A/HRC/7/16 page 26 95. The Special Rapporteur urges States to take concrete measures, including through legislation and other regulatory mechanisms, to counter forced evictions; urban “apartheid” and segregation; land-grabbing; growth of the “land mafia” and land cartels; unbridled property speculation; and indiscriminate escalation of housing prices. 96. The Special Rapporteur recommends institutionalizing inter-ministerial coordination so as to ensure that the formulation and implementation of national and global economic policies, such as those in the areas of trade, investment, finance, structural adjustment and debt, do not cause the State to ignore human rights obligations and aggravate living conditions for those people and communities facing discrimination and segregation with regard to housing, land and access to related civic services. 97. Legislation at all levels should reflect and effectively implement the rights to information and participation, which are crucial to the realization of the right to adequate housing. 98. The Council may wish to express its support for the joint UN-Habitat/OHCHR Housing Rights Programme, emphasizing the need for efforts to combat forced evictions and homelessness, including by inviting States to provide financial support. Homelessness 99. The Special Rapporteur wishes to reiterate the recommendations on homelessness contained in his 2005 annual report,63 in particular the following: (a) States must address holistically the structural causes of homelessness and integrate appropriate and accessible support services, including for health, psychological, social and work-related support, with particular attention to homeless women and children; (b) Laws and policies should recognize that homeless people have a justiciable right to adequate housing, and should not criminalize the homeless. Forced evictions 100. In his thematic report on forced evictions,64 the Special Rapporteur made a number of recommendations. In addition, the Special Rapporteur: (a) Urges States, donors, international and regional financial institutions and private investors not to engage, whether directly or indirectly, in projects that may result, through forced evictions, in the violation of the right to adequate housing of individuals or communities; 63 E/CN.4/2005/48. 64 E/CN.4/2004/48.