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HOMELESS PERSONS
News Stories
Starving families flee northern Gaza
Under relentless attack, homeless and facing critical shortages of food, desperate Palestinians are fleeing northern Gaza and heading south. Three Gazans share their experiences as they make the journey on the foot down the coastal road.
Audio Languages: English, Original, Arabic
7 March 2024
Meetings & Events
Ending homelessness through preventive housing measures - SDG 1 & SDG 11.1. How can poverty eradication and adequate, safe and affordable housing go hand in hand? (CSocD62 Side Event)
Poverty eradication, as the very first goal of the UN Agenda 2030 with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals, has unfortunately again become increasingly relevant due to the multiple crises of our time including the pandemic, the energy crisis and inflation, the war against Ukraine and the climate crisis. Adequate, safe, and affordable housing is crucial to reduce poverty, as emphasized in SDG 11.1, which aims to provide access to such housing for all by 2030.
Audio Languages: English, Original
5 February 2024
Human Rights Council
ID: SR on slavery (Cont'd) - 12th Meeting, 54th Regular Session of Human Rights Council
CONTINUED - Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Tomoya Obokata
Audio Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Original
18 September 2023
Human Rights Council
ID: SR on slavery - 11th Meeting, 54th Regular Session of Human Rights Council
Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, Tomoya Obokata
Audio Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Original
18 September 2023
Meetings & Events
Special event on Affordable Housing and Ending Homelessness
Homelessness is the extreme manifestation of the failure to respect, protect, and fulfil the right to housing and to an adequate standard of living. It affects people's ability to access fundamental rights such as education, employment, healthcare, and participation in public life. The social isolation and stigmatisation that characterise homelessness make it harder to break out of the cycle of poverty and exclusion.
Audio Languages: English
27 April 2022