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This report fulfils one of the goals of the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless by providing decision-makers in developing countries with a basis on which to undertake reforms in the...
This manual is mainly put together to help deal with working out inexpensive, effective and acceptable housing schemes for the homeless families in Kerala. Perhaps much of the content of the...
The publication of these guidelines reflects an understanding of the need for the humanitarian system to provide to the people on the front lines of disaster response the guidance they need to...
Between 22 October and 1 November 1998, Hurricane Mitch, a 180-mph Category 5 storm, theworst to hit the Gulf of Mexico in 200 years, swept through a number of Central Americancountriesdevastating...
On the morning of October 8, 2005 the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and the Pakistani administered state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in Northern Pakistan were devastated by a tremendous...
Beginning in late July 2010, the flood waters in what was to
become Pakistan's worst natural disaster began to spread. Homes, businesses
and thousands of acres of farmland were...
The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) undertook an extensive fact-finding mission within Brazil during 2002. This report is one result of that mission and was presented to the United...
To contribute to developing a clearer understanding of the practical steps needed to advance a rights-based approach for housing, and to facilitate coordination between stakeholders involved in...
Haiti's earthquake of 12thJanuary 2010 killed over 220 000 people, injured 300. 000, left well over one million homeless, and destroyed infrastructure, services andhomes. The cost of...
Between 22 October and 1 November 1998, Hurricane Mitch, a 180-mph Category 5 storm, the worst to hit the Gulf of Mexico in 200 years, swept through a number of Central American countries...