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'Housing for All': Hollywood icon Richard Gere's call to end homelessness

Richard Gere is one of the world’s most recognised and respected actors, but away from the big screen, he is active in bringing the crisis of global housing to light by partnering with the UN. In an interview with Euronews, the Hollywood icon expained why he's so passionate about homelessness.

Cities struggle to keep pace as war and climate define urban futures, WUF13 delegates warn

Cities struggle to keep pace as war and climate define urban futures, WUF13 delegates warn

Delegates at the World Urban Forum in Baku warned on day three that war and climate change are affecting cities faster than governments can respond, urging a shift away from standardised housing models.

A call to stop the global housing crisis: World Urban Forum, why it matters?

A call to stop the global housing crisis: World Urban Forum, why it matters?

More than 40,000 participants are set to gather in Baku for the UN's World Urban Forum as UN-Habitat warns that 3 billion people lack adequate housing and slum populations could triple by 2050.

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Urban Temps Turning Cities Into 'Ovens,' UN Chief Heat Officer Warns

Whether in Miami, Athens, or Santiago, dedicated ambassadors are stepping up to tackle extreme urban heat around the world.

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Urban policies and housing as drivers of economic growth in Africa

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Kalyon continues to pioneer sustainability in renewable energy

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Kenya's urban population is growing. The need for affordable housing is, too

Kenya has an affordable housing problem

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Can your suburb help fix Australia’s housing crisis? It all comes down to density

Can your suburb help fix Australia’s housing crisis? It all comes down to density

Despite adding millions of people and dwellings over the past decade, our cities are well behind globally in terms of population density

The Guardian - AU

US Welcomes Baghdad’s Decree to Return Housing, Land to Yezidis in Sinjar

US Welcomes Baghdad’s Decree to Return Housing, Land to Yezidis in Sinjar

US Ambassador to Iraq Alina Romanowski welcomed on Saturday a joint statement by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani and the UN to return housing, land, and property rights to Yezidis in Sinjar and other areas. The Sinjar district, in the Nineveh governorate, is home to the largest concentration of Yazidis…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Scottish social enterprise letting agency wins global UN award

Scottish social enterprise letting agency wins global UN award

A SCOTTISH letting agency that has given hundreds of low-income people a home to live in has won a top UN award.

The National (Scotland)

UN-Habitat’s Ali: We Look Forward to Cooperation with Saudi Arabia

UN-Habitat’s Ali: We Look Forward to Cooperation with Saudi Arabia

A recent World Bank report revealed the need to invest $4.5 trillion annually in urban infrastructure, indicating that making it low-carbon and climate-resilient requires increasing investment by 9% to 27%. The World Bank’s recommendation comes at a time when a UN forum under the theme of “Transforming Our Cities for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN-Habitat finds multi-hazard vulnerabilities in Jaipur city

UN-Habitat finds multi-hazard vulnerabilities in Jaipur city

Interventions for mitigating urban sprawl include increasing green cover, urban biodiversity

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