This manual describes the components of sound financial management, revenue generation, budget formulation and execution, financial information and control for use in course on urban financial management, particularly in relation to the rapidly growing cities and towns of Africa.

This study was co-prepared between UNCHS (Habitat) and the Government of Sri Lanka as a midway documentation and assessment of the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless Demonstration project for Low-income shelter.

Human Rights up Front speaks to the essence of the United Nations. It is a lens through which the Organization will examine and respond to threats of serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law and by that identify actions needed to prevent mass atrocities and armed conflict.

The shortage of finance for housing has long been recognized as one of the obstacles to the provision of housing for low-income households.