Knowledge
Knowledge Platform at a glance
The Urban Agenda Knowledge Platform is a digital platform for tools, publications, databases, thematic resources and more to support evidence-informed action on the New Urban Agenda. It leverages on the collective experience of multi-stakeholders to share curated, state of the art knowledge and to facilitate learning opportunities for the design, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the New Urban Agenda to achieve the SDGs.
Highlights
URBGOV (URBan GOVernance): A GIS-based Urban Governance and Planning Tool
URBGOV (URBAN GOVERNANCE) is a GIS-based, Volunteered Information Platform that supports local & effective city planning, community-based decision-making & targeted service delivery. It integrates proffered community information with city data for a spatialized & comprehensive view of the city’s infrastructure, service gaps & delivery options.
View DetailsBackground paper for the preparation of the Quadrennial Report 2022
Every four years, the Secretary General, with voluntary inputs from countries and relevant regional and international organizations, reports on the progress of the implementation of the New Urban Agenda. The second edition of this quadrennial report was due in 2022. A Writeshop was initiated in order to construct the quadrennial report, enabling participants from government to grassroots organisations, and across the globe to contribute knowledge, evidence and experience of implementing the NUA. This report presents information shared by participants during a Writeshop to provide inputs for the preparation of the 2022 Report of the Secretary-General on progress in the implementation of the New Urban Agenda (2022 Quadrennial Report), held online on 22 and 23 November 2021.
View DetailsUrban Best Practice Database
Data, both spatial and qualitative information including best practices and community-based data, are relevant for tracking progress made and reporting on the implementation of the global agendas. Urban best practices come global, regional, national and local levels as well as private sector, NGOs, and UN entities.
Learning
Capacity building empowers individuals and organizations to transform cities into sustainable, safe, resilient and just places to live and work in dignity
Tools
Browse tools, including guides, checklists and more that help inform policy makers and practitioners in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Urban Agenda policies and programmes.
Guides
Browse guides and manuals and more that help inform policy makers and practitioners in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Urban Agenda policies and programmes.
Resources
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Contribute to the Urban Agenda Platform
Urban Agenda Platform is the platform which compiles voluntary reports, commitments, best practices, stories, commentary and upcoming events that are published on the platform each day, delivering information on the implementation of the New Urban Agenda and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development .
To contribute, an organization must register to become a partner of Urban Agenda Platform. Partners tap into a vast network of resources and convening power to create real and positive change for young people. By contributing knowledge resources, organizations will be recognized as a key contributing partners of theof the knowledge facility.
Partners may submit the following types of resources relevant to youth employment: publications, platforms, tools, blogs, videos, webinars and online courses, events, news, websites, databases as well as suggestions for smart search of external websites.
Contributing Knowledge Partners
