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Myanmar: Yangon Informal Settlements – Resettlement Programme (YIS-RP): Survey II Report 31 December, 2020 - 17:10
Country: Myanmar Source: UN Human Settlements Program
Please refer to the attached file.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report is based on findings from a survey conducted in five informal settlements in Hlaing Thar Yar, and it aims to assess the possible upgrading of housing and settlements. The survey consisted of household interviews, case studies, ward administrators interviews, community organizations interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs). While the household survey forms the basis of the report, a number of insights were derived from the other tools, providing an in-depth understanding of the situation. In some cases, respondents had conflicting views, for example, most household respondents believe their community is united and that they often participate in community activities, but the organizations interviewed said communities are not
World: Turkana Houses
Countries: Kenya, South Sudan, World Source: UN Human Settlements Program
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A new book describes how UN-Habitat and renowned Japanese architect joined forces to design refugee homes in Kenya
21 December 2020 A newly published book Turkana Houses describes how UN-Habitat worked with the renowned Japanese Architect, Shigeru Ban to create various prototypes of shelters for refugees and host community members in north east Kenya.
The book describes how Mr Ban, a renowned architect and winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize constructed 14 houses in the Kalobeyei Settlement, Turkana after testing seven housing types in the settlement. This was the result of a two year collaboration between UN-Habitat, Mr Ban and his NGO the Voluntary Architects Network (VAN), to design sustainable shelter typologies. Mr Ban is known for his innovative work with paper and has[.]
Cameroon: Listening to urban vulnerable populations to better contain and recover from COVID-19 11 December, 2020 - 13:10
Country: Cameroon Source: UN Human Settlements Program
Yaoundé, 9 December 2020 “Thank you for selecting our municipality for this project. Our population has been hit hard by COVID-19”, stated the Mayor of the district of Yaoundé 2, Mr Ayissi Eloundou in his opening speech at the first meeting of the local monitoring committee of the UN-Habitat project
“Fostering partnership for leaving no one behind in addressing COVID-19 socioeconomic recovery plan in Cameroonian Cities” funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).
In collaboration with local authorities and key national institutions, the project aims to contribute to the reduction of the negative socioeconomic effects of COVID-19 by ensuring the necessary data is available to municipalities to promote evidence based socioeconomic recovery. Spe
World: UN-Habitat launches online giving for emergency response to urban crises 11 December, 2020 - 12:10
Country: World Source: UN Human Settlements Program
Nairobi, 10 December 2020 - UN-Habitat has launched a Donate Now button on its website to encourage contributions for emergency response to urban crises such as the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Beirut port explosion, and other emergencies affecting cities and the most vulnerable who live in them.
Individuals can use the online giving feature at https://unhabitat.org/donate to provide regular or one-off contributions by credit or debit card for specific emergencies or humanitarian response in urban areas in general.
“The launch of online giving is an important milestone in the implementation of UN-Habitat’s resource strategy,” said the Executive Director, Maimunah Mohd Sharif. “This provides new opportunities for the public and supporters to join us to provide solutions with cities and to make a
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