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International and regional organizations, along with national governments, all have important contributions to make towards reducing violations of the right to adequate housing around the world.

COHRE's advocacy work aims to help create a stronger international system that responds to the needs and demands on the ground to better protect housing rights, and the realization of a global cultural norm that protects the right to adequate housing.

COHRE also works with local actors to help increase their use of international housing rights standards in their advocacy activities.

Through its advocacy work, COHRE links the local to the international to effect change at both levels to benefit the poor. COHRE’s approach mirrors that of many of its donors: to support partner organizations in the global South in their struggles to define sustainable improvements in the living conditions of the poor and to appeal and influence those in power globally toward the same goals.

COHRE also uses achievements at the country level to inspire change internationally.

COHRE encourages housing rights advocacy work where such work is an entry point for systemic policy change on the national, regional and international levels.

In order to maximise impact and make it sustainable, COHRE works with local civil society partners, in particular NGOs and social movements.

In order to maximise impact and make it sustainable, COHRE works with local civil society partners, in particular NGOs and social movements.