- 152 - 7. The Committee’s General Comment No. 4 (1991) identified some of the principal issues which relate to this right: In the first place, the right to adequate housing applies to everyone, without restriction or distinction based on age, sex, family or economic status, group or other affiliation or social status; It should not be interpreted in a narrow or restrictive sense. It must not be equated with a right simply to informal shelter, but has to be interpreted as a right to live somewhere in security, peace and dignity according to the principles governing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Covenant itself. As the Commission on Human Settlements has stated, adequate shelter means adequate privacy, adequate space, adequate security, adequate lighting and ventilation, adequate basic infrastructure and adequate location with regard to work and basic facilities - all at a reasonable cost. 8. According to this interpretation, and on the basis of the concept of adequacy, which alone makes it possible to determine whether a type of shelter may be regarded as "adequate housing" within the meaning of article 11, paragraph 1, of the Covenant, the Committee identified the criteria that must be taken into consideration in any particular context. They include the following: Legal security of tenure, which guarantees legal protection against eviction, harassment and any other threat; Availability of services, materials, facilities and infrastructure to guarantee health, security and comfort in dignified conditions; Affordability: The financial cost of housing should be at such a level that the satisfaction of other basic needs is not threatened or compromised; Habitability, i.e. the guarantee of protection from inclement weather and risks of disease, as well as of physical safety; Accessibility, particularly for disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, which should be ensured some degree of priority in connection with housing; Location, which must facilitate access to employment options and basic social services and be far from pollution sources that are harmful to health; Cultural adequacy. 9. The right to adequate housing must be viewed in the light of the other basic rights provided for in the International Bill of Human Rights and other international instruments, including the right to freedom of association, the right to privacy and the principle of non-discrimination. 10. It is on this basis that the States parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights have submitted their reports to the