Thursday, October 10, 2024 from 9:00 to 10:30 AM (Eastern/New York)

Register here: https://depaul.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Blf5VZxvQCy7RXXNQ5FQ5w

We will be joined by panelists from We will be joined by panelists from the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the Social Housing Department in Odense, Denmark, Y-Säätiö (The Y-Foundation), and WGEH.

This event during Urban October and on the commemoration of World Homeless Day, will identify strategies that are working at the local level to alleviate homelessness and protect the human rights of people experiencing homelessness.

Homelessness is a global problem and involves nearly ¼ of the world’s population. Homelessness encompasses people living without accommodation, people living in temporary or crisis accommodation and people living in inadequate and insecure housing. It sits at the intersection of public health, housing affordability, domestic violence, mental illness, substance misuse, climate change and natural disasters, urbanization, racial and gender discrimination, unemployment, political conflicts, migration and land rights. Member states are looking at policies and programs to address this form of poverty as we advance toward the 2nd World Social Summit in 2025.