World Zero Eviction Days, October 2005
World Zero Eviction Days: from October 3rd 2005
Fifteen percent of the world population is under threat of eviction for a series of reasons: foreign investment in countries with heavy debts, privatizations of the housing sector, deregulation of rented accommodation, ethnic cleansing, wars and occupation, as well as commercial speculation of natural disasters.
World Habitat Day 2005: protests
The Urban Poor Linkage (UPLINK) in Indonesia demand UN Habitat to withdraw the award to be given to the city of Jakarta
Open letter to UN-Habitat from the IAI
The city of Jakarta does not deserve a prize but rather the urgent intervention of the international community to halt evictions
UN-AGFE Convenor disagree with the UN-Habitat intention
To Farouk Tebbal Chief, Shelter Branch Global Division UN – HABITAT
To members of UN-Advisory Group on Forced Evictions
Yves Cabannes
UN AGFE Convener