International Union of Tenants
Encyclopedia
The International Union of Tenants (IUT) is a Non Governmental Organisation, founded in 1926 in Zürich
, Switzerland
, with the purpose of safeguarding the interests of tenants, and promotion of affordable healthy housing throughout the world. IUT is a non-party political organisation, working along democratic lines.
As of January 2008, IUT has 57 member associations in 44 countries. IUT has consultative status
with the UN Economic and Social Council and the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) - Committee on Human Settlements and participatory status with the Council of Europe
, Strasbourg, France.
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, with the purpose of safeguarding the interests of tenants, and promotion of affordable healthy housing throughout the world. IUT is a non-party political organisation, working along democratic lines.
As of January 2008, IUT has 57 member associations in 44 countries. IUT has consultative status
Consultative Status
Consultative Status is a phrase whose use can be traced to the founding of the United Nations and is used within the UN community to refer to "Non-governmental organizations in Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council." Also some international organizations could...
with the UN Economic and Social Council and the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) - Committee on Human Settlements and participatory status with the Council of Europe
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
, Strasbourg, France.
Activities
The activities of IUT include:- Information through Internet.
- The Global Tenant quarterly printed magazine, in English.
- SeminarSeminarSeminar is, generally, a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is...
s, local activities in particular in Central and East Europe, CEE region . - Co-ordinate activities for the International Tenants´ Day / UN World Habitat Day, first Monday in October.
- EU: Lobbying and disseminating information through IUT’s office in Brussels, and through the European Housing Forum network, EHF, also in Brussels.
- Partnership with UN agencies, such as Economic Commission for Europe in Geneva, and UN Habitat UN Human Settlements Programme, in Nairobi.