Final UN annex records starter-home needs for families prevented from building during the war

Reconstruction plans for Naft Shahr and Sumar had not started, the annex stated. Their return to Iranian control was recent, while mine clearance and other security operations remained incomplete.

Completed and ongoing rural plans were concentrated in the southern formerly occupied zone. The annex linked delays elsewhere to recent territorial recovery, uncleared mines and ordnance, limited...

The annex reported completed rural reconstruction and development plans for Abadan Island, the first phase of Dasht Azadegan and Dehloran. Completion of these planning documents did not establish...

In Minu and Abadan islands, prolonged abandonment damaged rural housing made mainly of earth. The annex explained that deterioration without maintenance could make replacement necessary even for...

Iran planned compensation for housing losses affecting up to 117,635 households and assistance toward a standard 120 square metres per family. The annex presented these as rebuilding-support...

For the additional starter homes, Iran planned to cover 40 percent of the area built for each dwelling. The annex described this contribution as a planned share of construction area, not payment for...

Iran used an estimated average construction cost of 100,000 rials per square metre in its housing-reconstruction calculations. The annex supplied this planning assumption rather than actual...

Iran planned grants covering 15 square metres of construction per commercial unit requiring rebuilding or rehabilitation. The annex applied this support standard to 13,140 units; it did not promise...

The annex reported about two million square metres rebuilt across housing, commercial units and government buildings, with roughly half in rural housing. This broad construction measure should not...

Urban housing reconstruction lagged proportionately behind rural rebuilding because damage was more extensive and severe, and urban work was costlier and more difficult. The annex distinguished...