“Millions lack access to affordable and adequate housing in the U.S.”
Read the United Nations press release here or here.
En français: Etats-Unis : Des millions de gens victimes de loyers trop élevés, selon un expert
From the press release:
WASHINGTON D.C. (8 November 2009) – The UN Special Rapporteur on adequate [...]
Continue Reading →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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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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October 26, 2009
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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 [...]
Continue Reading →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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