E/C.12/BDI/CO/1 42. The Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary steps to provide support to families so that children are not forced to live away from their families or, when such separation cannot be avoided, to ensure placement in an alternative care setting that allows the child to enjoy an environment that provides similar support. Poverty 43. The Committee is concerned that, despite the launching of strategic frameworks for poverty reduction, much of the population does not enjoy an adequate standard of living. Poverty is highest among the country’s most disadvantaged and marginalized groups, which include women, the Batwa and internally displaced persons (art. 11). 44. Bearing in mind its statement on poverty and the Covenant (2001), the Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to combat poverty, especially extreme poverty, by ensuring that targeted social programmes are implemented with a human rights-based approach and are endowed with the necessary resources, giving due attention to the needs of the most disadvantaged and marginalized individuals, families and social groups. Access to land and security of land tenure 45. The Committee notes that poverty and social inequality in the State party have been exacerbated by unequal access to land and insecurity of land tenure. The Committee is particularly concerned by reports that many Batwa families have been subjected to or are at risk of forced eviction (art. 11). 46. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Launch, as promptly as possible, a reform of the land tenure system aimed at ensuring rational land use and eliminating existing discriminatory practices, especially with regard to women, the Batwa and internally displaced persons; (b) Strengthen guarantees for the independent and impartial operation of the National Land and Property Commission, the Special Court for Land and Property and the Communal Land-Use Office in order to ensure equitable access to land and adequate security of land rights, in particular for women, the Batwa and internally displaced persons; (c) Implement effective measures against forced eviction, in line with international human rights standards, and ensure that victims of forced eviction have effective remedies, including restitution of their property and adequate compensation. Right to housing 47. The Committee notes with concern that a large part of the population lives in informal settlements in unsuitable conditions and without adequate access to drinking water or sanitation (art. 11). 48. Recalling its general comments No. 4 (1991) on the right to adequate housing and No. 15 (2002) on the right to water and its statement on the right to sanitation (2011), the Committee recommends that the State party take all appropriate steps to improve the supply of affordable housing, in particular for disadvantaged and marginalized individuals and groups, by adopting and implementing a national housing strategy. It also recommends that the State party ensure that everyone has a safe and accessible supply of water and sanitation services, in particular in rural areas. GE.15-18000 7/10