Reflection on work undertaken in first 14 years of the mandate; outline of opportunities and priorities 2014, para. 15
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The global extent of the phenomenon of homelessness is neither well known nor well documented. Global figures are scarce, and country-specific data are often incomplete and usually not comparable with those of other countries owing to differences in definitions and methodologies. The Special Rapporteur is concerned that at the domestic level, this statistical invisibility of a population can mean its neglect in the design of public policy and an absence of adequate responses. At the global level, it may conceal an acute global human rights crisis being faced by millions.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
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Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian
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All
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Year
2014
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the UNGA (2014), A/69/274, para. 15.