Photo: A member of the Malawi Homeless People’s Federation draws a plan of her dream house (photo courtesy of Centre for Community Organisation and Development)
Highlights
CCGHS 2009

The Commonwealth Consultative Group on Human Settlements will meet on Tuesday, 31st March 2009, in the wings of the 22nd session of the UN Habitat Governing Council. Documents available for download
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World Habitat Day

Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General's message for World Habitat Day, 2nd October 2006
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Debating poverty reduction at WUF3
ComHabitat organised two events on poverty and human settlements at the third World Urban Forum in Vancouver.
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Approaches to post-disaster reconstruction

ComHabitat's workshop at the Commonwealth People's Forum agreed that affected communities should play a key role.  Read more

ComHabitat is a partnership of government and other agencies working to improve human settlements in Commonwealth countries.

Read our report 'Urban Challenges: Scoping the State of the Commonwealth's Cities' Click here to download as Acrobat PDF

NEW ASSIGNMENT
Consultancy on Human Settlements and Urban Development

ComHabitat invites applications. Click here for details

Photo: Residents come together to start work at the building site of a new community toilet block in Kampala, Uganda (photo courtesy of Homeless International)
ComHabitat Partners
Commonwealth Association of Planners Commonwealth Foundation
Commonwealth Human Ecology Council Commonwealth Local Government Forum
Commonwealth Secretariat Department for International Development
Homeless International

Demonstrated progress towards adequate shelter for all with secure tenure and access to essential services in every community by 2015