We announce two new topics to be debated in our virtual platform this month. The first, on sports mega-events and the right to housing, the question posted is: “What impact does the promotion of sports mega-events, like the Olympics or the World Cup, cause on the right to housing in cities?”.
The second, on housing finance and the right to housing, we ask: “In your country, are there bank credit to finance housing for low-income populations? What has been the impact of these programmes on the right to adequate housing for these individuals and communities? How has the recent financial crisis affected these programmes?” This topic will be open to discussion until May 28th.
The debates are open to all those interested in the themes.
Why debate?
The debates will contribute to subsidise the special rapporteur Raquel Rolnik in her writing of two documents: an insert on the impacts of sports mega-events on the right to housing and a thematic report on housing finance and the right to adequate housing.
The insert will be included in the guide on forced evictions in the context of development projects, published in 2010, to be reprinted and redistributed. The report on housing finance will follow up the report on the effects of the financial crisis on the right to housing, presented in 2009. This time, the focus of the report will be more specific, dealing with the consequences of construction financing on the right to housing. In October, the special rapporteur Raquel Rolnik will present it at the UN General Assembly.
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