Press Coverage

National and Local Press Coverage of the United Nations Special Rapporteur’s Mission to the United States in the Fall of 2009.

• National
  • Flamman (På svenska) [Sweden]: FN granskar den ökande hemlösheten i USA
  • Your Call on KALW 91.7fm in San Francisco: Agenda for a New Economy: Does public housing have a future?, Oct. 19, 2009
  • La Agencia EFE (En español): La relatora de la ONU pide protección a la vivienda en el acuerdo sobre el cambio climático, Oct. 23, 2009
  • Democracy Now!: UN Investigator Probes US Housing Crisis, Oct. 23, 2009
  • Relief Web: Press conference by Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, Oct. 25, 2009
  • NPR’s Marketplace: UN to look at U.S. housing conditions, Oct. 26, 2009
  • PRI’s The World: UN official looks at US housing crisis, Nov. 3, 2009
  • Global Issues: Rights-Us: U.N. Investigator Probes Housing Crisis, Nov. 4, 2009
  • Mondiaal Nieuws (In Vlaamse) (Belgium): VN stellen onderzoek in naar daklozen in VS, Nov. 5, 2009
  • Free Speech Radio News: UN expert says Americans face “serious challenges” finding affordable housing, Nov. 9, 2009
  • Inquirer Global Nation (Philippines): Millions lack affordable housing in US—UN, Nov. 10, 2009
  • West Orlando News: UN Official: Millions lack access to Adequate Housing in the US, Nov. 11, 2009
    The Guardian: UN investigator accuses US of shameful neglect of homeless, Nov. 12, 2009
  • Minnesota Public Radio News: The third world of the U.S., Nov. 12, 2009
  • Louisiana Justice Institute: Preliminary Findings Released by UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, Nov. 12, 2009
  • Inter Press Service America Latina y Caribe (En español), Crisis de vivienda en la mira de la ONU, Nov. 13, 2009
  • Kristeligt Dagblad (Denmark, i dansk): FN-udsending: USA forsømmer de hjemløse, Nov. 13, 2009
  • Radio Netherlands Worldwide (Netherlands): Homelessness on the rise in the US
  • HVG Online (Hungary (A magyar)): Hajléktalanok a világban
  • Vermelho (Brazil (em português)): Crise habitacional dos EUA está sob investigação da ONU
  • Dünya Bülteni (Turkey (Türk)): BM: ABD evsizlerini düşünmüyor
  • France (en français) Toulouse7: Etats Unis : des millions de personnes victimes de loyers trop élevés
  • La Jornada (Mexico (en español)): EU, en la mira de la ONU por crisis de vivienda
  • RT Video (Russia): “Nine million under threat of becoming homeless in the US”
  • Friends of Leonard Peltier: Preliminary findings by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing
  • Talk to St. Ambrose: Housing is a Human Right

• New York, NY
  • New York Times: Affordable? U.N. Puts a Questioning Eye on New York’s Housing, Oct. 23, 2009
  • The Indypendent: U.N. Housing Rapporteur Kicks Off U.S. Tour in New York City, Oct. 23, 2009
  • Village Voice: U.N. Rapporteur For Housing Visits Tenants Facing Foreclosure In The Bronx, Oct. 26, 2009
  • Estadao (Em português) [Brazil]: O direito humano de morar bem em NY, Oct. 27, 2009
  • New York Times, The Local: FG/CH Gets U.N. Visit, Nov. 6, 2009
  • Common Man News: New York City homeless population at an all-time high

• Wilkes-Barre, PA
  • The Wilkes-Barre, PA Times Leader: Town hall meeting with U.N. rep canceled
  • Times Leader: Town hall meeting with U.N. rep canceled, October 25, 2009

• Chicago, IL
  • Chicago Coalition for the Homeless: U.N. Special Rapporteur visits Chicago, Oct. 26, 2009
  • Chicago Now: Is housing affordable in Chicago? UN representative to find out, Oct. 27, 2009
    Medill Reports, Chicago, Northwestern University: UN investigates whether Chicago housing violates human rights, Oct. 28, 2009
    China View: United Nations housing specialist investigates housing problems in Chicago, Oct. 30, 2009
    People’s Daily Online: United Nations housing specialist investigates housing problems in Chicago, Oct. 30, 2009

• New Orleans, LA
  • The Times-Picayune: U.N. official studies housing shortage, Oct. 31, 2009
  • United Nations Radio: UN housing expert talks to Hurricane Katrina survivors
  • The Loyola Maroon: Law students participate in United Nations town hall meeting, Nov. 5, 2009

• Pine Ridge, SD
  • Native American Times,U.N. official investigating housing conditions at Pine Ridge, October 12, 2009
    Indigenous Peoples Issues, United Nations Official to Visit Pine Ridge Reservation to Investigate Housing Conditions, October 12, 2009
  • Censored News, UN Rapporteur to visit Pine Ridge to investigate housing conditions, October 13, 2009
  • Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community, United Nations Official to Visit Pine Ridge Reservation to Investigate Housing, October 14, 2009
  • St. Paul Minneapolis Star Tribune: UN Visits America’s Third World, Oct. 31, 2009
  • Rapid City Journal: UN Takes Testimony on Inadequate Housing on Reservations, Nov. 1, 2009
  • Narcosphere: Return to Alcatraz: 40 Years of Resistance

• Los Angeles, CA
  • L.A. Watts Times: U.N. Housing Official Visits L.A. For Mission, Nov. 5, 2009
  • OpEd News: United Nations Investigates Affordable Housing Crisis in LA, Nov. 7, 2009
  • The Guardian: UN meets homeless victims of American property dream, Nov. 12, 2009

• Washington DC
  • Free Peltier Now Blog, October 13, 2009