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Published in Friday March 8th, 2013
The Special Rapporteur seizes the opportunity on this March 8th to reaffirm that the guarantee of the right to adequate housing for women is crucial for the effectiveness of other rights and for the promotion of autonomy in every sphere of their lives.
Published in Friday January 18th, 2013
The Rapporteur begins 2013 at a fast pace: on March 4th, rapporteur Raquel Rolnik will present to the UN Human Rights Council her reports on Israel and Rwanda missions, which took place last year, and also on the official visit to the World Bank, undertaken in 2010. At the time, the rapporteur will also present a preliminary version of the thematic report on security of tenure.
Published in Wednesday April 18th, 2012
Although, in recent decades, we, women, have taken great strides towards equal rights all over the world, on March 8th we are reminded that there is still much to do. On the International Women’s Day, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing stresses the urgent need for States to make all possible effort to guarantee the right of women to housing.
Published in Friday February 17th, 2012
On February 12, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, concluded her official visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory holding a press conference in Jerusalem, in which she presented her preliminary findings. In March, the Rapporteur will present to the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva, her Argentina and Algeria missions reports and also the thematic report on women and the right to housing.
Published in Sunday December 11th, 2011
It is with great pleasure that the UN Special Rapporteurs on the Right to Adequate Housing ends the year 2011 with the publication of a booklet and a leaflet on women and the right to housing, in four languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic.
Published in Thursday August 11th, 2011
The UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing is currently focused on preparation of reports on the missions to Argentina, Algeria and the World Bank, and also on the thematic report on “Women and Housing Rights”. In fact, the debate on the women’s housing and land rights brought people and organisations from all over the world to the web platform, and many themes have already been raised by participants. There is still time to participate in the debate! Furthermore, in September, the communications sent to countries by the Rapporteur from December 2010 to May this year will be presented at the UN Human Rights Council, alongside the communications of other Rapporteurs.
Published in Monday July 11th, 2011
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing has just concluded another mission. This time, Raquel Rolnik was in Algeria, where she met with national government representatives, local authorities, civil society organizations and ordinary citizens in field visits in several cities. Her next mission will be in Israel and OPT. Meanwhile, the project “Women and Housing Rights” is being developed through the virtual platform launched last month by the Rapporteur. More than a hundred people worldwide have already registered to participate in discussions. You can contribute too!
The virtual platform of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing is already running. This new tool will be used initially for developing the project “Women and the Right to Land and Housing.” People worldwide can now register and contribute to the thematic report and the guide and leaflet which will be produced on the subject. See also news and pictures of the working visit of the Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik to Haiti earlier this month and her agenda to the next period.
Published in Friday March 11th, 2011
March 8 – International Women’s Day
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Celebrating the International Women’s Day, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing wants to announce the launching of the project “Connecting People to Promote, Monitor and Implement Women’s Rights to Housing and Land”. Supported by a grant from the German government, the project aims to disseminate conceptual, legal and practical dimensions of women’s rights to housing and land. This will be the thematic focus of the housing mandate in 2011.
