The Human Right To Adequate Housing

according to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

SECURITY OF TENURE

AFFORDABILITY HABITABILITY

ACCESSIBILITY

LOCATION

AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES

CULTURAL ADEQUACY

Notice

residentsshouldbe protected against forced eviction, harassment and other threats housing costs should not compromise the attainment of other basic needs. For example,peopleshould not have to choose between paying rent and buying food. adequate space that protects residents from cold, damp, heat, rain, wind, and other threats to health, structural hazards and disease housing must be accessible to all, and disadvantaged and vulnerable groups (including the disabled) must be accorded full access to housing resources. housing should not be built on polluted sites... [and] must be in location which allows access to employment, healthcare, schools, and other social facilities availabilityofservices, materials facilities, and infrastructure; water and sanitation, power and other essential utilities. housing and housing policies must guarantee theexpressionof cultural identify and diversity