UN-HABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme [to 21 March 2015]
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UN-Habitat and Red Cross To Partner on Post-Disaster Housing
Sendai, 19 March 2015 – UN-Habitat and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that they will work together on promoting adequate shelter and settlements for all, with a focus on people affected by natural and man-made disasters.
The agreement, which was signed at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction taking place this week in Sendai, Japan, outlines the commitment of the two international organisations to collaborate through linking humanitarian shelter with longer term housing and urban development in the aftermath of disasters. IFRC, whose expertise lies in providing emergency shelter and coordinating initial disaster response, will look to UN-Habitat to provide urban planners and shelter recovery specialists as part of its inter-agency shelter coordination teams…

Sendai marks start of new framework on urban resilience towards New Urban Agenda
Sendai, 18 March 2015- This week, the international community has been meeting in the city of Sendai, Japan, to discuss a new Framework for Action on Disaster Risk Reduction and political declaration within the United Nations World Conference on…