concerning housing, and housing rights. It is for these reasons that a resolution adopted in 1987 by ILO's Governing Body recommended the revision of Recommendation No. 115. S/ 115. The Committee on Housing, Building and Planning of ECE could also play a useful role in assisting with the further elaboration of housing rights. Its work on indicators and recommendations for housing and population censuses reveals its direct link with several of the critical issues involved. S/ 116. In addition to the assistance which could be provided by the aforementioned organs, non-govemmental organizations (NGOs) should act as equal partners in any future adoption of such an instrument. NGOs are very active in the field of housing rights, from the international to the local level. Habitat International Coalition (HIC), through its international campaign for housing rights, has nearly completed the drafting of an international declaration on housing rights, and has recently published a document entitled "Towards an International Charter for Housing Rights". One of the central themes addressed by HIC in these contexts is the still common phenomenon of forced evictions and displacements, acts which clearly infringe the entitlement to the right to adequate housing. 10/ 117. A variety of regional, national and local housing rights campaigns are active in an aim to give the right to housing legal clarity as well as greater legislative recognition. Campaigns for Housing Rights are currently under way in Asia (the Asian Coalition for Housing Rights), India (National Campaign for Housing Rights), Canada, Belgitun, South Korea, Colombia, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Senegal, South Africa and other countries. Argvunents supporting NGO participation in the general housing process and in the drafting of any further texts on housing rights are only strengthened when we consider that research has consistently shown that NGOs and community-based 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the topic of housing and housing rights, mentioning international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and regional and national campaigns. The focus is on the need for legal clarity and recognition of the right to housing, and the involvement of various stakeholders in the process. This suggests that the topic is closely related to human rights and social issues.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education