The right to adequate housing in disaster relief efforts 2011, para. 16
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In the aftermath of the Pakistan floods of 2010, it was acknowledged that the poor and vulnerable bore the brunt of the catastrophe, having no assets or safety nets. Those who were displaced by the floods and lost their assets and means of livelihood consisted disproportionately of landless tenants and labourers, living in non-/semi-permanent housing.
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
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the UNGA (2011), A/66/270, para. 16.