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Capacity Building for Sustainable Human Settlements Development - Eritrea
All the urban centres of Eritrea have been affected by 30 years of war, and many were seriously damaged. There is an extreme housing shortage, especially now that many Eritrean refugees are returning, most of them to urban areas.
Location:Erythree, Eritrea
Branch:
- Regional Office for Arab States
Partner: Ministry of Public Works, UN-Habitat
Donor: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Theme:
- Land and Housing
- Low-income housing
- Housing Policy
Cost: $437,000
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Eritrea NEWS

UN-HABITAT and Eritrea
Nairobi - 05/12/2007

Mrs. Tibaijuka received the new Permanent Representative to UN-HABITAT from Eritrea on 5 December 2007. She told the envoy, Mr. Salih Omer Abdu, that under the first United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for the period 2002-2006, UN-HABITAT had implemented the low-cost housing delivery system for Eritrea.

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STATISTICAL OVERVIEW
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Urbanisation
  Total Population: 4m
  Urban population: 19%
  Slum to urban population: 70%
  Annual population growth rates:
  Urban: 4%
  Slum: 4%
(2001 estimates)
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Slum Indicators
% urban population with access to:
  Safe Water Source: 63%
  Improved sanitation: 47%
 
  Durable Housing: 65%
(2001 estimates)

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