A/HRC/19/53
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
26 December 2011
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Nineteenth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate
housing as a component of the right to an
adequate standard of living, and on the right to
non-discrimination in this context, Raquel Rolnik
Summary
This report focuses on the question of women and their right to adequate housing –
looking at progress to date and further efforts needed – to ensure that women everywhere
are able to enjoy this right in practice. Specifically, and so as to build on work previously
done under the mandate, this report focuses on recent legal and policy advancements in the
area of women‘s right to adequate housing, including issues related to inheritance, land and
property, as well as strategies for overcoming persistent gaps in implementation of those
laws and policies. The report also presents a gender-sensitive analysis of the right to
adequate housing and concludes with specific recommendations to States and United
Nations agencies and human rights mechanisms to improve the enjoyment of this right for
women worldwide.
GE.11-17576