GENEVA (8 November 2023) – The world must act now to end the horrifying and massive attacks against civilian housing and infrastructure in Gaza, which comes at a tremendous cost to human life, a UN...

THE HAGUE (21 December 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, called urgent attention to the need to assert and protect the right to adequate...

GENEVA (8 December 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, will conduct a visit to the Netherlands from 11 to 21 December 2023. The expert will...

GENEVA (16 November 2023) – Grave violations committed by Israel against Palestinians in the aftermath of 7 October, particularly in Gaza, point to a genocide in the making, UN experts said today...

GENEVA (8 November 2023) – The world must act now to end the horrifying and massive attacks against civilian housing and infrastructure in Gaza, which comes at a tremendous cost to human life, a UN...

NEW YORK (20 October 2023) – A UN expert today warned of a severe affordable housing crisis, despite housing being a fundamental human right long recognised under international law. “The world is...

GENEVA (4 September 2023) – The Libyan National Army must immediately cease the forcible eviction of residents and demolition of homes in the Benghazi centre and end reprisals and violence against...

GENEVA (4 September 2023) – UN experts* today raised the alarm about reports of serious human rights violations and abuses in the Northeast State of Manipur in India, including alleged acts of sexual...

This report takes a look at the global housing affordability crisis and its impact, and sets out recommendations for preventing escalating housing costs, protecting tenants, and addressing the unaffordability of housing.

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