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The housing crisis in Haiti constitutes a grave violation of human rights. A majority of Haitians live in overpopulated urban centers, shanty towns or under-developed villages that failto meet...
This report deals with the problems encountered by the poor in their struggle to find shelter, specifically addressing how current shelter policies are leaving the poor out of the shelter-delivery...
This report deals with the problems encountered by the poor in their struggle to find shelter, specifically addressing how current shelter policies are leaving the poor out of the shelter-delivery...
Synthesis of Resident Coordinator annual reports 2008. This annual synthesis documents the work of the UN development system in countries in support of national development strategies and...
This Housing Policy sets the broad parameters for the development of the housing sector in Iraq. It reflects the need to accelerate housing production to meet demand and enable economic growth....
This report addresses the need to disaggregate housing rights data, so as to pay particular attention to the housing conditions of particularly marginalised groups, including women, children, the...
The Guidelines for Environmental Emergencies are intended as a reference guide for countries
wanting to improve their framework for preparedness in the event of an environmental
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This study project involved an assessment of the social development-related needs of people in tsunami-affected areas in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The aims were to: (1) enable socially-...
Ivan Draganic (UNDP) presented an update on the latest activities of the Early Recovery Cluster.
A two-fold early recovery...
Disaster waste is a well-recognized threat to health, safety and the environment, and can
also be a major impediment to post-disaster rescue operations.
Experience shows that disaster...