Global & Local Strategies for Advancing Housing as a Human Right

Activity Type: 
Lecture
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Presenter: 
Leilani Farha
Date: 
Monday, April 4, 2022 - 12:00 to 13:30
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
UCIS 4130

As UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Adequate Housing, Ms. Farha worked to push governments to do more to protect residents’ access to safe and affordable housing. She continues to work with governments at local, national and global levels while also helping housing justice advocates make better use of international tools to defend and advance the right to housing.

UCIS Unit: 
Global Studies Center
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
Center for Civil Rights and Racial Justice
Department of Sociology
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA)
University of Pittsburgh Law School
Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
University of Pittsburgh's Urban Studies Program
Office of Health Sciences Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Non-University Sponsors: 
City of Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations
Pittsburgh Human Rights City Alliance
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
No
Pitt Grad Students: 
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