A/69/274 6. In these resolutions, the Council has requested the Special Rapporteur to: (a) Promote the full realization of the right to adequate housing; (b) Identify challenges, obstacles, gaps in protection and best practices; (c) Emphasize practical solutions with regard to implementation; (d) Apply a gender perspective; (e) Pay special attention to the needs of persons in vulnerable situations as well as those belonging to marginalized groups; (f) Facilitate the provision of technical assistance; (g) Work in close cooperation with other special procedures, United Nations bodies, treaty bodies and regional human rights mechanisms; (h) Submit annual reports to the Council and the General Assembly. 7. On 2 June 2014, Leilani Farha started her tenure as Special Rapporteur. She is deeply appreciative of the work of her predecessors, Raquel Rolnik (2008 -2014) and Miloon Kothari (2000-2008). They made significant contributions to the advancement of both the understanding and the effective implementation of the right to adequate housing, drawing attention to the experiences of individuals and communities facing evictions and insecure tenure and those engaged in other housing struggles. They shed light on acute human rights situations in which the right to adequate housing was at stake and significantly advanced the understanding of that right by giving audience to groups previously unheard from and engaging with those living in diverse circumstances. 8. The mandate on adequate housing has come a long way. It has examined an ample range of issues in dialogue with States and other relevant stakeholders, through thematic reports, country missions, working visits, guidance tools, expert consultations and events, and urgent appeals and allegation letters. 9. Addressing forced evictions and enhancing security of tenure have been central themes of the mandate; hence, the subject of extensive consultation and substantive studies. Both former Rapporteurs developed practical tools for assisting States, those affected by forced evictions and other actors in gaining a better understanding of the relevant human rights principles a nd their concrete application. Two important guidance tools were produced: the basic principles and guidelines on development-based evictions and displacement (2007) (A/HRC/4/18, annex I), and the guiding principles on security of tenure for the urban poor (2014) ( see A/HRC/25/54). 10. Ms. Rolnik focused on the crisis of tenure insecurity in an increasingly urbanized world. Following extensive research and consulta tions, she proposed 10 principles to provide practical guidance for policymakers to be applied according to specific country contexts. The current Special Rapporteur intends to follow up on this important work and will encourage States to implement the gui ding principles on security of tenure for the urban poor. 11. The previous Special Rapporteurs also considered the housing conditions and experiences of members of vulnerable and marginalized groups. In this regard, the mandate holders focused in particular on women and adequate housing in a series of meetings and reports. As requested by the Commission on Human Rights in its 4/20 14-58890