A/HRC/RES/55/11
1.
Calls upon States:
(a)
To give due consideration to integrating the human right to adequate housing
into the implementation of the New Urban Agenda and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, with a particular view to the right to non-discrimination in this context;
(b)
To implement the 2030 Agenda, including target 11.1, and in this context urges
States to adopt, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, including civil society,
organizations of persons with disabilities, national human rights institutions and the private
sector, inclusive and cross-sectoral strategies that are disability-inclusive and respect, protect
and fulfil the human rights of all, and to ensure that these strategies outline clear
responsibilities at all levels of government, contain measurable goals, targets and timelines,
and include appropriate mechanisms for regular monitoring and review, with particular
emphasis on the rights and needs of persons who are in vulnerable situations, including
persons with disabilities;
(c)
To take the measures necessary to curb factors that result in a lack of affordable
housing, such as housing speculation and the “financialization of housing”, and to promote
affordable housing for all;
(d)
To take the right to adequate housing into account in strategies for adaptation
to and mitigation of climate change;
(e)
To work with affected communities and individuals, including persons with
disabilities, to develop and promote environmentally sustainable and sound housing design,
construction and maintenance to address the effects of climate change while ensuring the
right to adequate housing;
(f)
To consider adopting national programmes and legislation compliant with
human rights law and due process and with respect for human dignity, to prevent, avoid and
reduce evictions;
(g)
To ensure that evictions are consistent with the principles of legality,
proportionality and necessity and comply with international human rights law and
international humanitarian law, with full respect for due process and human dignity, and
avoid disproportionate and unnecessary use of force;
(h)
To avoid and prevent the destruction of housing and civilian infrastructure in
conflicts in a manner that is in compliance with international human rights law and
international humanitarian law;
(i)
To ensure women’s equal right to adequate housing as a component of the right
to an adequate standard of living in all aspects of housing strategies, including through equal
access to credit, mortgages, home ownership and rental housing, to take the safety of such
housing properly into account, especially when women and children face any form of
violence or threat of violence, and to undertake legislative and other reforms to realize equal
rights for all with respect to property and inheritance;
(j)
To guarantee the full, equal and meaningful participation of women, including
women with disabilities, in all aspects of housing-related policymaking, including housing
design and construction, community development and planning, and transportation and
infrastructure, including women living in informal housing or in camps;
(k)
To undertake additional efforts to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence,
both online and offline, including sexual and gender-based violence and domestic violence,
especially against women and girls, including women and girls with disabilities, in
compliance with international human rights law, including through the use of restraining
orders, the provision of alternative housing, crisis centres, shelters, hotlines and medical,
psychological and counselling services;
(l)
To ensure that the principles of equality and non-discrimination are respected
when fulfilling the right to adequate housing, and in this respect to take measures to the
maximum of available resources to address systemic homelessness and the deprivation of
housing, which disproportionately affect persons with disabilities;
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