Assist UN-Habitat in research for the global report

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Mission and objectives

UN-HABITAT POLICY, LEGISLATION AND GOVERNANCE SECTION (PLGS) The (Urban) Policy, Legislation and Governance Section (PLGS) is one of the five sections of the Urban Practices Branch of UN-Habitat. It plays a critical role in implementing the Agency’s Strategic Plan, flagship programmes, the relevant 2030 development agenda and the New Urban Agenda as it serves as the UN-Habitat focal point and global solutions center for Urban Policy, Legislation and Governance. The Section in collaboration with other parts of the agency both at Headquarters and in the field, works to support governments and partners in knowledge and tools development, capacity building, policy dialogue as well as advisory services focused on: Coordinating the Agency’s substantive, normative and operational work on Policy, Legislation and Governance; Developing, documenting and disseminating policy, legislation and governance norms, standards, tools, methodologies, regulatory frameworks, operating procedures and inspiring practices at all levels i.e. global, regional, national and sub-national; Designing tailored-made policy, legislation and governance solutions for cities, regions and metropolises, enhance the urban-rural continuum, with a view to reduce spatial inequality and poverty and also promote shared prosperity; Generating and maintaining knowledge and data (including Indexes and database) on Urban Policy, Legislation and Governance; Leading the testing/piloting of norms, standards, tools, methodologies, regulatory frameworks, through initiatives, programmes and projects on policy, legislation and governance; Providing technical assistance, quality assurance/control, policy advice and services on norms, standards, tools, methodologies and regulatory frameworks to internal and external partners including on design, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of operational program

Context

UN-Habitat and over 130 stakeholders had collectively developed the urban-rural linkages: guiding principles and framework of action which was launched in 2019. This was further supported by member states who adopted a resolution on urban-rural linkages. This global report will be towards taking stock of relevant initiatives globally on urban-rural linkages including forward looking strategies.

Task description

UN-Habitat is looking for online volunteers for the Urban-Rural Linkages work to assist in research for the global report on the subject. The online volunteer roles will entail identifying relevant secondary sources, summarizing information from available resources using available templates, synthesizing information from available resources, analyzing information from surveys, extracting information from webinar recordings, preparing power point presentations and any other tasks as may be assigned. Contribution roles of the online volunteer will be acknowledged in the final report.