Rapporteur participates in World Bank meetings in Washington – Newsletter #34

Between April 19th and 23rd, the Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik participated in the “Civil Society Policy Forum”, an event part of the “Spring Meeting” promoted by the World Bank, in Washington, United States. The Rapporteur participated in discussions about the process of reviewing and updating the safeguard policies of the Bank and referred to the housing policies promoted by the institution and its impacts on the right to housing. In March, Rolnik presented to the UN Human Rights Council a report on safeguards related to housing, with contributions to the review process. Also, have a look at the last Communications Report and the agenda for the Security of Tenure project.

 

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* World Bank

Besides taking part in the Civil Society Policy Forum, the Rapporteur took the opportunity to meet with the World Bank environmental and social safeguards reviewing commission and with some of the executive directors, members of the World Bank board. Click here to know more.


* Communications

Since February, the report containing all communications sent by Rapporteurs to governments between June and November 2012 is available. The report also includes the responses received between August 2012 and January 2013. Click here to learn more.


* Security of Tenure Project: Schedule

This month the Rapporteur will hold two consultations on security of tenure. The first will be in Quito, Ecuador, on the 11th. The second will be in Johannesburg, South Africa, on the 27th and 28th. More information coming soon!

 

This newsletter is a project of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing and it does not contain official information. Rapporteur (from May 2008): Raquel Rolnik
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