Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which provides theright
of evervone to a standard of living adequatefor the health and well-beingof himself and
of his family, including housing;’ no one shall bearbitrarily deprived of property and
possessions;
Mindful of international commitments of the Philippines relating to disaster risk
reduction and management, such as the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015 and the
ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response, whichprovidefor
the rights of disaster survivorsrelating to housing, land, and property;
Highlighting the right to adequate and decent housing as a basic human right
enshrinedin international instruments to which the Philippines is a State Party, including
the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,’ the Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,'” the Convention onthe
Rights of the Child,'' the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,'* and ILO
Convention No, 169;!4
Taking into consideration the United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal
Displacement, which incorporate key international precepts on the rights of internally
displaced persons, such as non-discrimination,'* the right to an adequate standard of
living,'* andaccess to basic shelter and housing;'°
Affirming the rights of internally displaced persons relating to housing, land and
propertyas elaborated in the United Nations Principles on Housing and PropertyRestitution
for Refugees and Displaced Persons (Pinheiro Principles);
Noting the Memorandum on a Response Mechanism to the IDP Victims of
Typhoon Yolanda,'’ in which the human rights protection activities of the CHRP in the
response to Typhoon Yolandaare outlined;
Acknowledgingthe support of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner
for Refugees for the Commission’s work on Internally Displaced Persons through the
CHRP - IDP project and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for the
support for the work of CHRPinthe context of Yolanda;
Building on the Advisory and Supplemental Advisory on Human Rights Standards
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Article 25(1), Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Article 17(2), Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Article 27. Convention on the Rights of the Child
Articles 9 and 28, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Article 7 and 13-19, ILO Convention No. 169
Principle 1, UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
Principle 18. UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
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9 Article 11, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
10 Article 14, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
17 CHR Memorandum on a Response Mechanism to the IDP Victims of Typhoon Yolanda, CLAPR-M-06A146 January 2014
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