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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 update on the Shelter and Settlements Working group looks at the recent activities and plan for work in 2012/2013.
As a core component of UNHCR’s protection and solutions mandate, this Strategy promotes a holistic approach to settlement and shelter responses adapted to the local context in which the refugees ...
A presentation of the activities of 'Shelter and Settlements Working Group' was given by Mr. Mohamed Hilmi from InterAction.
The structure and size of the working group and the...
Eddie Argenal of USAID/OFDA presented "Lessons from Shelter and Settlement Experiences in Haiti" at Shelter Meeting 12a.
The talk...
The objective of humanitarian S&S assistance is to ensure access to safe and appropriate living spaces in
neighborhoods where affected households can resume critical social and...
This proposal by Shelter Centre is for the definition of common principles for the transitional settlement and shelter sector, based on various existing cross-sectoral initiatives, from the Sphere...
One of the biggest problem areas identified by the IASC Global Shelter Cluster is getting reliable assessments of housing and settlements needs after a crisis. This publication seeks to help fill...
The work of the shelter and settlements programme supports strategic Aim 1 of Strategy 2020, to save lives, protect livelihoods, and strengthen recovery from disasters and crises.
In line...
The speaker described recent developments in OFDA's work as well as its objectives in shelter and settlement response. He noted that cities in developing countries will double in population and...