International Union of Tenants

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 ECE, Economic Commission for Europe - Committee on Human Settlements and with Participatory statutes with the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France.

The activities of IUT include:

* Information through Internet, website [http://www.iut.nu The Global Tenant]

* The Global Tenant quarterly printed magazine, in English.

* Seminars, 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 [http://www.unece.org/about/about.htm Economic Commission for Europe] in Geneva, and UN Habitat UN Human Settlements Programme, in Nairobi. IUT and its members promote and work for acceptance of the Tenants Charter, available at [www.iut.nu] in all major languages. IUT Hq: P.O. Box 7514, SE-103 92 Stockholm, Sweden (Secretary General: Magnus Hammar)

IUT Liaison Office to the EU: Rue du Luxembourg 23,5 ème étage,B-1000 Brussels, Belgium(Head of Liaision Office to the EU: Ms Barbara Steenbergen)

External links

* [http://www.iut.nu Official site]