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We have to take a position that this is really an indictment on all of us... This is adequate shelter for all, so we need solutions and institutions which cater for various sections of society. This romantic idea of (solutions for) just the very bottom, that is not what this business is about.
Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UN-Habitat
The world’s population is increasing by
80 million a year – and we are now, for the first time in human history, a majority urban world. We face a chronic – and growing – shortage of adequate and affordable housing in our urban centres. This debate addresses the problem – and offers some solutions. |
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