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Rwanda: Land Reform and Habitat Important for Stability, says UN Expert

Published in Monday July 16th, 2012 In In the media

July 14, 2012 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, has highlighted the issues of resettlement of people and land reform as two of the main challenges for the consolidation of peace and stability in Rwanda. “The processes of displacement and resettlement of people that are taking place in […]

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Call for papers: International Conference on Development-Induced Displacement and Resettlement

Published in Monday July 16th, 2012 In Mobilisation and agenda

On March 22-23, 2013, there will be an International Conference on Development-Induced Displacement and Resettlement (DIDR) at the University of Oxford’s Refugee Studies Centre. It aims to revive the discussions on DIDR and to facilitate cross-comunication between different stakeholders, disciplines and perspectives. The conference will explore a range of aspects of DIDR, such as: – Conceptual and […]

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In the US, 190 migrant workers to remain in vacant South Bend nursing home

Published in Monday July 16th, 2012 In In the media

July 14, 2012 A building once used as a nursing home has now been turned into housing for more than 150 migrant workers. The order to evict nearly 200 migrant workers from a former South Bend nursing home has been dropped. The about-face comes just one day after the city’s code enforcement department flexed its […]

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Thousands evacuate in Japanese floods

Published in Monday July 16th, 2012 In In the media

Evacuation orders have been issued to about 260,000 people on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu as torrential rain pounded the area for a third day on Saturday. The orders were issued in four prefectures, with at least 78,000 residents in Fukuoka prefecture alone being told to leave their homes after more rivers burst their banks. Designated shelters have been set up in schools and public facilities.

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Monsoon floods kill 81 in India, force 2 million to flee

Published in Monday July 16th, 2012 In In the media

July 2nd, 2012 The worst monsoon floods in a decade to hit a remote northeastern Indian state have killed more than 80 people and forced around 2 million to leave their homes. Nearly half a million people are living in relief camps that have been set up across Assam state, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told journalists Monday […]

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African Nations Renew Pledge On Slum Upgrading

Published in Monday July 16th, 2012 In In the media

July 12, 2012 East African governments are committed to speedy implementation of slum upgrading initiatives to secure affordable shelter for the urban poor. The East African cities are grappling with informal and unregulated human settlements due to rapid population growth occasioned by rural to urban migration. “Kenya has accelerated the implementation of flagship slum improvement […]

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“Resettlement and land reform, key challenges for the consolidation of peace and stability in Rwanda”

Published in Saturday July 14th, 2012 In News

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, today highlighted the issues of resettlement of people and land reform as two of the main challenges for the consolidation of peace and stability in Rwanda.

Rapporteur’s visit to Saint Petersburg

Published in Friday July 13th, 2012 In News

UN Special Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik made use of her stop in Saint Petersburg, on June 30 and July 1st, 2012, to meet representatives of the Russian civil society and learn about the housing situation in the city.

About 100 protest planned eviction in Haiti

Published in Friday July 13th, 2012 In In the media

July 13, 2012 About 100 people marched in Haiti’s capital Thursday to protest a government plan that threatens to demolish their homes. The protesters said they won’t let authorities destroy their houses even though they sit on the edge of a ravine looming over Port-au-Prince and sometimes crash down the hillside during heavy rains and […]

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50,000 Japanese forced to evacuate by heavy rains

Published in Thursday July 12th, 2012 In News

July 12, 2012 About 50,000 people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in the island of Kyushu in south-western Japan after heavy rains have caused mudslides, blocked roads and people trapped. Six people have died due to the unprecedented flooding. “Particularly in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures, we are seeing the heaviest rain that (the […]

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