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Brief
Brief: National WOPs
2017
BEWOP, UN-HABITAT
National WOPs are taking place in a number of countries, but as they are generally small in nature and self-funded, they often go under the radar of global WOPs monitoring. Although few studies have been conducted on National WOPs, they are assumed to carry many of the advantages of south-south partnerships: such as easier knowledge sharing owing to similarities in culture, language, laws and policies.
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Supporting Revenue Enhancement in Kiambu County, Kenya - Cover image
Paper
Supporting Revenue Enhancement in Kiambu County, Kenya
2017
David Kariuki, UN-HABITAT, Yoel Siegel
This publication summarizes the work that UN-Habitat carried out in Kiambu County to increase the own-source revenue of the county. It highlights the significant impact of the project.
This publication describes the intervention that was carried out by UN-Habitat in Nampula. It explains the impact of the project and what can be done differently in the future.
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Urban Economy and Market Development in Homa Bay County, Kenya - Cover image
Paper
Urban Economy and Market Development in Homa Bay County, Kenya
2017
David Kariuki, UN-HABITAT, Yoel Siegel
The report provides an assessment of key sources revenue for the Homa Bay County Government. Upgrading of local markets is one such source of revenue to the County Government.
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Country Programme Document 2018-2021 Sudan - Cover image
Document
Country Programme Document 2018-2021 Sudan
2017
Ministry of International Cooperation, Sudan, UN-HABITAT
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Profile for the State of Palestine - Cover image
Urban Profile
Profile for the State of Palestine
2017
UN-HABITAT
The profile provides a synopsis on the main urbanization trends and challenges facing the people of Palestine, and the interventions coordinated and spearheaded by UN-Habitat in partnership with local and national stakeholders to localize the Sustainable Development Goals, especially Goal 11 and the New Urban Agenda.
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The Report of the Status of Women and Youth in the Saudi City - Cover image
Technical Report
The Report of the Status of Women and Youth in the Saudi City
2017
Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs in Saudi Arabia, UN-HABITAT
The purpose of this report is to assess the situation of women and youth in Saudi cities.The study includes data extracted from four different studies in order to find a more comprehensive and clear understanding of the nature of life in the cities, as well as the themes referred to by the initiative of the prosperity of cities.
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Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
The Human Rights in Cities Handbook Series: Volume I: The Human Rights-Based Approach to Housing and Slum Upgrading
2017
UN-HABITAT
Human rights are important as they set the minimum standards that are essential for people to live in freedom, equality and dignity. They give everyone the freedom of choice and expression and the rights to basic needs necessary for their full development and enjoyment of their rights, including education, water, sanitation, food, health, and housing. Human rights also protect against their abuse by people or entities that are more powerful. Furthermore, human rights inform the relationship…
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Good Practices and Lessons Lea
Technical Report
Good Practices and Lessons Learnt in Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Sri Lanka
2017
UN-HABITAT
This report looks closely at the three main elements that made the programme a success – the participation of people from the inception to the end, the diverse partnerships – donors, government, community based organizations that brought people together to implement the projects and the new and innovative technologies that were introduced to make the programme cost effective and sustainable.
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Technical Report
Trends in Urban Resilience 2017
2017
UN-HABITAT
The publication’s purpose is to account for this unprecedented global momentum for resilience-building from an urban standpoint: inquiring the trends that drive the theory, investigating how these were gradually incorporated in development agendas, mapping the diverse landscape of actors involved, and analysing how this perspective shift can be translated into forward-looking urban policies and practices.
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