Catalogue of Products and Services
Catalogue of Products and Services
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HS/1102/09E
ISBN: 978-92-1-132065-7
CONTENTS
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Foreword
POSITION STATEMENT
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Regional Structure
Regional Offices
n The Regional Office for Africa and Arab States.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
n The Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
n The Regional Office for Latin America and the
Caribbean. Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
n The Office for Central European Countries.
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Country-level Priorities
TRUST FUNDS
Focus Area 1
Effective Advocacy, Monitoring
and Partnership
YOUTH PROGRAMME
The Challenge
Focus
Photo © UNEP
sports that give youth access to positive credit mechanisms to encourage
activities allowing them to interact entrepreneurship and employment for
positively with their community and young women and men, in collaboration
their peers. with the private sector, civil society and
with other United Nations bodies.
Similarly, the agency has set up special
“We are the Future” centres in towns Other UN-HABITAT Youth
and cities recovering from conflict Programmes and activities include the
and disaster. These centres concentrate Moonbeam Youth Training Centre,
on youth-led services for orphans the Urban Youth Entrepreneurship
and vulnerable children. The focus of Programme and the World Urban
this rehabilitation work is on health, Youth Forum – all geared to promoting
nutrition, arts, sports and computer and advancing youth engagement and
technology with the final aim of peace- involvement in human settlements
building and entrepreneurship creation. development and management issues.
Contact: Mr. Subramonia Ananthakrishnan; Chief, Partners and Youth Section; Tel: +254 20 7623900;
E-mail: [email protected]; Website: www.unhabitat.org/categories.asp?catid=531
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³See: http://www.bestpractices.org/
Contact: Ms Wandia Seaforth; Coordinator, Best Practices Programme; Tel: +254 20 762 3342;
E-mail: [email protected]
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Regional Regional
Urban Urban
Observatory Observatory
National National
Urban Urban
Observatory Observatory
Local Local
Urban Urban
Observatory Observatory
Contact: Mr Gora Mboup; Chief, Global Urban Observatory; Tel: +254 20 762 5031;
E-mail: [email protected]
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Objectives:
n To enhance UN-HABITAT’s
catalytic role, with a systematic
approach towards partnership,
advocacy and networking
n To drive substantive coherence,
linking Medium-Term Strategic and
Institutional Implementation Plan
focus areas
n To amplify key messages of the
plan through targeted advocacy and
awareness, including global reports,
Photos © V. Kitio/UN-HABITAT the World Urban Forum and World
Habitat Day
The Challenge
Campaign Also:
Poorly managed urbanization
generates a number of potentially n Mobilizes partners, providing the
devastating problems. Some of these are glue that keeps everyone working
uncontrolled urban sprawl, pollution, together
unsustainable use of land, water and n Provides the visibility to leverage the
other natural resources, poverty and mission, raising the voice that keeps
social exclusion. Globally, these fuel the the campaign high on the global
negative impact of climate change. agenda
n Acts as a beacon, continuously
guiding stakeholders towards the
Focus
mission
Through advocacy, the campaign for n Motivates all stakeholders ensuring
sustainable urbanization works to resource allocation, continuity and
promote and reinforce the attitudes, growth
actions and policies that would enable
governments and civil society to create
and maintain sustainable conditions of
urbanization.
The Global Report on Human The State of the World Cities Report
Settlements; the State of the was first published in 2001. It monitors
World Cities Report major trends and issues in implementing
UN-HABITAT PUBLISHES TWO the Habitat Agenda.
FLAGSHIP REPORTS that provide
The second edition, in 2004/2005,
authoritative assessments on housing
dwells on the theme Globalization and
and urban development trends and
Urban Culture. It charts the progress
issues. The Global Report on Human
and the challenges mankind faces in a
Settlements presents the up-to-date
rapidly urbanizing world.
account of conditions and trends in
human settlements around the world. The third edition, in 2006/2007, was
on The Millennium Development
There have been six such reports, so far,
Goals and Urban Sustainability. This
since the first in 1986. Each has been on
publication broke new ground by
a different theme. The reports contain
showing that urban slum dwellers in
graphs, case studies and extensive data,
developing countries are as badly off as
which provide excellent resources for
their rural counterparts. This is despite
researchers, academics, planners and
the general assumption that urban
public officials worldwide.
residents are healthier, more literate and
prosperous than rural folk.
