Strengthening Resiliency And Safety In Urban Informal Settlements In 3 Metro Manila Cities And Their Partner Local Government Units In The Visayas – Joint Project With Unicef

Normal 0 0 2 false false false EN-PH JA X-NONE This UNICEF and UN-Habitat joint project contributes to the Philippines component of the global: "Safe and Friendly Cities for All Programme" and as such aims to improve capacities of cities and national government agencies, CSOs and other stakeholders on safety and resilience, violence prevention and decreasing vulnerability to disasters that particularly affects Informal Settler Families (ISF).Specifically, the project will develop (i) Informal Settler Families (ISF) shelter needs assessment and mapping including safety scans, (ii) Risk Assessment and Policy recommendations supporting safety and security against disasters and violence, (iii) Advocacy materials, (iv) Community level projects showcasing promotion of safety and resilience and improvement in the lives of ISF, and (v) knowledge exchange from learning events amongst participating LGUs.  As such the three participating cities in Metro Manila, Mandaluyong, Pasay and Quezon will support their Typhoon Yolanda-affected LGU partners in the Visayas namely Tacloban City, Ormoc City and the Municipality of Guiuan. The League of Cities of the Philippines will manage this partnership whereas other key  project components will be implemented by UN-Habitat, the LGUs and other local partners. /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:????; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0mm 5.4pt 0mm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0mm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-PH; mso-fareast-language:EN-PH;}