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Supported by a $30. 5 million Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan to the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), the DPUCSP aims at reducing poverty, providing housing, and improving the income...
China’s urban area is less than 1%, but cities account for 85% of national GDP, 90% of the service industry & 75% of total Chinese energy use. The city needs technical support for resilient,...
"Area-based approaches (where humanitarian organisations apply multi-sector, participatory methods in specific areas of a city) can work if particular urban locations have acute needs. These...
The Global Alliance for Urban Crises, a multi-disciplinary and collaborative community of practice seeking to change how we respond to urban crises, invites you to the launch of its first series...
For more than 10 years, UN-HABITAT has been operating in humanitarian and crisis situations, supporting efforts by national governments, local authorities and civil society to strengthen their...
"With growing numbers of displaced people in towns and cities, humanitarian and development actors need to rethink approaches to helping the urban displaced live in security and with dignity...
Housing Scenario
Pakistan's annual requirement for construction of houses is more than 500,000 housing units to meet the backlog of 20 years. At present the number of housing units...
The Sphere handbook is designed for use in disaster response, and may also be useful in disaster preparedness and humanitarian advocacy. It is applicable in a range of situations where relief is...
For decades, WFP has been on the frontline of the fight against hunger. But today, the global context in which WFP operates is rapidly changing. New challenges areemerging. High commodity prices,...