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“Financial credit for homeownership is not an adequate solution for the world’s poor”, says UN expert on housing

Published in Tuesday November 6th, 2012 In News on the Rapporteurs

Financial markets have taken over the housing sector, resulting in a detrimental effect on the enjoyment of the right to adequate housing, especially for the poor, UN Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik said today, urging governments to adopt broader policies and interventions for the housing sector.

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“Fewer housing opportunities for the world’s poor” – UN expert on housing

Published in Friday September 28th, 2012 In News

“Opportunities for whom?” asked the United Nations Special Rapporteur on housing, Raquel Rolnik, when assessing this year’s World Habitat Day theme ‘Changing cities, building opportunities.’

PRESS RELEASE – Human Rights Council discusses reports from experts on right to food, safe drinking water and adequate housing

Published in Monday March 9th, 2009 In News

The Human Rights Council this afternoon discussed reports presented by Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on the right to food; Catarina de Albuquerque, Independent Expert on the issue of human rights obligations related to safe drinking water and sanitation; and Raquel Rolnik, Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context. At the beginning of the meeting, the Council concluded its panel discussion on the right to food.

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PRESS RELEASE – UN expert on housing issues report on the financial crisis

Published in Monday March 9th, 2009 In News

(09/03/2009) GENEVA — The UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, on Monday presented a report to the Human Rights Council on the financial crisis, its causes and its relation to the right to adequate housing.

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PRESS RELEASE – Markets alone cannot ensure housing for all, UN Expert says

Published in Thursday October 23rd, 2008 In News

23 October 2008 – The following statement was issued today in New York by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik “The belief that markets will provide adequate housing for all has failed. The current crisis is a stark reminder of this reality. A home is not a commodity – four walls and a roof. It is a place to live in security, peace and dignity, and a right for every human being…”