Guiding Principles on security of tenure for the urban poor 2014, para. (N/A)
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The plight of the urban poor presents one of the most pressing challenges to security of tenure, especially in an increasingly urbanized world. These principles aim to provide guidance to States and other actors to address this challenge in order to ensure adequate housing for poor and vulnerable people in urban and peri-urban areas.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Poverty
Person(s) affected
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Year
2014
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Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the HRC (2014), A/HRC/25/54, para. 5.
Paragraph focus
Guiding principles on security of tenure for the urban poor