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Monitor evictions in 13 cities through the
preparation of an annual report to be published in February 2000 to be sent to
UN bodies and governments in the region. Press
conferences will also be conducted throughout the first half of 2000 to raise
publicity surrounding the report. The report should also become a professional
reference for the housing rights issues in the region.
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Fact Finding Missions to regional countries will be undertaken as and when
requested. FFM will provide an
opportunity for regional and international groups to share ideas with other key
actors in the country and of finding alternative solutions.
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Information Dissemination:
about evictions to mobilize protests; inform communities on how to tackle
evictions, documentation of evictions for lobbying governments and international
development agencies. In particular, the selected studies on resettlement policies
and potential solutions will form the basis for establishing dialogue with major
development actors include the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and the
Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund of Japan to raise their awareness and
influence their policies.
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To build
the capacities of communities and development organisations to
be able to deal with eviction situations professionally and constructively.
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Selected Studies for advocacy on eviction
related issues will be undertaken. In
particular, research will examine the issues of land, government and development
agency resettlement programmes, possible new resettlement solutions as a means
of initiating dialogue with governments and development agencies on the issue of
resettlement. Regular reports will
made to the UN Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights and other
related agencies on compliance with housing standards.
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Training workshops on - 3 sub-regional workshops
to be undertaken and to include community leaders, NGO's and ACHR professionals to
improve eviction monitoring skills and discuss strategies and tools for dealing
with evictions.
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| Exchanges study visits focusing on the solutions
tried by some countries in the
region.. An exchange programme will
be organized whereby community and government officials will be exposed to
solution cases in the region.
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