The United Nations has designated the first Monday in October as annual World Habitat Day.
On this day, Habitat for Humanity reaffirms that adequate shelter is a basic human right, and we focus on the housing conditions of cities and towns around the world. We also use this day to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat. On October 5, 2009, please join us in support of World Habitat Day, as we raise our voices and declare that the lack of decent, affordable housing is unacceptable.
Learn more about World Habitat Day:
- Read Habitat’s World Habitat Day handbook to learn more about the importance of secure tenure and neighborhood revitalization.
- Take a virtual tour of the Capotillo informal settlement in the Dominican Republic.
- Read statistics and research about poverty housing in the U.S. and around the world.
- Link to our World Habitat Day 2009 resources page on your social media pages, personal Web site or blog.
For more information and to learn what you can do to help advocate for the elimination of poverty housing, please follow the links above, or go to http://worldhabitatdaynews.com/.
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