A/HRC/13/20 When the event is focused in one city, the pressure and demands upon its residents are more significant. A. The Olympic Movement and the right to adequate housing 38. The Olympic Games are the biggest sporting event in the world. Games are held every two years, alternating between summer and winter Olympic Games. The Olympic movement links all organizations and individuals who agree to be guided by the Olympic Charter, in force since 7 July 2007, and who recognize the Movement’s ultimate governing body, the International Olympic Committee. 39. The Olympic Charter regulates the organization of the Olympic Movement and the celebration of the Olympic Games. It codifies the “fundamental principles of Olympism” and has binding force on all members of the Movement. Fundamental principle 2 of the 2007 version of the Charter notes that the “goal of Olympism is to place sport at the service of the harmonious development of man, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity.” The Charter also establishes the principle of non-discrimination (principle 5), endorses sustainable development and promotes the idea of leaving a positive legacy from the Olympic Games for the host city and the host country. In addition, the Olympic parties are bound by a code of ethics, which restates the obligation to respect the principles of dignity of the individual and nondiscrimination. 40. In 1999, the International Olympic Committee adopted the Olympic Movement Agenda 21 “Sport for sustainable development”, which, among other purposes, aims to combat social exclusion and promote sports infrastructure that are better suited to social needs.52 Agenda 21 pays particular attention to the fate of minorities and the most disadvantaged members of society. Moreover, it endorses the fight against poverty and the integration of disadvantaged social groups, as well as the adoption of development policies and practices. Agenda 21 also supports the promotion of a viable model for human settlements. It requires that sports infrastructures be harmoniously integrated into the local context, and that new constructions boost local housing strategies and integrate the poorest members of society. The greater involvement of the local population in the Olympic preparations through proper regulations and procedures is also encouraged. 41. The normative framework of the Olympic Movement has certain provisions pertaining to human rights. The right to adequate housing is not directly addressed in the Olympic Charter, but in Agenda 21, which is only a declaratory instrument; hence, the provisions are not readily enforceable. To ensure that the practices of the institution are in conformity with housing rights and standards, it is important that they be addressed clearly in binding norms. B. FIFA and the right to adequate housing 42. Founded in 1904, the Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA) is responsible for the organization and governance of football's major international tournaments, most notably the FIFA World Cup. FIFA is ruled by its statutes, updated in June 2009, which provide the basic instrument for world football and sets out the functioning of the institution. The statutes are also accompanied by regulations governing 52 Agenda 21 was adopted in conformity with the Agenda 21 of United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. 13