[homeles_ot-l] Preliminary observations of the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing

[Lynne Browne]

Hello everyone,

 

Attached is the press release copy of Miloon Kothari’s preliminary findings
on adequate housing in Canada. Earlier today he presented them to federal
officials.

 

Quote from Miloon Kothari’s observations: “Everything that I witnessed on
this mission confirms the deep and devastating impact of this national
crisis on the lives of women, youth, children and men.” 

 

You are welcome to circulate these preliminary observations.

 

Lynne

 

 

United Nations Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Miloon Kothari

Mission to Canada

9– 22 October 2007

 

Ottawa, 22 October 2007

Main Ottawa Public Library

Auditorium

 

This document includes some preliminary observations of the Special
Rapporteur at the end of his visit and is not an official document. The
final report on this visit will be presented to the Human Rights Council.

 

An overview of the right to adequate housing and the mandate of the Special
Rapporteur can be found to the annex attached to this document.

 

The findings were distributed by:

Gisèle Nyembwe at UNHCR Canada

Tel: (613) 232-0909 ext. 225

nyembwe at unhcr.org

 

Doing nothing is doing harm. Join UNHCR's global effort to provide healthy
and safe educational opportunities for nine million refugee children by
2010. www.ninemillion.org

 

 

Lynne Browne 
Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness 
147 Besserer Street, Ottawa ON  K1N 6A7 
613-241-7913 x 205, lbrowne at ysb.on.ca 
www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca 

 


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