Peer review of the implementation of UN-Habitat’s Medium-term Strategic and Institutional Plan (2008–2013)
This document summarizes progress in the five focus areas of UN-Habitat Medium-term Strategic and Institutional Plan. Within focus area 2: Participatory urban planning, management and governance (UPMG), it reports on 112 cities implementing inclusive UPMG, including 30 crisis-prone and post-crisis cities integrating risk- and vulnerability-reduction programming in UPMG systems, and 51 cities working on inclusive urban safety.
Overall, the review analyzes to what extent UN-Habitat has become a more strategic organization with a sharper focus; and to what extent it has become more efficient and effective in its operations since reform under the Plan began in 2008. It describes what was learned through peer review and the first phase of the Plan's implementation. It reviews progress made in improving UN-Habitat strategies, programmes, organizational structures and procedures as called for in the Plan. It is intended to help UN-Habitat to take stock of its continuing reform at a time when senior management is set to change.