Cities Alliance, the Glossary
Cities Alliance is a global partnership fighting urban poverty and supporting cities to deliver sustainable development.[1]
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43 relations: Aid effectiveness, Asian Coalition for Housing Rights, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Caixa Econômica Federal, Clare Short, Commonwealth Local Government Forum, Department for International Development, Department of Human Settlements, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Ford Foundation, French Development Agency, Habitat for Humanity, ICLEI, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Juanita Amatong, KfW, League of Cities of the Philippines, Mary Houghton, Millennium Development Goals, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway), Nelson Mandela, Nicéphore Soglo, Non-governmental organization, Omidyar Network, Paulo Teixeira (politician), Sheela Patel, ShoreBank, Slum, Slum Dwellers International, Slum upgrading, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Thuli Madonsela, UNICEF, United Cities and Local Governments, United Nations Capital Development Fund, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, United Nations Office for Project Services, WIEGO, World Bank.
- Slums
- Squatting
- Urban planning organizations
Aid effectiveness
Aid effectiveness is the degree of success or failure of international aid (development aid or humanitarian aid).
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Asian Coalition for Housing Rights
The Asian Coalition for Housing Rights (ACHR) is a network of community organisations in Asia working on issues related to urban poverty, slums and slum upgrading. Cities Alliance and Asian Coalition for Housing Rights are urban planning organizations.
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is an American private foundation founded by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates.
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Caixa Econômica Federal
Caixa Econômica Federal (Federal Savings Bank), also referred to as Caixa, is a state-owned Brazilian financial services company headquartered in Brasília, Brazil.
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Clare Short
Clare Short (born 15 February 1946) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for International Development from 1997 to 2003.
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Commonwealth Local Government Forum
The Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) is a global local government organisation, bringing together local authorities, their national associations and the ministries responsible for local government in the member countries of the Commonwealth.
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Department for International Development
The Department for International Development (DFID) was a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom, from 1997 to 2020.
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Department of Human Settlements
The Department of Human Settlements (formerly the Department of Housing) is the department under the Ministry of Human Settlements, of the South African government responsible for housing and urban development.
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (English: German Development Cooperation (GIZ)), often simply shortened to GIZ, is the main German development agency.
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Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung), abbreviated BMZ, is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is an American private foundation with the stated goal of advancing human welfare.
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French Development Agency
The French Development Agency (Agence française de développement, AFD) is a public financial institution that implements the policy defined by the French Government.
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Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or Habitat, is a U.S. non-governmental, and tax-exempt 501(C)(3) Christian nonprofit organization which seeks to build affordable housing.
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ICLEI
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI, originally International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives) is an international non-governmental organization that promotes sustainable development.
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies
The Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS) is an international institute on urban management and housing at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, based in the Netherlands.
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Juanita Amatong
Juanita Amatong (Dy; born March 23, 1935) is a Filipino banker, educator, and former public servant.
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KfW
The KfW, which together with its subsidiaries DEG, KfW IPEX-Bank and FuB forms the KfW Bankengruppe ("banking group"), is a German state-owned investment and development bank, based in Frankfurt.
League of Cities of the Philippines
The League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP), also known simply as the League of Cities, is a formal organization of all cities in the Philippines.
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Mary Houghton
Mary Houghton is co-founder of ShoreBank, the largest and oldest community development bank.
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Millennium Development Goals
In the United Nations, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were eight international development goals for the year 2015 created following the Millennium Summit, following the adoption of the United Nations Millennium Declaration.
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Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France)
The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEAE) is the ministry of the Government of France that handles France's foreign relations.
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway)
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norwegian Det kongelige utenriksdepartement or Utenriksdepartementet; Det kongelege utanriksdepartementet or Utanriksdepartementet; UD) is the foreign ministry of the Kingdom of Norway.
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Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
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Nicéphore Soglo
Nicéphore Dieudonné Soglo (born November 29, 1934) is a Beninese politician who was Prime Minister of Benin from 1990 to 1991 and President from 1991 to 1996.
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Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government.
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Omidyar Network
Omidyar Network is a self-styled "philanthropic investment firm," composed of a foundation and an impact investment firm.
