Engaging meaningfully with government on socio-economic rights: A focus on the right to housing
Lilian Chenwi & Kate Tissington
Link to Pdf version: Engaging_meaningfully_with_government_SER.pdf
This report from the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa, outlines the rights of citizens and their engagement with government in order to maximise successful service delivery.
From Polity.org.za
The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) is a new non-profit organisation providing professional, dedicated and expert socio-economic rights assistance to individuals, communities and social movements in South Africa.
SERI conducts research, engages with government, advocates for policy and legal reform, facilitates civil society coordination and mobilisation, and litigates in the public interest.
Our thematic areas are:
The Centre on Housing Rights and
Evictions (COHRE) is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit
human rights organisation. COHRE is registered in the Netherlands, and
coordinates its global activities from its headquarters in Geneva,
Switzerland.
COHRE is the leading international human rights organisation
campaigning for the protection of housing rights and the prevention of
forced evictions.
World Economic Outlook:
Source: International Monetary Fund
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) presents the IMF staff’s analysis and projections of economic developments at the global level, in major country groups (classified by region, stage of development, etc.), and in many individual countries. It focuses on major economic policy issues as well as on the analysis of economic developments and prospects. It is usually prepared twice a year, as documentation for meetings of the International Monetary and Financial Committee, and forms the main instrument of the IMF’s global surveillance activities.
Download in sections or as full report (PDF; 6 MB).
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The website of the 2010 World Population and Housing Census Programme facilitates the international exchange and sharing of knowledge and information on census taking, as well as provision of guidance to countries, and monitoring progress on the implementation of the Programme. A major component of the website is the census knowledge base that is a repository of documents on census methodology, including reports on what has been done by countries during their censuses. The 2010 World Programme is primarily aimed at ensuring that each Member State conducts a population and housing census at least once in the period from 2005 to 2014 and disseminate the results.
UN-Habitat launched the Global Report on Human Settlements 2007, entitled Enhancing Urban Safety and Security. The report examines a range of urban security issues, focusing on:
The report is a sales publication. Further information is available in the Press Kit.
UN Pulse
Permanent Link: Global Report on Human SettlementsIn Search Of Land and Housing in the New South Africa: The Case of Ethembalethu
A World Bank case study
The case study suggests a number of areas for policy and program reform:
Cape
Town residents protest against 'gateway to hell'
...Residents have nicknamed the N2 Gateway housing project the
"gateway to hell" and were planning to march to Parliament to protest
directly to Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu...
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& Guardian
See Development Dialogue organised by the Isandla Institute and the Open Society Foundation for South Africa on Thursday 19 July 2007 from 16h30-18h00 at the Centre for the Book, 62 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town.
The N2 Gateway Pilot Project: Fiasco or model for the future South African city?
Isandla Institute and the Open Society Foundation for South Africa invite you to a Development Dialogue on Thursday 19 July 2007 from 16h30-18h00 at the Centre for the Book, 62 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town. Kindly note: the event will start at 16h30. Tea and coffee are made available between 16h00-16h30.
Speakers: Xhanti Sigcawu (Thubelisha Homes)
Luthando Ndabambi (N2 Gateway Residents Association)
Prof Mark Swilling (
Please RSVP on HYPERLINK below by Tuesday 17 July: (You will receive confirmation of your attendance.)
http://webmail.mweb.net/src/compose.php?send_to=admin%40isandla.org.za"admin@isandla.org.za
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