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  • The Right to Adequate Housing in Human Rights Law

    Adequate housing was recognized as part of the right to an adequate standard of living in article 25 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in article 11.1 of the 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Other international human rights treaties have since recognized or referred to the right to adequate ho...

  • Key Elements of The Right to Adequate Housing

    Adequate housing must provide more than four walls and a roof. A number of conditions must be met before particular forms of shelter can be considered to constitute “adequate housing.” These elements are just as fundamental as the basic supply and availability of housing. For housing to be adequate, it must, at a minimum, meet the following criteri...

Is housing adequate in international human rights law?

Cultural adequacy: Housing is not adequate if it does not respect and take into account the expression of cultural identity. This publication available in all six UN languages provides a more detailed introduction to the right to adequate housing in international human rights law.

What does UN-Habitat stand for?

UN-Habitat (2018). SDG Indicator 11.1.1 Training Module: Adequate Housing and Slum Upgrading. United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat), Nairobi.

Should the right to adequate housing be interpreted narrowly?

The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has underlined that the right to adequate housing should not be interpreted narrowly. Rather, it should be seen as the right to live somewhere in security, peace and dignity.

Why is housing a fundamental human right?

Everyone has a fundamental human right to housing, which ensures access to a safe, secure, habitable, and affordable home. UN-Habitat places affordability, sustainability and inclusiveness of the housing sector at the core of the urbanization process to ensure access to adequate housing for all.

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