The housing crisis is increasingly serious around the world and has led the United Nations to launch an appeal to governments to guarantee a decent home for everyone. The numbers are impressive. More than a billion people live in slums, in homes without any type of securityand 300 million are homeless.
Living in a safe house, with water, electricity and sanitation It is a basic right that millions of people around the world do not have.
UN Habitat, a United Nations agency dedicated to promoting more sustainable cities, released the latest global data. The conclusion is that there are more than a billion people who live in slums and 300 million are homeless.
Even in the richest countries in the northern hemisphere, there are millions of people who cannot have a home where they can live safely. Mass situation is even more serious in Africawhere 62% of the homes are tents. In Asia, 500 million people live without drinking water or sewage.
As United Nations wants governments to change housing policies so that everyone can have a home.
The UN also appeals to the private sector, construction and real estate companies, so that they can find solutions that make homes more accessible and stop being an asset that only a few can have.
