Hacia la solución de una crisis mundial: Año Internacional del Saneamiento 2008 (Spanish Language Version) 2008 El 20 de diciembre de 2006, la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas declaró que 2008 sería el Año Internacional del Saneamiento.
Derechos Seguros al Suelo para Todos - Spanish language Version 2008 Esta publicación está destinada a los legisladores y a las autoridades públicas. Es para los que trabajan en la gestión y desarrollo del suelo y buscan las mejores maneras de garantizar los derechos y satisfacer la creciente demanda por suelo.
National Strategy on Urban Crime Prevention in Tanzania 2008 In 2007 Tanzania committed to the development of a national strategy on urban crime prevention. The National Strategy on Urban Crime Prevention in Tanzania is the culmination of 10 years of work on safety in Tanzania.
How to Establish an Effective Land Sector 2008 This guide presents a general overview on institutional harmonisation processes, i.e. the various factors and tools included in fostering institutional harmonisation in a sector.
Sheikh - First steps towards strategic urban planning 2008 The publication documents the process undertaken by the Sheikh Municipality, records the outcomes of the first broad consensus on urban issues, priority interventions and action plans, introduces the spatial analysis as a tool for strategic planning, and provides a comprehensive methodological tool for strategic urban planning.
Quick Guides for Policy Makers - Housing the Poor in Asian Cities. 1: Urbanization. The role the poor play in urban development 2008 This Quick Guide 1 looks at some of the current trends in urbanization in Asia, including urban-rural migration, the links between Qurbanization and poverty and the state of formal and informal housing in the context of urbanization.
Gender in Local Government: A Sourcebook for Trainers 2008 Good local governance cannot exist without giving due attention to gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Community self-help reconstruction - Arabic 2008 Published in 2008, UN-Habitat developed a reader-friendly booklet with the aim of promoting community-led housing reconstruction. The booklet provides basic technical and financial instructions that would allow affected families, after Lebanon 2006 war, to plan, in an adequate manner and to finish the reconstruction of their houses.
Gender Mainstreaming in Local Authorities - Best Practices 2008 Since the 1980s, there has been growing recognition of the need to ensure women's equal access to urban public spaces.
Tackling a global crisis: International Year of Sanitation 2008 2008 On 20th December 2006, the UN General assembly declared 2008 as the International Year of Sanitation (IYS).