
Housing Crisis
Year: 2022

models of governance

Models & Programs for Youth’s Governance
& Participation in Planning
Year: 2023

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Youth-Led Response To COVID-19 In Informal
Settlements: Case Study Of Mathare
Year: 2022



DeclarACTIONs on Youth and Sustainable Urbanization

Global and National DeclarACTIONs
Year: 2022

Global DeclarACTION: Sustainable Urbanization
Year: 2022

Urban Youth DeclarACTION (Accra, Ghana)
Year: 2022

Urban Youth DeclarACTION (Cali, Colombia)
Year: 2022

Urban Youth DeclarACTION (Quito, Ecuador)
Year: 2022

Urban Youth DeclarACTION (Otavalo, Ecuador)
Year: 2022



Youth and the New Urban Agenda

NUA urban action youth

#UrbanAction: Youth DeclarACTION for New Urban Agenda
Year: 2016

lgbti

#UrbanAction: LGBTI DeclarACTION for New Urban Agenda
Year: 2016

 Indigenous DeclarACTION for New Urban Agenda
Year: 2016

NUA youth EN

Youth and the New Urban Agenda (English)
Year: 2016

NUA youth ES

Youth and the New Urban Agenda (Spanish)
Year: 2016

NUA youth AR

Youth and the New Urban Agenda
(Arabic)

Year: 2016

NUA youth RU

Youth and the New Urban Agenda (Russian)
Year: 2016



One Stop Youth Resource Centres

youth space 1.2

Youth,
Informality
and Public Space

Year: 2017

youth space 2

Using Minecraft for Youth Participation in Urban Design and Governance
Year: 2015

one stop report 2009

State
of the One Stop
Report

Year: 2009

youth space 4

UN-Habitat Guide for the Establishment of One Stop Youth Resource Centres
Year: 2015

youth space 5

Youth and
Their Needs
within Public Space

Year: 2015

givingyouth space

Giving
Youth
Their Space

Year: 2013

youth space 7

Urban Youth Centre
Setup
Guide

Year: 2010

ICT 2

Information Work
and
Youth

Year: 2008

yld 8

Community
Mapping
Guide

Year: 2012

yld 7

Enterpreneurship Programming for
Urban Youth Centres
Year: 2012

youth space 3

Programme Planning and Evaluation in Urban Youth Centres
Year: 2015

space for change

Space
for
Change

Year: 2006

space 001

UN-Habitat
One Stop
Youth Centre Model

Year: 2009

space 002

A Better
Childhood
In The City

Year: 2006

space 003

Guide For Forming
And Managing
Watsan Youth Clubs

Year: 2006



Youth, Migration and Displacement

migrant 2

Refugee Youth:
Good Practices in Urban Resettlement Contexts

Year: 2016

migrant 1

Capacity Building in
Support of Young Refugees in Metropolitans
Year: 2016

handbook 1

Handbook: Co-designing built interventions with
children affected by displacement (English)

Year: 2019

handbook 2

Handbook: Co-designing built interventions with
children affected by displacement (Spanish)

Year: 2019

handbook 3

Handbook: Co-designing built interventions with
children affected by displacement (Arabic)

Year: 2019

migrant 3

Centre for Youth & Society Brief: Refugee Youth & Art-Based Initiatives
Year: 2016

migrant 4

Centre for Youth & Society Brief: Refugee Youth & Employment
Year: 2016

migrant 5

Centre for Youth & Society Brief: Refugee Youth & Housing
Year: 2016

migrant 6

Centre for Youth & Society Brief: Refugee Youth & Language
Year: 2016

migrant 7

Centre for Youth & Society Brief: Refugee Youth Mental Health
Year: 2016

migrant 8

Centre for Youth & Society Brief: Refugee Youth & Sport-Based Initiatives
Year: 2016

migrant 9

Centre for Youth & Society Brief: Young Refugee Women
Year: 2016



World Urban Forum Dialogue Series

wuf dialogues_1

Youth in Urban
Development

Year: 2010

wuf dialogues_2

Youth Led Development in Organizations
Year: 2010

wuf dialogues_3

The Place of Children: Poverty & Promise
Year: 2010

wuf dialogues_4

Space
for Change

Year: 2010

wuf dialogues_5

One Stop Youth
Resource Centres

Year: 2010

wuf 001

World Urban
Youth Assembly 4

Year: 2013



Youth, Peace and Security (YPS)

peace 1

Sustainable Peace Through National Youth Policies in Kenyan Counties of Mombasa, Mandera and Kisumu: Project Report
Year: 2022

peace 2

Urban
Peace Labs:
Evaluation
Report

Year: 2022

peace 3

Youth as Guardians of The Future: Sustaining Climate, Peace and Security in an Urbanising World
Year: 2021

peace 4

Youth
as Agents
of Peace:
Somalia

Year: 2018

peace 5

Youth,
Livelihoods
and Peace:
Brochure

Year: 2016

peace 1

Implementing
the Youth, Peace
and Security Agenda:
A Guide for Public Officials

Year: 2022

peace 2

Urban Crime
Prevention
and Youth at Risk

Year: 2005

peace 3

Developing Citizenship
Among Urban Youth
in Conflict with the Law

Year: 2002

peace 4

Crime
in Dar es Salaam:
Results of a City Victim Survey

Year: 2000



State of the Urban Youth Report Series

state 1

State of Urban Youth Report 2010-2011
Year: 2011

state 2

State of Urban Youth Report, India
Year: 2012

state 3

State of Urban Youth Report 2012-2013
Year: 2013

state 4

State of Urban Youth Report 2010-2011: Summary
Year: 2013

state 2

Urban Youth Equity and Development in Nigeria
Year: 2015

state 1

Strategy Paper on Urban Youth in Africa
Year: 2002

xissues 3

State of Women and Youth in Saudi Cities
Year: 2018

governance 4

Cities of Youth:
Cities of Prosperity

Year: 2013



Global Youth-led Development Series

yld 1

Policy Brief:
Youth,
Cities and
COVID-19

Year: 2020

yld 2

Youth-Led COVID-19 Emergency Response Coalition:
Call to Action

Year: 2020

yld 3

Statement by the Yemeni Youth Forum for Peace: unified movement against Corona pandemic
Year: 2020

yld 4

Youth-Led
Development:
A Case Study from the  Mathare Slum, Kenya
Year: 2014

yld 11

How to Conduct
a Training Course
for Construction Workers
(English)

