Consider the following statements:
1.‘Right to the City’ is an agreed human right, and the UN-Habitat monitors the commitments made by each country in this regard.
2.‘Right to the City’ gives every occupant of the city the right to reclaim public spaces and participate in public life.
3.‘Right to the City’ means that the State cannot deny any public service or facility to the unauthorized colonies in the city.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
UN-Habitat’s report, ‘State of the World Cities 2010/2011: Bridging the Urban Divide’, recommends giving every resident the “right to the city” in which they live however it is not “agreed” human right. Hence, statement 1 is not correct. The occupants have the right to reclaim public spaces and public participation. Hence, statement 2 is correct. Providing access to public services in unauthorized colonies depends on the State’s discretion and influence of the political participation of people. However the converse of it was adopted by UN Habitat. Hence, statement 3 is correct. Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer.