World Urban Forum: Leaders urged to end forced evictions

Headline Title: World Urban Forum: Leaders urged to end forced evictions 30 August 2012 Ending forced evictions and respecting the right to housing should be high on the agenda for authorities from more than 100 countries who are about to gather in the Italian city of Naples for the Sixth World Urban Forum, Amnesty International said today. Discussions on “The Urban Future” during the week-long conference from 1-7 September must include plans to address the problems faced by millions of people who live in inadequate conditions in slums and informal settlements in cities worldwide,…

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