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Hundreds of homes are crammed together up the side of a hill
Q&A: Achieving housing rights for all: issues and recommendations
… Habitat Day 2020 , on 5 October 2020 IIED hosted an online discussion about the shortage of adequate, dignified housing during the coronavirus … Mitlin pointed out that for many women in low-income countries, the home has long been a site of work , even before the pandemic. In Latin … to follow for many people. It is also important to nurture good governance. Robust democratic institutions should be accountable for …
Article, 22 October 2020
Aerial view of informal settlement
Reducing urban poverty – lessons not learnt?
… demands – and capacities to act. A fresh lens can bring clarity about the different deprivations that make up poverty and who is … For many, a location where income-earning activities take place as in home-based work or income raised by renting out space. They benefit from … if and when it is affordable. The key point is that good local governance, including support and space for urban poor organisations and …
Insight, 10 August 2021
Group of people wearing green T-shirts pose for a picture.
Prakriti Resources Centre: climate change policy and action in Nepal
Article, 30 March 2022
A data collector speaks to a householder.
Helping Indigenous communities secure land rights in Nepal
… through a 'community origin story' mapping exercise. It learned about this exercise from the  Rights and Rice Foundation , a Liberian … their house and lands, and made a short video of the family and their home. At the same time, young mobilisers trained in UN Habitat’s Social … leases to farm.  Making a land use plan and drafting bylaws for good governance As part of this process, CSRC has led Dangisaran community …
Article, 18 December 2020
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Mali: Uncertainty as all sides wonder, 'What Next?'
… thousands of well-armed, battle-hardened Tuareg and others returned home from Libya, determined to achieve their longstanding aim of … has not been witnessed since the mid-1980s. There are big questions about what might happen next. How rapidly can the coup perpetrators … to 20 years of electoral government. But there is much uncertainty about how things may pan out over the next few days and weeks. This was …
Insight, 29 March 2012
A busy side street in the settlement of Dharavi
Invisiblising cities: the obsession with national statistics and international comparisons
… How do you plan, manage and govern a city with no data about most enterprises, most workers, most housing and, often, most land … so many people, buildings and enterprises still go uncounted. Home and workplace risks:  For some home and workplace risks, data can be collected using specialist …
Insight, 25 February 2020
Group of people in discussion seated at a table
Tricky questions and frank discussions: a participatory forum on protracted displacement in Afghanistan
… usual way of working with officials in Afghanistan – conversations about how to reach durable solutions for displaced people often risk … (UN) and the private sector in the March forum. They spoke openly about the province’s challenges and solutions for displaced people in … whether an urban setting is the right fit for those without a home. He raised concerns over pollution, lack of recreational areas and …
Insight, 10 June 2021
View of Monterrey, Mexico
New coalition to transform cities – and lives
… ultimately, they have proven that it is necessary to dare thinking about drastically different futures. “There is an opportunity for us to … as a top priority, and the government’s goal is to offer a home to as many people as possible, so quantity often takes precedence … with local partners to establish new models of coalition-building and governance through these urban labs. This process will be enhanced by …
News, 10 May 2021
Busy road with people and motorbikes.
Film exploring the lives of urban refugees wins best documentary at Kenyan film festival
… Republic of the Congo are filmed in their homes, speaking frankly about the events that caused them to flee, their struggles finding … SDI-Kenya is currently working with IIED’s Human Settlements research group on the  'Protracted displacement in an urban world' research …
News, 14 December 2021
Mary Robinson talking to Maarten van Aalst
Interview: What if our best world is still in front of us?
… UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and is chair of The Elders – a group set up by Nelson Mandela. As IIED marks its 50th year, they look … discuss the current challenges IIED and others face, and think about the institute’s role in the future. APP: I joined IIED as a … switch the switch for electricity will have clean energy in their home. The 900 million who cook in Africa on dirty cooking alternatives …
Article, 05 July 2022