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Charity launches housing campaign in Ireland

Published in Tuesday July 17th, 2012 In In the media

July 16, 2012 Housing charity Focus Ireland has mounted a concerted campaign to secure a legal right to housing for all citizens in need of a home, in line with the situation in other European countries. The Right To A Home campaign commenced today, as a survey for the charity suggested 80 per cent of […]

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UN Housing Right expert visiting Kigali

Published in Tuesday July 17th, 2012 In In the media

July 10, 2012 The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, is visiting Rwanda from 5 to 13 July 2012, at the invitation of the Government. During her nine-day visit, Ms Rolnik will meet with Government officials, human rights groups and other stakeholders. “This will be a great opportunity to look […]

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Land reform and habitat important for stability, says UN expert in Rwanda

Published in Tuesday July 17th, 2012 In In the media

July 14, 2012 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, has highlighted the issues of resettlement of people and land reform as two of the main challenges for the consolidation of peace and stability in Rwanda. “The processes of displacement and resettlement of people that are taking place in […]

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Housing is a human rights issue, says UN official

Published in Tuesday July 17th, 2012 In In the media

July 11, 2012 Housing is a cross-cutting human rights issue that goes beyond structures, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing at the Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Raquel Rolnik, has said. She was speaking yesterday during a tour of Nyagatovu model village in Kayonza District, Eastern Province. “Housing is […]

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Rwanda: Habitat Policies Still Need Fine-Tuning says UN Expert

Published in Monday July 16th, 2012 In In the media

July 16, 2012 The UN special rapporteur on adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik , has issued her preliminary findings on habitat in Rwanda, saying that implementation still faces challenges. In the nine days she spent in the field, she worked on the policy of villagisation-imidugudu, the land reform policy and urban strategies, then on planning and […]

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Rwanda: Land Reform and Habitat Important for Stability, says UN Expert

Published in Monday July 16th, 2012 In In the media

July 14, 2012 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, has highlighted the issues of resettlement of people and land reform as two of the main challenges for the consolidation of peace and stability in Rwanda. “The processes of displacement and resettlement of people that are taking place in […]

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In the US, 190 migrant workers to remain in vacant South Bend nursing home

Published in Monday July 16th, 2012 In In the media

July 14, 2012 A building once used as a nursing home has now been turned into housing for more than 150 migrant workers. The order to evict nearly 200 migrant workers from a former South Bend nursing home has been dropped. The about-face comes just one day after the city’s code enforcement department flexed its […]

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Thousands evacuate in Japanese floods

Published in Monday July 16th, 2012 In In the media

Evacuation orders have been issued to about 260,000 people on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu as torrential rain pounded the area for a third day on Saturday. The orders were issued in four prefectures, with at least 78,000 residents in Fukuoka prefecture alone being told to leave their homes after more rivers burst their banks. Designated shelters have been set up in schools and public facilities.

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Monsoon floods kill 81 in India, force 2 million to flee

Published in Monday July 16th, 2012 In In the media

July 2nd, 2012 The worst monsoon floods in a decade to hit a remote northeastern Indian state have killed more than 80 people and forced around 2 million to leave their homes. Nearly half a million people are living in relief camps that have been set up across Assam state, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told journalists Monday […]

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African Nations Renew Pledge On Slum Upgrading

Published in Monday July 16th, 2012 In In the media

July 12, 2012 East African governments are committed to speedy implementation of slum upgrading initiatives to secure affordable shelter for the urban poor. The East African cities are grappling with informal and unregulated human settlements due to rapid population growth occasioned by rural to urban migration. “Kenya has accelerated the implementation of flagship slum improvement […]

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