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“Millions lack access to affordable and adequate housing in the U.S.”

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En français: Etats-Unis : Des millions de gens victimes de loyers trop élevés, selon un expert

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WASHINGTON D.C. (8 November 2009) – The UN Special Rapporteur on adequate [...]

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UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing to Lead Town Hall Meeting with Residents and Housing Organizations in Los Angeles

WHAT: The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing will lead a Town Hall meeting in Los Angeles with housing advocates and Los Angeles residents as part of her seven-city U.S. [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Bill Means
International Indian Treaty Council
Cell: 612-386-4030
Email: Bill.Means@state.mn.us

PINE RIDGE TOWN HALL MEETING WITH THE UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON ADEQUATE HOUSING

Pine Ridge residents and other Indigenous Peoples affected by housing issues including foreclosure, homelessness, and public housing (HUD and non-HUD housing) are encouraged to [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 26, 2009

National Media Coordinator: Olesia Plokhii 617.721.9151, olesia@nesri.org
Local Contact: J.R. Fleming, 312.287.7228
Local Media Coordinator: Sunyata Altenor 404.839.5405

UN Expert to Investigate Chicago’s Housing Crisis During National Mission

Amid a global economic recession precipitated by the U.S. sub-prime lending crisis, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on [...]

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Yesterday the United Nations released a media advisory about the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing’s First Mission to the U.S.  The Special Rapporteur, Ms. Raquel Rolnik, arrives in the U.S. tomorrow.

“I will collect first-hand information on the status of realization of the right to adequate housing in the US, with [...]

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