Report - Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights
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Acknowledgments<br />
The Pacific Regi<strong>on</strong>al C<strong>on</strong>sultati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> Women’s Right to Adequate Housing and Land would not have<br />
been possible without <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> support and c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> co-organisers, which included <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Pacific<br />
Regi<strong>on</strong>al <strong>Rights</strong> Resource Team, Habitat Internati<strong>on</strong>al Coaliti<strong>on</strong>-Housing and Land <strong>Rights</strong> Network<br />
(South Asia Regi<strong>on</strong>al Programme), <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Asia Pacific Forum <strong>on</strong> Women, Law and Development and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Internati<strong>on</strong>al Women’s <strong>Rights</strong> and Acti<strong>on</strong> Watch-Asia Pacific; <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> support <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> UN Habitat, Pacific<br />
Programme and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> generous financial and instituti<strong>on</strong>al c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> New Zealand Aid, UNDP’s<br />
Governance for Livelihoods and Development (GOLD) Programme and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Office</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>High</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Commissi<strong>on</strong>er</str<strong>on</strong>g> for <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong>.<br />
The successful outcomes <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>sultati<strong>on</strong> were due to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> courageous participati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> 21<br />
representatives <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> women’s and community groups who shared <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir testim<strong>on</strong>ies and experience and<br />
to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> insight and expertise <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> resource pers<strong>on</strong>s. A special acknowledgment as well for Imrana Jalal<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Pacific Regi<strong>on</strong>al <strong>Rights</strong> Resource Team for sharing her knowledge and expertise during <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
c<strong>on</strong>sultati<strong>on</strong> and Gabby Kothari for <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> time and energy she committed to this project.<br />
The above individual and organisati<strong>on</strong>al c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong>s are gratefully acknowledged.<br />
We would also like to acknowledge <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>tributi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Resource Pers<strong>on</strong>s:<br />
• Milo<strong>on</strong> Kothari, UN Special Rapporteur <strong>on</strong> Adequate Housing<br />
• Joseph Schechla, Habitat Internati<strong>on</strong>al Coaliti<strong>on</strong> – Housing and Land <strong>Rights</strong> Network<br />
• Dianne Otto, Internati<strong>on</strong>al Women’s <strong>Rights</strong> Acti<strong>on</strong> Watch – Asia Pacific<br />
• Gina Houng Lee, Pacific Regi<strong>on</strong>al <strong>Rights</strong> Resource Team<br />
• Sue Le Mesurier, UN Habitat Programme, Pacific<br />
• Alis<strong>on</strong> Aggarwal, Asia Pacific Forum <strong>on</strong> Women, Law and Development<br />
• Kelera Finau Elder, Pacific Regi<strong>on</strong>al <strong>Rights</strong> Resource Team<br />
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY<br />
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