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The speaker spoke about how the frequency of conflict and disaster in Ethiopia generated significant displaced populations with a wide variety of needs. He said that camps were subject to frequent...
The Speaker presented the approach and mandate of UN-Habitat, emphasising the need to bridge humanitarian and development work and promoting sustainability and disaster risk reduction.
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Development Plan for Land and Urban Management 2. Strengthening National Capacity Coordination and Support to Local Initiatives 3. Capacity Building for Local Actors
The present publication by the UN is meant to give an overview of the emergency settings of the OCHA. The documents describes the steps that needs to be taken when confronted with an emergency...
Mariko Sato, of UN-Habitat, outlined UN-Habitat's
experiences in responding to the 2007 Mozambique floods. Though their
mandate does not include humanitarian relief, they felt it is...
Mr. Niels Scott (UN OCHA) presented an update on the progress of the Cluster approach reflecting lessons from responses in Pakistan and Haiti.
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The guidelines 'Shelter after disaster: strategies for transitional settlement and reconstruction' were launched at SM10b by UN/OCHA and Shelter Centre.
The guidelines are the revision of...
This breakout session was led by Isabelle de Muyser-Boucher of UN/OCHA. The speaker introduced the seven toolkits featured in Transitional Settlement and Reconstruction after Natural Disasters...
The speaker, Humanitarian Affairs Officer of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Logistics Supporrt Unit (UN/OCHA LSU) launched the scoping study 'Exploring key...
The speaker described UN-Habitat's programme for reconstruction in Darfur in preparation for the return of the displaced population. The speaker highlighted the threat of regional environmental...