Distr. GENERAL  

7 December 1987

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                                                  A/RES/42/146
                                                  93rd plenary meeting
                                                  7 December 1987

             Realization of the right to adequate housing

      The General Assembly,

      Recalling its resolution 37/221 of 20 December 1982, in which it
 proclaimed the year 1987 International Year of Shelter for the Homeless,

      Recognizing the objectives of the International Year of Shelter for the
 Homeless,

      Bearing in mind that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the
 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights provide that
 all persons have the right to an adequate standard of living for themselves
 and their families, including adequate housing, and that States should take
 appropriate steps to ensure the realization of this right,

      Noting that the objectives of the International Year of Shelter for the
 Homeless are closely related to the realization of the economic, social and
 cultural rights set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the
 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,

      Recalling its resolution 41/146 of 4 December 1986,

      Taking into account Economic and Social Council resolution 1987/62 of
 29 May 1987,

      1.   Expresses its deep concern that millions of people do not enjoy the
 right to adequate housing;

      2.   Reiterates the need to take, at the national and international
 levels, measures to promote the right of all persons to an adequate standard
 of living for themselves and their families, including adequate housing;

      3.   Calls upon all States and international organizations concerned to
 pay special attention to the realization of the right to adequate housing in
 carrying out measures to develop national shelter strategies and settlement
 improvement programmes within the framework of the global strategy for shelter
 to the year 2000;

      4.   Requests the Economic and Social Council and its appropriate
 functional commissions to keep the question of the right to adequate housing
 under periodic review;

      5.   Decides to consider the question again, following consideration
 thereof by the Economic and Social Council.