Role of UN-Habitat in Humanitarian Affairs: Strategic policy on human settlements in crisis and sustainable relief and reconstruction framework

This policy document articulates UN-HABITAT’s role with regard to human settlements
in crisis. It responds to Resolution HSP/GC/20/17 and supporting documents
produced in response to Resolution HSP/GC/19/9 in relation to “Post-conflict, natural
and human-made disaster assessment and reconstruction”. Further, this policy has
been developed as an integral part of the UN-HABITAT’s Medium Term Strategic
and Institutional Plan (MTSIP). The new plan articulates a specific provision for urban
resiliency and vulnerability reduction in Focus Area 2, whereas post-crisis recovery and
reconstruction is addressed under Focus Area 3.