Published Global Reports include:
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Focus Area 2
Promotion of Participatory Planning,
Management and Governance
Bir el-Abed, southern Beirut, damaged by an Israel air strike 16 July Indonesia. Photo © UN-HABITAT
2006. Photo © L. Hatoum/IRIN
Contact: Mr Dan Lewis; Chief, Urban Development Branch; Tel: +254 20 762 3826;
E-mail: [email protected]
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Exhibition halls for World Urban Forum 4 in Nanjing, China. Photo © S. Jianguo/UN-HABITAT
Contacts:
For SUD-Net: Mr Lars Reutersward; Tel: +254 20 7623103; E-mail: [email protected]
For Urban Planning and Design: Mr Jossy Materu; Chief,Urban Design and Planning Services Unit;
Tel: +254 20 762 5092; E-mail: [email protected]
For the Cities and Climate Change Initiative: Mr Rafael Tuts; Chief, Urban Environmental Planning Branch
Tel.: +254 20 762 3726; E-mail: [email protected]
For the Safer Cities Programme: Ms Laura Petrella; Coordinator, Safer Cities Programme; Tel: +254 20 762 3706
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
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Focus Area 3
Promotion of Pro-poor Land and Housing
Local Authorities
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Contact: Global land Tool Network Secretariat, Land Tenure and Property Administration Section
Shelter Branch; Tel: +254 20 762 5119; E-mail: [email protected]; More information at: www.gltn.net
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Photos © UN-HABITAT
Contact: Coordinator, United Nations Housing Rights Programme, UN-HABITAT; Tel: +254 20 762 4231;
E-mail: [email protected]
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Photos © UN-HABITAT
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See: The Governing Council of UN-HABITAT in 2003 passed Resolution 19/5 which, in its article 7, “requests the
Executive Director, in line with the recommendations of the World Urban Forum at its first session, to establish an
advisory group to monitor and identify, and, if so requested, to promote alternatives to unlawful evictions”.
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Focus Area 3 that works towards the that can enhance the normative work of
objective of “Access to land and housing UN-HABITAT and partners.
for all”. One of the expected outcomes
is increased security of tenure. Since The group’s missions have generated a
often the affected populations do not highly positive impact:
have the capacity to defend their right n In Rome, Italy, a 12-month
to adequate housing effectively, UN- moratorium on forced evictions was
HABITAT’s role is to raise awareness reached
and provide support to Governments n In Curitiba, Brazil, the local
and partners concerned with developing authorities resettled some families
alternative solutions to forced eviction. and provided building materials for
The group’s advisory services contribute home construction.
to achieving this objective. n In Santo Domingo, the Dominican
Republic, the key actors were
Success brought to the negotiation table and
The group’s work has contributed to have agreed on a law proposal for
promoting awareness, information and the provision of land, housing and
experience exchange among partners financial services to the communities
and the general public on the issue of previously threatened with eviction,
forced evictions and the need to identify, including development of a
develop and apply alternative solutions cooperative housing model.
Photos © UN-HABITAT
Contact: Mr Claudio Acioly; Chief, Housing Policy Section, Shelter Branch; Tel: +254 20 762 4231;
E-mail: [email protected]
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Contact: Mr Mohamed El Sioufi; Head, Shelter Branch, UH-HABITAT; Tel: +254 20 762-3219;
E-mail: [email protected]
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Challenges
Shelter Profiling
Deteriorated Housing of Swahili architecture in Adaale, Somalia. Local building material in Burkina-Faso, Burkina-Faso.
