Centrality of the right to adequate housing for the development and implementation of the New Urban Agenda to be adopted at Habitat III in October 2016 2015, para. 13
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Twenty years ago, the Habitat Agenda adopted by the second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) clearly articulated a commitment to "the full and progressive realization of the right to adequate housing, as provided for in international instruments". The implementation of the Habitat Agenda, however, has not fully embraced human rights. Escalating homelessness in many regions, the continuation of forced evictions with impunity around the globe and the growth of informal settlements without adequate services suggest that the right to adequate housing has not been prioritized in the way that would have been required for effective implementation.
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)
Environment
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2015
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the UNGA (2015), A/70/270, para. 13.