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Here you find publications, articles, legislation and other kinds of documents related to the right to adequate housing.

Human Rights Report Card Gives U.S. Poor Grades on Housing

Published in Wednesday December 11th, 2013

The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty released its 2013 Human Right to Housing Report Card today, marked globally as human rights day, reviewing U.S. compliance with the human right to housing in the context of American homelessness over the past year. The report card found that while there were areas of improvement, much more needs to be done.

A Report on the Foreclosure Crisis California in Crisis: How Wells Fargo’s Foreclosure Pipeline is Damaging Local Communities

Published in Monday March 18th, 2013

Five years after the housing market collapsed, California’s economy remains weak. The unemployment rate is nearly 10 percent, twice what it was in 2006, and in 2012 the State’s underemployment rate averaged an astonishing 19.3 percent. The continuing housing crisis remains a key cause of this widespread economic tragedy. Nearly two million California homeowners are underwater, owing more on their mortgage than their home is worth. This report shows the tremendous damage that will befall California’s communities if the foreclosures continue on so many families.

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Questionnaire on Housing financing for the poor

Published in Friday May 18th, 2012

In her forthcoming report, to be submitted to the UN General Assembly at its 67th session, in October, the Special Rapporteur will continue her previous work, by examining national policies promoting access to homeownership and affordable housing for the poorest segments of society or other marginalized groups. The report will focus on policies and programmes which aim to promote access to adequate housing for the poor.

Preliminary Note on the mission to the World Bank Group

Published in Friday January 7th, 2011

The Special Rapporteur on adequate housing undertook an official visit to the World Bank Group from 26 October to 1 November 2010.

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