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Security of tenure: collaborate with the debate! Send us documents, articles, reports, information about practices for recognition and promotion of security of tenure for urban poor in your country!

Published in Monday April 1st, 2013

This questionnaire is designed primarily to obtain information for the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing’s ongoing study on security of tenure for urban poor and the most vulnerable, including questions related to informal settlements.

Reconstruction of damaged homes and farms in Abyan, Yemen, to cost YR21 billion

Published in Thursday March 14th, 2013 In In the media

The Abyan Reconstruction Fund (ARF) released the results of a survey assessing the extent and costs of damage to homes and farms in Abyan as a result of clashes that have taken place between government forces and the Al-Qaeda affiliated group Ansar Al-Shaira over the past two years.

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The right to adequate housing for women is crucial for the effectiveness of other rights – Newsletter #32

Published in Friday March 8th, 2013

The Special Rapporteur seizes the opportunity on this March 8th to reaffirm that the guarantee of the right to adequate housing for women is crucial for the effectiveness of other rights and for the promotion of autonomy in every sphere of their lives.

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Side-event on the right to housing in Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories

Published in Thursday March 7th, 2013 In News on the Rapporteurs

On March 4th, the Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik participated in an expert roundtable with human rights defenders entitled “The Violation of Housing, Land, and Planning Rights in Israel and the OPT: Expert Testimonies from the Field”. The side-event was organized by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, the Norwegian Refugee Council and Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, during the 22nd session of the UN Human Rights Council.

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Palestine’s statement on the mission report to Israel and Occupied Palestian Territories

Published in Thursday March 7th, 2013

Read Palestine’s statement regarding the presentation given by the Special Rapporteur about her mission report on March 4th, during the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council.

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Morocco’s statement on the security of tenure report

Published in Thursday March 7th, 2013

Read Morocco’s statement regarding the presentation given by the Special Rapporteur about her thematic and mission reports on March 4th, during the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council.

Egypt’s statement on the security of tenure report

Published in Thursday March 7th, 2013

Read Egypt’s statement regarding the presentation given by the Special Rapporteur about her thematic and mission reports on March 4th, during the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council.

Algeria’s statement on the security of tenure report

Published in Tuesday March 5th, 2013

Read Algeria’s statement regarding the presentation given by the Special Rapporteur about her thematic and mission reports on March 4th, during the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council.

Unity State Returnees Given Land After Two Year Wait in Sudan

Published in Monday March 4th, 2013 In In the media

Nearly 900 returnees have been allocated land in Bentiu town for the first time after two years of being stranded in the state upon arrival from the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, ahead of South Sudan’s independence in July 2011. On Friday officials from the oil-rich state officially handed over four blocks of land to the returnees. For the past two years returnees have been stranded at Bentiu Port and Transit camp just eight kilometres from Bentiu town. The transit camp housed 400-500 people.

Report on Security of Tenure will be presented on March – Newsletter #31

Published in Tuesday February 19th, 2013

On March 4th, Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik will present her first thematic report on security of tenure at the 22nd session of the UN Human Rights Council. In the same occasion, the Rapporteur will also present three mission reports.

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