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Whereas the obligation undertaken in pursuance of the aforesaid Agreement, has not been fulfilled, due to certain unforeseen circumstances and notwithstanding the provisions of the Grant of...
In the immediate aftermath of the December 2004 tsunami, the affected countries and their respective governments and civil society organisations had an opportunity to draw upon, and should have...
This document presents an overview of key concepts necessary for understanding the flooding problem, descriptions of appropriate construction materials and techniques as well as a set of stndards...
Agreement on the convention relating to the status of stateless persons. The United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights approved on 10 December 1948 by the General Assembly of...
Considering that the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28 July 1951 (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) covers only those persons who have become refugees as...
Upon an application being lodged with the appropriate authority, by or on behalf of the person concerned, in the manner prescribed by the national law, subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of...
Adequate shelter for all was one of two main themes at the Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, Habitat II, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey in June 1996. The Habitat II...
The Commission on Human Settlements, in its decision 13/24 of 7 May 1991, decided to include in the agenda of its fourteenth session in 1993 the theme named "Appropriate, intermediate, cost-...
This resource book identifies effective solutions that can be undertaken by local governments for improving the quality of life for elderly and disabled people in human settlements. Its aim is to...
The World Conference on Disaster Reduction was held from the 18th to the 22nd January 2005 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, and adopted the present Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of...