E/C.12/GMB/CO/1 Adequate housing and social housing 24. The Committee regrets the inadequate information provided in the State party’s report on the situation of housing, as well as on the existence of social housing. In this respect, the Committee expresses its concern about the lack of clarity on the legal status and mandate of the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation. The Committee is also concerned about the: (a) Impact of the increasing changes in rainfall patterns on the livelihood and property of the population, particularly in the northern parts of the country and in urban slums; (b) Reported population movement to unplanned and unregulated settlements in urban areas, which lack adequate housing and where there is often no access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation (art. 11). Recalling its general comment No. 4 (1991) on the right to adequate housing, the Committee urges the State party to: (a) Provide updated information in its next periodic report on access to adequate housing and on homelessness, as well as on the existence of social housing, and in this respect clarify the legal status and mandate of the Social Security and Housing Finance Corporation; (b) Adopt effective measures to address the adverse impact of changes in rainfall patterns on the right to adequate housing; (c) Provide statistics, disaggregated by sex and age, on population movement from rural to urban areas, and take steps to improve the living conditions of the population in informal settlements, including by facilitating access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation, while seeking long-term solutions and ensuring that this population is guaranteed security of tenure. Water and sanitation in rural areas 25. While appreciating the progress achieved in improving access to safe drinking water and sanitation, the Committee is concerned that access by the population in rural areas to safe drinking water and sanitation remains inadequate (art. 11). The Committee calls upon the State party to intensify its efforts to ensure universal access to safe drinking water and to adequate sanitation facilities, particularly in rural areas, and draws the State party’s attention to the Committee’s general comment No. 15 (2002) on the right to water and to its 2010 statement on the right to sanitation. Right to food 26. The Committee is concerned about the high levels of food insecurity in the State party and about the prevalence of malnutrition, especially among children under 5. The Committee is also concerned about the low agricultural production, which generates high food prices and significant reliance on food imports (art. 11). The Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts, including under the National Nutrition Policy, to address chronic food insecurity, chronic malnutrition and the critical nutritional needs of children. The State party should take additional steps to improve agricultural production, including by ensuring that support to farmers is provided on a non-discriminatory basis, targeting small-scale farmers in particular. The Committee draws the State party’s attention to its general comment No. 12 (1999) on the right to adequate food and to the Voluntary Guidelines to 7