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Paulo Teixeira (politician)
Luiz Paulo Teixeira Ferreira (born 6 May 1961), known as Paulo Teixeira, a Brazilian politician, lawyer, and professor who belongs to the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT, or Workers’ Party).
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Sheela Patel
Sheela Patel (born 1952) is an activist and academic involved with people living in slums and shanty towns.
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ShoreBank
ShoreBank was a community development bank founded and headquartered in Chicago.
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Slum
A slum is a highly populated urban residential area consisting of densely packed housing units of weak build quality and often associated with poverty. Cities Alliance and slum are slums.
Slum Dwellers International
Slum/Shack Dwellers International (SDI), is a global social movement of the urban poor that started in 1996. Cities Alliance and Slum Dwellers International are urban planning organizations.
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Slum upgrading
Slum upgrading is an integrated approach that aims to turn around downward trends in an area.
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Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Styrelsen för internationellt utvecklingssamarbete, Sida) is a government agency of the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
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Thuli Madonsela
Thulisile Nomkhosi "Thuli" Madonsela (born 28 September 1962) is a South African advocate and professor of law, holding a chair in social justice at Stellenbosch University since January 2018.
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UNICEF
UNICEF, originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
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United Cities and Local Governments
United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) is an umbrella international organisation for cities, local and regional governments, and municipal associations throughout the world that is concerned with representing and defending the interests of local governments on the world stage.
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United Nations Capital Development Fund
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) assists developing countries in the development of their economies by supplementing existing sources of capital assistance by means of grants, loans and guarantees, first and foremost for the least developed countries (LDCs) among the developing countries.
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.
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United Nations Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system.
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United Nations Human Settlements Programme
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations programme for human settlements and sustainable urban development. Cities Alliance and United Nations Human Settlements Programme are urban geography.
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United Nations Office for Project Services
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is a United Nations agency dedicated to implementing humanitarian and development projects for the United Nations System, international financial institutions, governments and other partners around the world, with a focus on infrastructure, procurement and project management The organization's global headquarters is located at the UN City campus in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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WIEGO
Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) is a Manchester-based global research - policy network focused on improving conditions for workers in the informal economy.
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects.
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See also
Slums
- Cities Alliance
- Favelas
- Rooftop slum
- Shanty towns
- Slum
- Slum clearance
- Slum networking
- Slum tourism
- Slumlord
Squatting
- Art squat
- Bathore
- Burns Creek, Honiara
- Camelot Property Management
- Campamento (Chile)
- Cities Alliance
- Far-right social centre
- Ferentari
- Home Along Da Riles
- Homelessness
- Informal housing
- Infoshop
- Kampong
- Komboni
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
- List of self-managed social centers
- Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property
- Massacre of Puerto Montt
- Mole people
- Punk house
- Road allowance community
- Rooftop slum
- Self-managed social center
- Shanty town
- Slum clearance
- Squats
- Squatters
- Squatting
- Squatting in Costa Rica
- Suburb
- Tanjung Morawa affair
- The Good Terrorist
Urban planning organizations
- Asian Coalition for Housing Rights
- Association of European Schools of Planning
- Canadian Urban Institute
- Centre for Cities
- Cities Alliance
- City Club of New York
- Congestion management agency
- Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne
- Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
- Deutsches Institut für Urbanistik
- Dresden Historical Neumarkt Society
- Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues
- European Council of Spatial Planners
- FEJUVE
- French Institute of Urbanism
- GATEPAC
- Glensburg
- Glensburg Cities Institute
- Global Planners Network
- Grupo para el Desarrollo Integral de la Capital
- ISOCARP
- International Archive of Women in Architecture
- Isles, Inc.
- Kuppam Area Development Authority
- Mandela Park Backyarders
- Metropolitan planning organizations
- Movement for Justice in el Barrio
- Municipal Art Society
- Neighborhood council
- Picture the Homeless
- Project for Public Spaces
- Regional Plan Association
- Slum Dwellers International
- Smart Growth America
- Team 10
- Town Planning Associates
- Urban Land Institute
- Western Australian Planning Commission
- Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign