Post conflict and post disaster reconstruction and the right to adequate housing 2011, para. 17
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The process of return, recovery and reconstruction is regarded as an urgent priority in post-disaster and post-conflict contexts. According to IASC: "Experience has shown that the longer the displacement lasts, the greater the risk of human rights violations. In particular, discrimination and violations of economic, social and cultural rights tend to become more systemic over time." The guiding principles put forward in a recent Handbook for Reconstructing After Natural Disasters suggest that a good reconstruction policy helps reactivate communities and empowers people to rebuild their housing, their lives, and their livelihoods and that reconstruction begins the day of the disaster.
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)
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian
Movement
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the HRC (2011), A/HRC/16/42, para. 17.