International Year of Shelter for the Homeless

A/RES/38/168View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 78i International Year of Shelter for the Homeless, published in 1984.

What other versions does this mandate have?

7 versions · 1982–1989

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/43/180

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1989	A/RES/43/180	International Year of Shelter for the Homeless	371	17%Compare
1987	A/RES/41/190	International Year of Shelter for the Homeless	588	16%Compare
1986	A/RES/40/203	International Year of Shelter for the Homeless	679	28%Compare
1985	A/RES/39/171	International Year of Shelter for the Homeless	480	12%Compare
1984	A/RES/38/168	International Year of Shelter for the Homeless	1,502	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Focal Points Homeless Persons Human Settlements Finance International Years Programme Planning

What’s in this document?

22 operative paragraphs

Welcomes and endorses the overall plans for activities before, during and after thc lnternational Year of Shelter for the Homeless and the priorities for national and international action during 1983-1984 containcd in the report of the Executive Director of the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) 9 ' to thc Commission on Human Settlements at its sixth session:

Ca/Is upon ali Govcrnments, cspccially thosc of developing countries, to give renewed political commitment and priority to the improvement of thc shelter and neighbourhoods of the poor and to allocatc the necessary resources to meet the objecti ves of the lnternational Year of Shelter for the Homeless:

Endorses the proposals contained in the annex to the present resolution on national action needed before April 1984 in order to launch the lnternational Year of Shelter for the Homeless quickly and effectively:

Urges ali organizations and bodies of the United Nations system and other interested intergovernmentaL non-govemmental and national organizations to make special efforts through existing and new programmes, including those aimed at involving public-opinion leaders and large groups of the population, to help achieve the objectives of the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless:

Appeals to ali Govemments, especially those of developed countries and others in a position to do so, and to international financia! institutions, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, to provide effective financia) and other support for the programme for the lnternational Y car of Shelter for the Homeless.

102nd plenary meeling /9 Dccemher /983

AN!'IEX

National action needed before April 1984 for the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless

Most of the act1on and re,ource, for the lnternat,onal Year of Shelter for thc Homeless will he required al the national ami local lnels. Thc

94 A/.181213-E, 198.1/74 and l 011 1 programme for the Ycar mu,t he launched qu,c~I, and l'lkl'll\d,. "' that mo~l of thc demonstration projccts can be compll'll'<L or he al a staRl' whcrc rcsults can be naluall'd. h, late I Q86.

Thc following natwnal action should he undertakl'n hy countnc'.-1 heforc tht.· sevcnth sc~-.;ion nf thc Commi"s1on on Human Si..'tllcmcnts. tn hchl'idmA¡ml 1984 Establish national focal points lor thc lnternatinnal \ car ofShelte1 for the Homelcss:

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'\ssess the ex1st1ng situation and lüture nceds:

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Hegm implemtntallon of <ll'monstrat1011 projcch fo1 tite Year

Ali interested rnuntncs should dcsignate. as soon as possihk. a national focal puint for the Internat,onal Year ofSheltcr for 1lw Hnmckss. Although thcrc shnuld be a spccilie pcrson as a rontact ¡mini, the nat1onal t(>eal poínt could he- an L'\lstmg agency ora new unit or natíonal comm1tkc. mcludmg rcprcscntativc"-. nf rckvant agencie~ and non-governmcntal organÍlatíons. spccifically cstahlislwd to st1mulatc and ro-on.hnatc na11onal and local actíon.

Although the funcllons of nat1onal focal pomts for thc lntcrnat1011al Y car of Shdtcr for tlw Homcil's~ wtll , a1v from countr! tP niuntry. thc\ muid include:

Receivmg. producmg and exchangmg mformatlon un the programme and plans for the Year. on rcknHll actÍ\'Ít1e~ in otlwr Ct}Untnc~ and othcr programme support intórmat10n:

Devcloping ;.1 11at1onal strateg~ and programnu· for tht· Yl~a1. 111cluding the ident1tl,,:.111011 and select1on of apprl'pnatt dl·monstrat1Pn proJc-cts:

Encouraging rlose working rclat,onships with and among 11011- governmental and rommuml! organ11ations on their project .... plan-.; a11d possihilities relevan! to the Year:

Stimulating and ro-ordinating local and national aetivities and projccts for thc Y car:

Organizing rcle\ant meetings. semmar~ and traming course~:

Reporting permdirall~ on !he progres~ and ach1e\Tnwnts ofacti\ 1 IIl'\ and projects for tlll' '\ car l1l the part1rular cmmtr~

