Mapping and framing security of tenure 2013, para. 29
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Informal settlements are self-made, spontaneous, self-managed and unplanned settlement and housing arrangements, initiated by urban poor themselves. They are generally characterized by precarious infrastructure and housing conditions. The term informal settlement has become common, but many other terms are used, such as "slums", "bidonvilles" and "favelas", among others.
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)
Economic Rights
Poverty
Social & Cultural Rights
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the HRC (2013), A/HRC/22/46, para. 29.