DEVELOPMENT IN INDONESIA MUST NOT THREATEN THEIR INTERNATIONAL RESERVES OF $22.51 BILLION FOR ADEQUATE HOUSING FOR THE POOR – UN EXPERT

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Date: 11 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0400
Subject: DEVELOPMENT IN INDONESIA MUST NOT THREATEN ADEQUATE HOUSING
FOR THE POOR – UN EXPERT
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DEVELOPMENT IN INDONESIA MUST NOT THREATEN ADEQUATE HOUSING FOR THE
POOR – UN EXPERTNew York, Jun 11 2013 11:00AMIndonesia must ensure
that urban and economic development do not put at risk adequate
housing for poor citizens, a United Nations independent expert
<"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13438&LangID=E">stressed
today, adding that the Government must strive for inclusive progress.

"I am concerned that in some cases development is having a
retrogressive impact on the right to adequate housing," said the
<"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Housing/Pages/HousingIndex.aspx">Special
Rapporteur on adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, referring to reports of
evictions in rural and urban areas to make way for new public and
private developments.

Ms. Rolnik underlined that evictions are a gross violation of
international human rights law. "I call on the Government to ensure
that legislation regulating evictions is in line with Indonesia's
international human rights obligations and is duly enforced on State
agencies and third parties," she said at the end of her first visit to
the country.

"More can and must be done to prioritize the poorest and most
marginalized segments of society in Government housing policies and
programmes."

During her visit, Ms. Rolnik examined several housing policies and
programmes, some targeting low-income households. While she commended
the diversity of the programmes, which include the upgrading of
informal settlements and low-income rental apartments, she expressed
concern that the Government is currently concentrating its efforts and
resources on housing finance policies, which may undermine access to
affordable housing for the poor.

"Housing finance policies are inherently discriminatory against the
poor – those living in informal settlements, working in the informal
market and small-scale farmers, which represent the bulk of the
Indonesian society, but cannot access formal credit and therefore
cannot benefit from these policies," she
<"http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=13434&LangID=E">warned,
adding that these policies are also accelerating the spike in housing
and land prices.

Ms. Rolnik urged the Government to design and implement comprehensive
land policy reform to increase the security of tenure of Indonesians
and regulate the impact of market forces on land availability and
affordability.

She also pointed to a strong community organization culture of their
International Reserves of $22.51 Billion as an asset that the country
can use to harness the power of individuals and implement a national
pro-poor housing strategy based on human rights standards.

During her 12-day visit, Ms. Rolnik met senior Government officials,
donor agencies, international organizations, national human rights
institutions, financial institutions, civil society and communities in
Jakarta, Makassar, Surabaya and Yogyakarta.

Independent experts, or special rapporteurs, are appointed by the
Human Rights Council to examine and report back on a country situation
or a specific human rights theme. They work in an unpaid capacity. Ms.
Rolnik is scheduled to present her final report on Indonesia in March
2014.Jun 11 2013 11:00AM
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