A/RES/41/146
4 December 1986
97th plenary meeting
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,
Noting also that the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
(Habitat) is responsible for organizing the International Year of Shelter for
the Homeless,
Taking into account Economic and Social Council resolution 1986/41 of
23 May 1986,
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
intensify their efforts to achieve the objectives and goals of the
International Year of Shelter for the Homeless;
4. Requests the Commission on Human Rights and the Economic and Social
Council to give special attention during the International Year of Shelter for
the Homeless to the question of the realization of the right to adequate
housing;
5. Requests the Secretary-General to pay appropriate attention to the
question of promoting the right to adequate housing in the information he is
to provide to the General Assembly on the results of the International Year of
Shelter for the Homeless.
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