Published in Monday September 6th, 2010
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ASTANA (6 September 2010) – UN Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik is visiting Kazakhstan from 6 to 13 September 2010 to examine and report on the status of realisation of the right to adequate housing and other related human rights in the country. “I intend to focus on the challenges that the transition to a market economy pose to the realisation of the right to adequate housing,” said Ms. Rolnik.
Published in Tuesday July 13th, 2010
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ZAGREB (13 July 2010) – UN Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik urged on Tuesday* the Croatian authorities to keep moving forward on housing rights issues in the context of the transition and post-conflict recovery, and adopt clear policies to face present and future housing challenges.
Published in Thursday July 1st, 2010
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GENEVA (1 July 2010) – UN Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik will visit Croatia from 5 to 13 July 2010 to assess housing rights in post-conflict Croatia. This will be the first mission to the country by an expert designated by the UN Human Rights Council to monitor adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination.
Published in Saturday March 20th, 2010
The land policy of the city of Hong Kong is based on a land lease instrument: the government purchases rural properties in the zones of future urban expansion, in order to lease them to entrepreneurs, and thus charges for their use and invests it in the city’s infrastructure.
Published in Sunday January 24th, 2010
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This report has the summary of communications sent and replies received from following Governments and other actors: Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroun, China, Colombia, Congo, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kenya Korea (Republic of), Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkmenistan, Uganda, […]
Published in Saturday January 24th, 2009
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This report has the summary of communications sent and replies received from following Governments: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroun, China (People’s Republic of), Colombia, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, México, Nigeria, Panamá, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka Sudan, Suisse, Turkey, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe. In the context of his mandate, the Special […]
Published in Thursday January 24th, 2008
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This report has the summary of communications sent and replies received from following Governments: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroun, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Honduras, India, Israel, Italy, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (the), Malaysia, , México, Nepal, Philippines, South Africa, Sudan (the), Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Uruguay, Vietnam, United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. In […]
Published in Friday January 26th, 2007
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This report has the summary of communications sent and replies received from following Governments: Angola, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Guinea Equatorial, India, Indonesia, Israel, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, The Sudan, Turkey, Zimbabwe, and other actors like United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. In the context of his mandate, the […]
Published in Wednesday February 1st, 2006
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Thematic reports: Women
Mission reports: Lebanon and Israel, Iran and Cambodia
Comunications report