Social Watch News

Brazil: at least 6.5 million people live in favelas

Published on Wed, 2004-12-01 16:38

Miloon Kothari, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing highlighted that the very serious situation in Brazil with respect to homelessness, landlessness, housing deficit and housing inadequacy results from the historic discrimination against the black community and indigenous people, and the marginalization of the poor.

German Social Watch Report 2004 launched in Berlin

Published on Wed, 2004-12-01 16:38

The German edition of the 2004 Social Watch Report was launched at a press conference in Berlin on July 1, 2004.

Zambia: Finance Minister debates Social Watch findings

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The 2004 Social Watch report was launched in Quito

Published on Wed, 2004-12-01 16:38

The 2004 Social Watch report titled "Miedos y miserias. Obstáculos a la seguridad humana” was launched at the FSA on July 28. Salil Shetty, director of the United Nations Millennium Campaign, Roberto Bissio, coordinator of Social Watch, Karina Batthyány, Social Sciences Head Researcher, and Iara Pietricovsky, from INESC/Social Watch Brazil, were present at the event.