An old man in his shanty

(c) Limiting the spread of unregulated housing and shanty dwellings in order to promote human dignity in living conditions and accommodation.

The aim of the UPP strategy is to place permanent police units in favelas (shanty towns) to tackle crime and promote social policies.

This is perhaps the most primitive shanty that you can find in Kibera, little more than a stick and mud hut next to a garbage heap.

I turn now to Zimbabwe. Following the inexplicable and unpardonable operation to demolish shanty towns, which was condemned by the international community, the Council had to look at the situation.

Other narrative styles used by the Chorus include a lament, a folk song, an idyll, a sea shanty, a ballad, a drama, an anthropology lecture, a court trial, and a love song.

Addressing more specifically the issue of evictions, the observer indicated that the shanty settlements had been illegally erected in areas reserved for urban development and announcements had been made that they would be subject to demolition in case of need.

The great majority of those potential immigrants end up living in the shanty towns of Port au Prince, where they become involved in criminal activity and are used to foment the climate of insecurity that has existed in the country for several years, since the departure of former President Aristide.