At the 2016 United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), Habitat for Humanity welcomed the adoption of the New Urban Agenda. As part of this framework, we committed to reduce poverty and foster more sustainable cities by increasing access to decent shelter for over 200 million people by 2036.
We support policies that create an inclusive stakeholder process that incorporates the priorities, needs, experiences and voices of individuals and their communities.
Directing investment capital to the housing sector is an important part of insuring that there is an adequate supply of housing products and related services in the market.
In the U.S., we work in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. In Canada, we work in all 10 provinces and each of the three territories.
Habitat for Humanity will participate in COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, from Nov. 11-22, 2024, to shine a light on the acutely overlooked intersection between climate change and housing, particularly for the most vulnerable.
We work in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa and more.
While Habitat already works in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu, this project would support the building of more proper sanitation units with toilets, water tanks and handwashing stations.
We support policies that reduce vulnerabilities and help people adapt to climate-related hazards and threats.
We support policies that expand and improve the provision of basic services like clean drinking water and sanitation facilities.
We work in many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Mexico, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Argentina and more.