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In launchmg a natwnal programme fi.n thl' lntcrnat1onal Yl'al of Shelter for the Homckss and before the actual sekction of spe,·11ic demnnstration projects. countries should undertakc at least a prclimmary asscssmcnt ofthc cxisting s1tuat1on. taking mio an:ount thl' follo\\Ít1g que"itJOn"i:

What are thl' :-.1Ec, d1stnhut1011 and charartcnstJC~ or thc taq:?.cl group in quantitativc (for cxarnpit'. thosc hclO\\ thl' pnn·rty hnc m urhan and rural areas) and qualitatívc terms (fr>r cxampk, acc,,:~s to drink111g water. "ianitation scrv,ces. transportat10n. food. l'ducation. cncrgy r.' (/,)

What prenou, and existing programmes. or parts or programme,. have successfully pro, 1ded affordahk improvemcnts 111 the sheltcr and nc,ghbourhoods of thc poor. ami how can thn hest he extended'' WI\\ have other programmes failcd to do so'!

What national and lornl resources (moncy, land. lahour, materials) are availablc and needed to ,mprove thc shclter and nt'ighhourhood, of thc target group'! Art' there ohstaclcs to the ful! use of local rcsourees''

What changc, are needed 111 existing prngrammes, polines and kgal, institut1onal ami financing arrangcnwnh, m ordcr to anl'icratc tlll' provision of atfordable shdter for thc poor'!

What, based on thc answers to thc ahove questions. are the prio11- t1c-, within thc national progrnmmc for dnr1011stratwn proin·h durmg tht· Year?

Demonstration pro_jects for the lnternational Year of Shelter for the Homeless should test and demonstratc new approaehes to hasic prohlcms 111 urban and rural areas. such as providing or improving shelter: providing an improvcd dnnking water suppl), sanitation and waste disposal: gcncratmg jobs in the formal or mformal construction ~cclor; impnn mg environmcntal and health conditions and St'rvires: upgrading inlrastrurturc ami services for the poor. mcluding roads, public transportation. energ, and nll'dicaL social, educat1onal and rerrcational focilitíc~: and providing lowrost building techniqlll'S and materia Is. cspcriall) through tlhffL' \'- 1tk spread use of indigrnous llll'll1nd~. -.;k11ls and 1 ,,,L-lructínn tr,,:!,·nal-..

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In addition to proJects of a phys,cal ,·haractcr. thc nat1onal programme and project for thc lntcrnational 't car of Shl"ltcr for thc Homclcss should includc thc rcvicw and ,trengthcning ofpolicy. lcgislativc. organm1- tional and fi.nant:ial mcasurcs to assi~l thc poor m nnpro\'mg thc1r shclter and ncighbourhoods. Arcas of special conn·n• m1ght he legislation on land and tenure; building codcs ami regulations: linannng. including rrcd11 and loans for shelter lor the poor; and institutional arrangcrnrnts within and between national and local authoritics.

In order to mee\ the objcctivcs for thc lntcrnat1onal Year ofShclter for the Homeless. countrics should takc thc following gu1dclim·s into account in the design. sclcct1on. 1rnpkmcn1ation and nwn1tonng of dcmonstration projects for the Year:

Projccts must explore. test and dcmonstratc esisting or ncw ways and means of improving the shcltcr and neighhourhoods of thc poor and disadvantaged. particularly th<>st' helow the povcrty \i~c in urhan and rural settlerncnts:

Pro1ects must contribute to or result in a dcar and ,isihle 1mprovement in the shelter or neighbourhoods of a1 leas\ sorne of thc poor ami disadvantaged befare 1987;

Projects must he rcplicable. in or<ler for them to rcach many more of the poor and disadvantagcd. lcading to affordabk improvement, for many rather than major impruvemcnts for a fcw:

Projccts mus\ scek a pract1cal balance hctwcen wha1 is dcsirahk (in terms, for example. of hasic health requ1rcmcnts ami s1ruc\ural safety). attainable (lechnically and adminis1ratively. and using local skills. mcthods and materials), and affordablc hy the poor themschcs and the nation as a whole.

D.

In order that ali countnes may he informcd on thc existrng situat1on. priority concems and activities and plans líir thc lnternational Ycar of Shelter for the Homeless in other countries. prior to thc scvcnth session of the Commission on Human Settlements. 111 April 1984. the national focal points for the Year should suhmi1 to thc l lnited Nations Centre lúr Human Settlements (Hahitat):

A brief ovcrvicw (maximum two pages in lcngth) of their national plans. priorities and activitics for the Year. indudrng 111formation rcsponding to the questions in paragraph 5 above:

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Who adopted this document and its mandates?

What other versions does this mandate have?

What subjects does this mandate have?

What’s in this document?

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