Photo © UN-HABITAT Photo © UN-HABITAT
Contact: Mr Claudio Acioly; Chief, Housing Policy Section, Shelter Branch; Tel: +254 20 762 4231;
E-mail: [email protected]
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Contact: Mr Alioune Badiane; Director; Regional Office for Africa and the Arab States; Tel: +254 20 762 3075;
E-Mail [email protected]
Mr Alain Grimard; Senior Human Settlements Adviser, UN-HABITAT; Tel: +254 20 762 4717;
E-Mail: [email protected]
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The Trust Fund for Palestinians seek to ease the difficult housing, 2007. Photo © UN-HABITAT
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Contact: Mr Mohamed El Sioufi; Head, Shelter Branch; Tel: +254 20 762 3219;
E-mail: [email protected]
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Focus Area 4
Environmentally sound Basic Urban
Infrastructure and Services
Photo © UN-HABITAT Standpipes, such as this in Malawi, are increasing access to safe water
for millions of low-income urban residents worldwide. Photo © UN-
HABITAT
Subregion (China, Lao People’s the trading routes, some across borders,
Democratic Republic, Vietnam and and act as market centres for outputs
Cambodia), the Asian Development and inputs of the industries relying on
Bank and UN-HABITAT. The the lake’s resources. However, rapid
objective of MEK-WATSAN is to assist and unplanned growth has placed
participating countries attain their water enormous pressure on the capacity of
and sanitation Millennium goals. The these urban centres to provide adequate
programme targets improved water water supply and sanitation services
supply and sanitation for 1.08 million for their growing populations. Unless
people, but it is also expected to provide urgent and concerted action is taken,
an enabling environment for further the widening gap between supply and
investments and support for the region demand for water and sanitation services
as a whole. The programmes objective will continue to increase significantly,
is key to sustainable urbanization and curtailing prospects of achieving
economic growth in the region through Millennium Development Goals for
supporting the participating countries in water and sanitation in the region.
the Greater Mekong subregion achieve
their vision of enhanced connectivity, UN-HABITAT, in association with
competitiveness and greater sense of the Governments of Kenya, Tanzania
community. and Uganda, is implementing a major
initiative for the water and sanitation
needs of poor people living in the
Lake Victoria Region Water and
Sanitation Initiative
secondary urban towns around the
Lake Victoria region. The Initiative has
Small urban centres in the Lake Victoria been designed to achieve Millennium
basin are playing an increasingly goal targets for water and sanitation
important role in the economic in small urban centres, taking into
development of the region. Most of account the physical planning needs
these urban centres are located along of these urban centres together with
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Contact: Mr Graham Alabaster; Chief, Water and Sanitation Branch; Tel: +254 20 762 3054;
E-mail: [email protected]
Water, Sanitation and Infrastructure Branch; Tel: +254 20 762 4538; E-mail: [email protected]
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Focus Area 5
Strengthened Human Settlements
Finance Systems
and guarantees to banks together with The finance facilities take the form of
technical support in bringing projects to independent not-for-profit companies
completion – hence the term, “Finance that are hosted by existing local financial
Plus”. bodies, such as a local bank.
Photos © UN-HABITAT
Contact: Mr. Michael Mutter; Senior Adviser; Slum Upgrading Facility; Tel: +254 20 762 5072;
E-mail: [email protected]
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In April 2007, the Governing Council ERSO Delivery Model and Partners
of UN-HABITAT adopted resolution
21/10 on “Strengthening the Habitat
Wealthiest
and Human Settlements Foundation:
experimental financial mechanisms for current Mortgage
erso
Market Activities
pro-poor housing and infrastructure”. activities for
Catalytic
Commercial mobilization
The resolution requests the Executive Banks & other
Financial
of Domestic
Capital
Director to establish a trust fund institutions
current Sphere of
for a four-year experimental period Micro-Finance Lending
from 2007 to 2011 to support the
implementation of experimental
reimbursable seeding operations microfinance
institutions
(ERSO) and other innovative financial (mFis)
ERSO Two-Tier Approach for mobilization of domestic capital for affordable housing
and basic infratsructure
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See: http://www.citiesalliance.org/publications/homepage-features/oct-08/ar-08.html
Also see: The UN-HABITAT Country Activities Report 2009
FUNDING
UN-HABITAT’s GOVERNING
COUNCIL approves the organization’s
work programme and budget every two
years. Most of the funding comes from
government and inter-governmental
donor voluntary contributions, while
United Nations member States provide
the regular budget.
n The United Nations regular budget. Ambassador Elisabeth Jacobsen of Norway and UN-HABITAT’s
Executive Director, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka during the signing ceremony
This represents core funding that the of the funding agreement to support UN-HABITAT’s.programmes.
Photo © UN-HABITAT
Photo © UN-HABITAT
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Years
Contact: Ms Inga Klevby; United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director, UN-HABITAT;
Tel: +254 20 762 5018, +254 20 762 5100; Email: [email protected]
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Photos © X. Zhang/UN-HABITAT
Contact: Mr Xing Quan Zhang; Urban Economy and Finance Branch; Tel: +254 20 762 4659;
Email: [email protected]
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Slum Upgrading