Strategies to Combat Homelessness (HABITAT, 2000, 228 p.)

Strategies to Combat Homelessness (HABITAT, 2000, 228 p.)

		(introduction...)
		Preface
		Acknowledgements
		List of acronyms
		Executive summary
		I. Introduction
		II. Defining homelessness
		III. The scale of homelessness (in selected countries)
		IV. Why are people homeless?
		V. Characteristics of homeless people
		VI. Street children
		VII. Interventions for and with homeless people
		VIII. Interventions for and with street children
		IX. Recent policy developments
		X. Conclusions and proposals for combating homelessness
		Annex 1. A selection of important international instruments on homelessness and the right to housing
		Annex 2. What does adequate housing mean?
		List of references
		The United National Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) has launched a Global Campaign for Secure Tenure.