UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Adequate Housing

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Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing
Special Rapporteur on adequate housing
 
Organization type Special Rapporteur
Abbreviation Housing
management Ms. Leilani FARHA
Founded April 17, 2000
Headquarters Palais des Nations, Geneva
Upper organization UN Human Rights Council
 

The position of Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing was created because the right to protection, security and respect for home is a human right. This also includes the right to protection against displacement, the right to live in one's cultural area, to have access to services, schools and employment.

The UN mandate

The UN Human Rights Commission created this position on April 17, 2000 by means of a resolution in which the mandate was also defined. This UN mandate is limited to three years and is regularly extended. After the UN Human Rights Commission was replaced by the UN Human Rights Council in 2006 , the latter is now responsible and oversees. The last extension of the mandate took place on April 11, 2017.

The special rapporteur - from 2014 to April 2020 the Canadian Leilani Farha - is not a member of the United Nations, but has been given a personal mandate by the UN. To this end, the UN Human Rights Council issued a code of conduct. The independent status of the mandate holder is crucial for the impartial performance of her duties. The term of office of a mandate is limited to a maximum of six years.

It prepares thematic studies and draws up guidelines for improving human rights. The Special Representative makes country visits at the invitation of states and can make recommendations in an advisory capacity. It examines notifications and submits suggestions to the states on how they can remedy any irregularities. It also carries out follow-up procedures in which it checks the implementation of the recommendations. To this end, it prepares annual reports for the UN Human Rights Council .

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Creation and mandate. (Word) In: E / CN.4 / RES / 2000/9. UN Human Rights Commission , April 17, 2000, accessed April 8, 2019 .
  2. ↑ UN Human Rights Council. In: Enforce human rights. Published by: German Society for the United Nations e. V. (DGVN), accessed on March 24, 2019 (The Human Rights Council replaced the Human Rights Commission, which until 2006 had been the United Nations' most important body in the protection of human rights, but was increasingly exposed to criticism of its efficiency.).
  3. ↑ Decision of the UN General Assembly to create the Human Rights Council. (pdf) In: UN Res. 60/251. Published by: UN General Assembly , March 15, 2006, p. 1, item 1 , accessed on March 24, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Extension of mandate. (PDF) In: A / HRC / RES / 34/9. UN Human Rights Council , April 11, 2017, accessed April 8, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Appointment of the special rapporteurs. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Special procedure. In: Human Rights Council. Published by: German Institute for Human Rights , accessed on April 5, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Action manual (PDF) UN Human Rights Council . Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  8. ↑ a b Special Rapporteur. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Country visits. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  10. ↑ a b Recommendations. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  11. ↑ General information. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Connection procedure. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Annual reports in general. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .