VIVIENDA PARA POBLACIóN DESPLAZADA EN COLOMBIA: RECOMENDACIONES PARA LA POLíTICA PúBLICA Y EXIGIBILIDAD DEL DERECHO

this article characterizes the forcea displacement population housing and habitat problem conditions in colombia within the social and political context of the past three decades. colombia's internal conflict has forcea 4,628,895 colombians to be displaced from their homes; this phenomenon is mainly experienced in 9 cities and 10 regions. it identifes the problem's peculiarities within the housing and habitat public policy's general conflicts and its consequences for low income families; as it highlights public policy limited response to population displacement. it presents a systematization ofthe main defining aspects of theproblemfrom the economic, political, social, cultural, territorial and regional perspective. it includes possible alternative solutions to the needfor a right ofhousing and habitat needsfor displaced population in colombia. the article ends with a brief reference to the recent ruling (january 2009) of the constitutional court through the tracking ruling no. 008, 2009, which includes various aspects mentioned in this article.