A/HRC/13/20 projects and investments plans that create and improve low-income housing, including informal settlement upgrading and regularization. 76. The authorities should ensure that their actions, and those of third parties involved in the organization of the event, contribute to the creation of a stable housing market. Steps can be taken to prevent speculation in housing prices and to deliver more affordable housing. 77. Urgent attention must be given to those living in distressed housing conditions and homeless people to ensure that their situation does not deteriorate as a result of mega-events. 78. Legislation must be enacted to guarantee that homeless people will not be subjected to harassment and receive appropriate support, services and accommodation. Guarantees may also be given to ensure that homeless people and other groups, such as sex workers and street vendors, will not be criminalized in connection to the organization of the event. 79. Special attention should be paid to groups particularly vulnerable to discrimination to ensure that the impact of hosting a mega-event does not adversely affect them. States must ensure respect for the principles of non-discrimination and gender equality. 80. States should adopt a regulatory framework to ensure that the actions of sponsors and other private entities involved in the mega-event comply with the right to adequate housing. A comprehensive and formal set of criteria should be adopted for the selection of sponsors and partners. 81. Provisions pertaining to the right to adequate housing should be adopted in all contractual agreements with third parties involved in the organization of the event. States should investigate and sanction any violation of the obligations set out in the agreements and in international human rights standards. B. Recommendations for the International Olympic Committee and FIFA 82. To ensure that the Olympic Games and the World Cup do not result in violations of the right to adequate housing, the International Olympic Committee and FIFA should evaluate the bid candidatures against compliance with international standards on the right to adequate housing and guarantee that only those in conformity with the standards are selected. 83. In addition, the International Olympic Committee and FIFA should require detailed information in the candidature questionnaire pertaining to housing issues, and demand an assessment of the housing impact of the candidature project. The Committee and FIFA should ask candidate associations and cities to inform about: (a) Strategies for monitoring organization and after the event; the housing impact throughout the (b) Procedures to investigate and sanction violations of the right to adequate housing and to offer redress to victims; (c) Regulations and procedures to enforce security of tenure; (d) Regulations and procedures to protect against forced evictions, discrimination and harassment against local populations in connection with the event; (e) persons. 20 Mechanisms to provide compensation and resettlement for affected