E/C.12/TGO/CO/1 The Committee requests that the State party expedite the registration of the births of persons who do not have identity papers and to ensure that civil status services are made available across the country. 22. The Committee notes with concern that the great majority of the population of the State party, including women and young people, live in poverty despite the poverty reduction strategy implemented since 2008. The Committee also notes with concern that poverty is more acute and affects more persons in rural areas and in certain regions, such as Savanes, the Central Region, Kara and the Maritime Region (art. 11). The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that the accelerated growth and employment creation strategy is given sufficient priority and resources to combat poverty in rural areas and the most deprived regions. The Committee requests that the State party include in its next periodic report comparative data, disaggregated by year and by rural and urban area, as well as indicators on the number of persons living in poverty and extreme poverty and on the progress accomplished with its efforts to combat poverty. The Committee draws the State party’s attention to its statement on poverty and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted on 4 May 2001 (E/2002/22-E/C.12/2001/17, annex VII). 23. The Committee notes with concern the shortage of housing in the State party and the precarious state of the dwellings of the greater part of the population, who live in slums. The Committee is also concerned that the target for the construction of new housing in 2012 has not been met, especially considering that the targets for the following 10 years are far more ambitious (art. 11). The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that the national housing strategy is based on the right to decent housing and allows priority access to newly built housing for the most disadvantaged and marginalized individuals and groups, including slum dwellers. The Committee also recommends that the State party substantially increase the proportion of the national budget allocated to housing in order to address the scale of the problem. The Committee draws the State party’s attention to its general comment No. 4 (1991) on the right to adequate housing. 24. The Committee is concerned by the inadequacy of the legal framework regulating the right to housing, notably with regard to tenancy and forced eviction (art. 11). The Committee recommends that the State party regulate rental arrangements with a view to eradicating the abuses identified and to establishing the right to affordable and decent housing for tenants. The Committee also recommends that the State party align its legislation on forced eviction with international norms, particularly with respect to its obligation to ensure that no persons find themselves homeless or the victims of other human rights violations following an eviction. The Committee refers the State party to its general comment No. 7 (1997) on the right to adequate housing: forced evictions. 25. The Committee regrets the absence of security of tenure and security of occupancy in the State party, owing to the obsoleteness of the legal framework, the slowness and cost of property transactions and procedures, as well as corruption and fraud. The Committee also notes with concern the vulnerability of landowners to land seizure (art. 11). The Committee calls upon the State party to reform the real estate sector as soon as possible and urges it to take account of the vulnerability of rural landowners to land seizure, as well as the needs of the most marginalized and vulnerable social groups, with regard in particular to access to land. The Committee further calls upon the State party to implement the series of recommendations (No. 28) on land-related issues formulated by the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission. 6 GE.13-44283