Final UN annex identifies landfill studies and hazardous-waste disposal needs

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...

Inadequate water and sewerage in Khorramshahr and Abadan caused health concerns and discouraged displaced people from returning. The annex also identified substantial rebuilding needs to restore...

The annex noted that building rubble could potentially serve other construction projects, such as protective seawalls. Suitable projects were often too distant to make reuse economically viable,...

Rural building debris was less critical because of earth construction, smaller structures and lower settlement density. Salvage and recycling of spent war equipment posed a larger problem because...

Iran reported that 22.2 million square metres of public buildings needed construction or rehabilitation in addition to residential and commercial space. The annex treated this as a reconstruction...

The annex listed 31 completed postal projects, 22 under construction and nine still to start. These project-stage counts are distinct from its count of damaged post-office buildings and do not show...

Khorramshahr’s post office covered 4,300 square metres, about one quarter of the total postal area requiring reconstruction. The annex reported that work had started, rather than that this major...

The UN mission warned that prolonged displacement could make former homes feel unfamiliar. Some displaced people had formed families with partners from other areas, complicating the assumption that...