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.

Urban Profiling is an assessment of needs and capacity building gaps at the city level.

In Ethiopia, the profiling was undertaken under the leadership of national and local authorities.

In Ethiopia, the profiling was undertaken under the leadership of national and local authorities.

Although sanitation has been hailed as “the most important medical advance since 1840”, over 2.5 billion people – most of them in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia – lack access to basic sanitation.

The lack of recognition of the right of self-determination and the large-scale dispossession and degradation of their lands, resources and territories has had a devastating effect on indigenous peoples’ livelihoods, cultures and overall socio-economic conditions.

La generación, administración, utilización, mantenimiento, recuperación, conservaci ón y protección del espacio público físico es un aspecto clave en la calidad de vida de los habitantes de una ciudad y, por tanto, de la gobernabilidad de ésta.

The UN-HABITAT Country Programme Document for Ghana outlines the main objectives and priorities of UN-HABITAT. In collaboration with the Government and other United Nations Agencies, the overall aim of this UN-HABITAT Country Programme Document is to promote the HABITAT Agenda.

The Habitat Country Programme Document for Nigeria outlines the main objectives and priorities for UN-HABITAT.