This book is about the UN's role in housing, land, and property rights in countries after violent conflict.

Part I. Introduction: 1. UN peace operations and housing, land, and property rights in post-conflict settings: from neglect to delicate embrace Scott Leckie; Part II. Case Studies: 2. Cambodia Rhodri C. Williams; 3. Kosovo Margaret Cordial and Knut Roandhaug; 4. East Timor, Bougainville, Solomon Islands and Aceh Daniel Fitzpatrick and Rebecca Monson; 5. Afghanistan Conor Foley; 6. Rwanda, Burundi and DR Congo Chris Higgins; 7. Iraq Nigel Thomson; 8. Sudan Paul de Wit and Jeffrey Hatcher; 9. Local housing market impacts of UN peace operations: inevitabilities and consequences Mayra Gomez; Part III. Conclusions: 10. Possible components of a unified global policy on housing, land, and property rights in post-conflict settings Scott Leckie.