E/C.12/CRI/CO/5 Right to food and nutrition 44. While the Committee welcomes the State party’s efforts to build an appropriate legal and administrative framework to protect the right to food, it is concerned about the high percentage of women of childbearing age who suffer from anaemia and iron deficiency. The Committee is further concerned about the low rate of exclusive breastfeeding under the age of 6 months (art. 11). 45. The Committee recommends that the State party adopt the measures needed to promote exclusive breastfeeding in accordance with World Health Assembly resolutions, including by introducing breastfeeding breaks and ensuring support for breastfeeding in the workplace. It also encourages the State party to take the necessary steps to ensure that women of childbearing age have access to adequate food. Right to adequate housing 46. Despite the efforts made by the State party, the Committee is concerned about the continued existence of informal settlements and reports of forced evictions carried out without due protection for the persons affected (art. 11). 47. The Committee recommends that the State party review its social housing measures with a view to adopting a comprehensive social housing strategy that: (a) Is based on the right of every individual to adequate and affordable housing, subject to clearly defined standards of quality and habitability; (b) Gives due priority to disadvantaged and marginalized groups and individuals living in informal settlements or uncertain and unfavourable conditions and protects them from forced evictions, by adopting appropriate regulations and ensuring compensation or the option of adequate housing; (c) Combats segregation and social exclusion on the grounds of a person’s social or economic situation or any other grounds of discrimination; (d) Provides for resources that are proportionate to the unmet need for social housing and effective monitoring of the housing situation in the State party and an accountability framework for the implementation of policies and plans. 48. The Committee draws the attention of the State party to its general comments No. 4 (1991) on the right to adequate housing and No. 7 (1997) on forced evictions. Rights to water and sanitation 49. The Committee is concerned about the lack of adequate measures for effective protection of water resources and in particular for the treatment of wastewater. It is also concerned that, despite the efforts made by the State party, the most disadvantaged and marginalized groups have limited access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation (art. 11). 50. The Committee recommends that the State party take appropriate steps to establish a system for the collection, management, treatment and disposal of human excreta and wastewater in the State party and for the effective protection of water resources. The Committee urges the State party to increase its efforts to guarantee access to safe drinking water and sanitation services for the most disadvantaged and marginalized groups. The Committee refers the State party to its general comment No. 15 (2002) on the right to water. 8 GE.16-18309