The UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, Raquel Rolnik visited the U.S. in October and November of 2009 to examine the realization of the right to adequate housing, in particular in relation to subsidized housing programmes, the homeless situation and the foreclosure crisis. NLCHP and NESRI facilitated her visits with non-governmental organizations. In her report she discussed current issues including cuts in federal spending for low income housing, the persistent impact of discrimination in housing, substandard conditions, as well as the foreclosure crisis. 

The Rapporteur's report can be read in its entirety here.

Video of the Rapporteur reporting her findings to the HRC is also available as is the U.S. response .

For more information about the Rapporteurships, click here.

For information on using the Rapporteur's report in further advocacy, click [here|^A Statement Presented at the
Homeless Leadership Network of Pinellas County.doc].

For a press release from the UN Special Rapporteur on the current foreclosure and economic crisis, click here.

For news coverage of the Special Rapporteur, click on the links below:

      U.S. Criticised over Soaring Housing Costs

      United Nations Housing Investigator Release Chicago Report

      UN Specialist Says Chicago Should Have 1-for-1 Replacement in Public Housing

      Report Critical of U.S. Housing

For NLCHP blog posting on the U.S. Response to the Rapporteur's Report, click here .