Universal Declaration on Human Rights (1948):
Article 25
Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
Declaration on the Rights of the Child (1959):
Principle 4
The child shall enjoy the benefits of social security. He shall be entitled to grow and develop in health; to this end, special care and protection shall be provided both to him and to his mother, including adequate pre-natal and post-natal care. The child shall have the right to adequate nutrition, housing, recreation and medical services.
Principle 2 of the ILO Recommendation No. 115 (1961);
The Vancouver Declaration on Human Settlements (1976): Section III (8), Recommendation (A.4); web link to Vancouver Declaration: Section III(8), Recommendation (A.4):
Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice (1978):
Article 9
Special measures must be taken to ensure equality in dignity and rights for individuals and groups wherever necessary, while ensuring that they are not such as to appear racially discriminatory. In this respect, particular attention should be paid to racial or ethnic groups which are socially or economically disadvantaged, so as to afford them, on a completely equal footing and without discrimination or restriction, the protection of the laws and regulations and the advantages of the social measures in force, in particular in regard to housing, employment and health; to respect the authenticity of their culture and values; and to facilitate their social and occupational advancement, especially through education.
ILO Recommendation No. 162 Concerning Older Workers (1980): Article 5(g);
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, 1992,
Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action on Human Rights, 1993, paragraphs 5, 10, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 32,
UN Draft Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 1994/45: Articles 10, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 33 and 43.
Beijing Declaration, 1995, paragraphs 8, 9,24, 26, 35 and 36,
Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development, 1995, Principle 26, Commitments 2(b) and (c), 3(c), 4(b) and (d), 5. Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlements, 1996, paragraphs 7, 8 and 9. Beijing + 5: Political Declaration, 2000
UN Millennium Declaration, 2000, Paragraphs 6, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26
Istanbul + 5: Declaration on Cities and Other Human Settlements in the New Millennium, 2001 Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development, 2002
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