<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel=File-List href="e4s.files/filelist.xml"><title>Obstacles, impediments, barriers </title><style></style></head><body lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:36.0pt'> <div class=Section1>Obstacles,impediments, barriers Obstacles to the over-riding principles Nonregressivity /nonretrogression<o:p></o:p><![if !supportLists]>q    <![endif]>Has the State failed to take steps to improve housing rights, especiallyaffecting affordability of adequate housing, in the past period (year[s], orsince your last assessment)?<o:p></o:p><spanlang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p><![if !supportLists]>q    <![endif]>Have new laws degraded protection of human right to adequate housing inthe recent period, particularly affecting affordability of adequate housing?<o:p></o:p><spanlang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p><![if !supportLists]>q    <![endif]>Have new policies degraded protection or enjoyment of human right toadequate housing in the recent period, particularly affecting affordability ofadequate housing?<o:p></o:p><spanlang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p><![if !supportLists]>q    <![endif]>Have national programs led to a decline in the enjoyment of human rightto adequate housing in the recent period, particularly affecting affordabilityof adequate housing?<o:p></o:p><spanlang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p><![if !supportLists]>q    <![endif]>Have infrastructure or physical features of the built or naturalenvironment led to a decline in the enjoyment of human right to adequatehousing, particularly affecting affordability of adequate housing?<o:p></o:p><spanlang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p><![if !supportLists]>q    <![endif]>Have nationwide programs failed to improve, or led to a decline in, theenjoyment of human right to adequate housing, in particular the terms ofaffordability of adequate housing?<o:p></o:p><spanlang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p><![if !supportLists]>q    <![endif]>Have local projects supported by State or local authorities failed toimprove, or led to a decline in, the enjoyment of human right to adequatehousing, in particular the terms of affordability of adequate housing?<o:p></o:p><spanlang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p><![if !supportLists]>q    <![endif]>Have public budget allocations failed to improve, or led to a declinein, the enjoyment of human right to adequate housing, in particular the termsof affordability of adequate housing?<o:p></o:p><spanlang=EN-GB style='mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p><![if !supportLists]>q    <![endif]>To what extent has the State government’s efforts fallen short inthe improvement the terms of affordability of adequate housing, especially ofthe poor, vulnerable and minorities?<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p></div></body></html>