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Human Settlements

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The United Nations has adopted declarations linking the concept of human settlements to social, economic and physical aspects of development. 

The right to adequate shelter is central to the mandate of United Nations Human settlements program, and, in striving to achieve this objective, priority must be given to the needs of the most disadvantaged people.  

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme  - UN-HABITAT was established in 1978 as the leading agency within the United Nations for coordinating activities in the field of human settlements. It operates at many levels through knowledge management and reporting, advocacy of norms, technical cooperation and innovative financing for the implementation of the Habitat Agenda.

For further information, see DagDok: UNHSP.

 

Documentation

The UN HABITAT official web site provides background information, news and full text documents and reports.

A main objective of the UN-HABITAT mandate is the promotion of the principles set fourth by the United Nations Conferences on Human Settlements. Documents and reports from HABITAT II, 1996, are posted at the UN official web site, section Conferences & Events, Past Conferences and Special Sessions.

The General Assembly held a Special Session for an overall review and appraisal of the implementation of the Habitat Agenda Istanbul +5, 6-8 June 2001. The documents and reports are posted at the General Assembly official web site.

The UN-HABITAT journal Habitat Debate is posted at the official web site of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme. 

Databases and Indexes

The UN Library online catalogue UNBISnet contains reports, documents and articles related to UN activities wiht links to full texts for recent years. Subject search can be performed using relevant terms from the UNBIS THESAURUS.

An index to the United Nations work in the field of human settlements is posted at the Official web site of the United Nations, section  United Nations. Index to Programmes.

Printed Indexes

References to all documents by subject area are published in Subject Index of the United Nations Documents Index.
A complete collection of indexes is held by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Uppsala, and the Libraries at UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva.  
 

Text: Gunnel Torén | Dag Hammarskjöld Library | Latest update: 20/05/2010