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Special Rapporteur participates in a meeting in Geneva and conducts new mission during June and July

From June 27th to1st July, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing
Raquel Rolnik will participate in Geneva in the Special Rapporteurs’ Annual Meeting.

Newsletter #11

The virtual platform of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing is already running. This new tool will be used initially for developing the project “Women and the Right to Land and Housing.” People worldwide can now register and contribute to the thematic report and the guide and leaflet which will be produced on the subject. See also news and pictures of the working visit of the Rapporteur Raquel Rolnik to Haiti earlier this month and her agenda to the next period.

Newsletter # 9

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing Raquel Rolnik has just completed her mission to Argentina, where she has been between April 13th and 21st. After visiting the country, where she met with representatives of the government, civil society organizations and citizens, she presented her preliminary findings. The final report will be presented to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2012.