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NEW PUBLICATIONS

The first edition of the Urban Safety Newsletter has been published. Inside you will find information about:

  • Urban Space and Security Policies
  • Youth-at-Risk Strategy in Latin America
  • Nairobi City Wide Convention on Crime Prevention
  • 2nd International Conference on Safer Cities for Women and Girls
  • Dar es Salaam Evaluation 2004
  • Urban Crime Prevention Toolkit
  • Upcoming/Past events
PDF version for download : Newsletter

Safer Cities Promotional Booklet contains latest updates and informationabout Safer Cities ongoing, new projects and collaboration with partners

PDF version for download : Booklet

Preventing Gender-based Violence in the Horn, East and Southern Africa : A Regional Dialogue. Raising Voices and Safer Cities Programme 2004

PDF version for download

SAFER CITIES PUBLICATIONS WITH PARTNERS

Crime in Johannesburg: Results of a City Victim Survey, ISS Monograph Series No 18, South Africa, 1998 - co-sponsored by SC and UMP (English)

Habitat Debate, Vol.4 No.1, March 1998, UNCHS (English, Spanish, French)

Justice, Cities and Poverty - Justice, Villes, Pauvretés, European Forum for Urban Security, 1995 - co-sponsored (English, French)

Mediation in China, by Marie-Luce Mariani, Forum Européen pour la Sécurité Urbaine, 1996 - co-sponsored

Urban Safety and Good Governance: THE ROLE OF THE POLICE, ICPC and Safer Cities, February 2001 (English, French)

Proceedings of the International Conference on Urban Poverty, February 1997, UNCHS/IFUP (English)

Report of the International Conference for Crime Prevention Partnership to build Community Safety, ed. Sarah Meek, Johannesburg, 1998 (English)

Streetchildren and Gangs in African Cities, Guidelines for Local Authorities, by Lynette Ochola and Andre Dzikus, UMP Working Paper Series 18, May 2000 (English: part 1, part 2)

Violence against Women in Metropolitan South Africa: A study on Impact and Service Delivery, ISS Monograph Series No 41, South Africa, 1999 - co-sponsored by UMP (English)

Violence Against Women in Urban Areas, by Soraya Smaoun, UMP Working Paper Series 17, April 2000 - co-sponsored by SC and UMP (English: part 1, part 2; French: part 1, part 2; and Spanish)

Guide to United Nations resources and Activities for the Prevention of Interpersonal Violence

Preventing Gender-based Violence in the Horn, East and Southern Africa : A Regional Dialogue. Raising Voices and Safer Cities Programme 2004 (English)

Promoting Urban Crime Prevention Strategies in Africa, by Juma Assiago (English)

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Guide d'aménagement pour un environnement urbain sécuritaire

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PAPERS, DOCUMENTS & REPORTS

Safer Cities Activities Brief, September 2004 (English)

From violence to justice and security in cities, in " Environment and Urbanization" , Vol.8, No.1, IIED, April 1996, by Franz Vanderschueren (English)

Crime Prevention Strategy: Notes on the Methodology, prepared by the Safer Cities Team

Diagnostic de l' insecurité: note methodologique, prepared by the Safer Cities Team (French)

Urban Crime Prevention: background document, prepared by Franz Vanderschueren, May 2000 (English, French, Spanish)

Victimisation Surveys: A Methodology Paper(draft), prepared by Aki Stavrou, January 2001 (French)

Youth Deliquency Survey - A Methodology Paper , prepared by Aki Stavrou,2002 (English)

Urban Youth Empowerment, Briefing at the 41st Session of the commission on Social Development, New York (English)

Urban Youth Empowerment, Press Release (English)

Young offenders and youth-at-risk : overview of current international approches, Ahmed Othmani (English)

Article on Cities and Violence (CEPAL), by Laura Petrella and Franz Vanderschueren (Spanish)

INANDA Family Preservation Project, Inanda, Durban (English).

Examples of Restorative Justice Applications in South Africa (English)

Safer Cities Through Youth Development and Inclusiveness - Networking Event Report WUF 2004, Barcelona, Spain (English)

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PROJECT DOCUMENTS

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Cameroon Profile de l' insecurité dans la ville de Yaoundé French
  Profile de l'insecurité dans la ville de Douala French
Cote d'Ivoire Diagnostic de l'insecurité à Treichville & Yopougon French
  Diagnostic de l'insecurité à Adjamé French
Kenya Survivors Speak: A snapshot survey on violence against women English
Crime in Nairobi: Results of a city wide victim survey English
Youth and Crime in Nairobi English
Madagascar Diagnostic de l'insecurité à Antananarivo (draft) French
South Africa Johannesburg Crime Prevention Strategy English
  Durban Crime Prevention Strategy English
  Community Based Victim Support: a simple step-by-step guide. English
Tanzania Crime in Dar es Salaam: Results from a Victim Survey English
  Youth Offender and the Criminal Justice System in Dar es Salaam English
  (Draft)The Sungusungu Model: Community Watch Groups in Dar es Salaam English

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Please, e-mail us for a copy of these documents: safer.cities@unhabitat.org