Safe Environment: UNESCO SHS

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Food, Housing and Clothing Safe Environment Health and Social Services Education and Training Decent Work Benefits of Science and Technology Cultural Identity Peace and Security Non-Discrimination Access to Justice Freedom of Expression and Participation

Safe Environment

"Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control." (Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Paris 1948, art. 25)

Field Projects on Safe Environment
Regional Implementation

Ensuring a proper environment, with the provision of clean, safe and accessible drinking water.

Environmental considerations shall be taken into account with a view to ensuring that low-income housing is located in a safe and healthy environment. All people must enjoy housing with access to essential services, materials and facilities. Priority should be given to providing infrastructure (e.g. roads, water and sanitation systems, drainage and lighting) for existing low-income settlements.

Regional Implementation
This right is addressed by our projects in the following regions:

Africa - 2 projects
Arab States - 2 projects
Asia and the Pacific - 5 projects
Latin America and the Caribbean - 3 projects
Europe and North America - 1 project

Field Projects

Contributing to the eradication of poverty by strengthening human security in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Benin
Strengthening the most deprived communities in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

Cultural and ecotourism in the mountainous regions of Central and South Asia
Poverty eradication through sustainable tourism development in Central Asia and the Himalayas

Enhancing the socio-economic skills of deprived youth in the Arab States
A comprehensive skill training and capacity building program to improve the socio-economic opportunities for marginalized youth in four Arab countries

Forging innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to the Aral Sea Basin
Contributing to poverty eradication through innovative approaches in an ecological disaster area

Indigenous building technologies in Central Asia and Afghanistan
Developing and promoting indigenous building technologies to promote poverty eradication in Central Asia and Afghanistan

Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in a global society - LINKS -
Combatting poverty and promoting sustainable environments by enhancing local and indigenous knowledge in a global society

Non-formal education and environmental management for indigenous communities in Indonesia
Poverty eradication by supporting indigenous communities in Indonesia through non-formal education and environmental management

Small-scale mining and sustainable development in Latin America
Economic and social development to improving the lives of artisan and small-scale mining communities in the fragile ecosystems of Latin America

Strategy for the sustainable development of tourism in the Sahara
Fighting against poverty through sustainable development of tourism in the Sahara

Youth development and poverty reduction through sustainable community tourism in the Caribbean - YouthPATH -
Involving youth in community tourism, cultural and natural heritage preservation for poverty eradication in the Carribean (YouthPATH)

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