Year: 2012

yld 12

How to Conduct
a Training Course
for Construction Workers
(Somali)

Year: 2012

urban youth fund

The UN-Habitat
Urban
Youth
Fund

Year: 2012

uyf 1

Progress
& Sustainability in Youth-Led Development:
A Baseline and Follow-up Study of
the UN-Habitat
Urban Youth Fund

Year: 2014

uyf 2

Youth-Led
Economic
Empowerment:
Lessons
from
the Urban
Youth Fund

Year: 2012

yld 9

The Challenge
and
Promise
of Youth-Led
Development

Year: 2012


uyf 3

State
of the Field
in Youth-Led Development
through the Lens
of the UN-Habitat’s
Urban Youth Fund

Year: 2012

uyf 4

Lessons
and Experiences
from
the Urban
Youth Fund

Year: 2012


uyf 5

Experiences
and Lessons
from the Urban Youth Fund Grantees
in Africa
and Asia

Year: 2012

ICT 1

ICT,
Urban
Governance
& Youth

Year: 2015



yld old 2

Youth-Led
Mwanza City
Informal Settlements
Baseline Survey

Year: 2018

yld old 1

Engaging
Youth
in Our Global
Future
Year: 2016

yld old 6

Youth21: Bulidng an Architecture for Youth Engagement in the UN System
Year: 2016

Right to Participate: Oslo Youth and Governance Platform Report
Year: 2012

yld old 5

UN-Habitat Youth
Programmes
Overview
(as of 2012)

Year: 2012

yld old 3

Youth21 Nairobi Declaration: Building for Change Stakeholder Meeting
Year: 2012

yld old 7

Youth Development
in MENA Cities:
A Crisis and
An Opportunity

Year: 2009

yld 001

Advancing Economic
Citizenship
for Children and Youth
in Sub-Saharan Africa

Year: 2015

yld 002

Evaluation of UN-Habitat
Youth Programme &
Urban Youth Fund
(Full Report)

Year: 2011

yld 003

Evaluation of UN-Habitat
Youth Programme &
Urban Youth Fund
(Brief, English)

Year: 2011

Evaluation of UN-Habitat
Youth Programme &
Urban Youth Fund
(Brief, French)

Year: 2011

yld 005

Ideas to Action:
Best Practices
in Youth-Led
Development

Year: 2010

yld 006

Mapping
Urban
Youth-Led
Development

Year: 2010



Human Rights and Urban Governance

governance 1

UN-Habitat
Assembly:
Youth Statement

Year: 2019

governance 2

Youth Law & Legislative Frameworks Effecting Urban Youth
Year: 2017

youth space 2.2

Using Minecraft for Youth Participation in Urban Design and Governance
Year: 2015

governance 4

Cities
of Youth:
Cities of Prosperity

Year: 2013

governance 5

Advancing Youth Civic Engagement and Human Rights
Year: 2013

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Child
& Youth
Friendly Cities

Year: 2006

livingstone declaraction

Livingstone Declaration on Regional Collaboration for Youth
Year: 2013

rights 5

Children, Cities and Housing: Rights and Priorities
Year: 2022

rights 4

State of Prosperity Report: Urban Youth in Colombia (Spanish)
Year: 2017

rights 3

Youth and IT
in Sustainable
Urban Development

Year: 2012

rights 2

Young People, Participation, and Sustainable Development in an Urbanizing World
Year: 2012

rights 1

Policy Dialogues Series: Youth, Children and Urban Governance
Year: 2004

nua 001

Action Framework for Urban Youth Engagement
Year: 2017


bbb_1

The Block by Block Playbook
Year: 2021




Youth and the Blue Economy

blue 1

Lake Region Youth
& Blue Economy

Year: 2020

blue 2

Coast Region Youth
& Blue Economy

Year: 2019

blue 3

Youth and 
Blue Economy

Year: 2019

blue 4

Pathways
to The Blue Economy

Year: 2019

blue 5

Youth & The Blue Economy Conference DeclarACTION
Year: 2019

blue 6

Blue Economy and Cities: Background Paper
Year: 2018



Cross-Cutting Issues

xissues 5

Cities
for Girls,
Cities for All

Year: 2022

xissues 4

Analysis of Multiple Deprivations in Secondary Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa
Year: 2020

xissues 3

State of
Women and Youth
in Saudi Cities

Year: 2017

xissues 2

Cross-Cutting
Issues
Progress Report

Year: 2017

xissues 1

Cross-Cutting
Issues
Progress Report

Year: 2016

youth and women

Strengthening Policy for Young Women in the Changing World of Work
Year: 2016



Land Rights

land 4

How Responsive
is Your Land Programme
to the Needs of Youth? (Guidebook)

Year: 2015

land 3

Land Access and Youth Livelihood Opportunities in Southern Ethiopia
(Summary Report)

Year: 2014

land 2

UN-Habitat and GLTN
Youth-Led Action Research
on Land Commencement Workshop

Year: 2013

land 1

What Land
Means to Youth
Year: 2013