standard-setting work remained to be done, for instance, on...the right to adeqviate housing....". 3/ The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has paid increasing attention to the right to housing at each of its successive sessions, devoting an entire day to holding a "general discussion" on this right in early 1990. 4/ In addition, several members of the Sub-Commission noted the desirability of further standard-setting on the right to housing during the discussion of the Special Rapporteur's preliminary report. Both international and national non-govemmental organizations have echoed this call as well. 110. Before addressing some of the central themes which require examination in the context of standard-setting in the field of the right to housing, we should consider which United Nations agencies could and should play a pivotal role in fulfilling this aim. 111. UNCHS would certainly be one of the principal agencies involved. Although the emphasis that UNCHS has placed on the rights side of the broader issue of himian settlements has been relatively minor, their recognition of housing as a right has certainly been apparent. For instance, in the Global Strategy for Shelter to the Year 2000 (GSS) which evolved out of the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless (lYSH) in 1987, UNCHS states that; "The right to adequate shelter is recognized universally, and all nations, without exception, have accepted some form of obligation to meet the shelter needs of their people. To address this obligation effectively. Governments must make basic changes to their existing policies on shelter...". Д/ 112. The work UNCHS has carried out in the field of housing and human settlements indicators relating to the lYSH and the GSS could also contribute greatly to achieving measureable precision in any future document. Its current experience with the evaluation and assessment of GSS might be of 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the right to housing, which is a fundamental human right, and the role of United Nations agencies, particularly UNCHS, in fulfilling this aim. The text also mentions the need for standard-setting and measurable precision in this field. These topics suggest a strong connection to human rights and social development.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Education