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United Nations Day 2024
Thursday, October 24 • 12:00pm EST
Global Housing Blueprint for Nations in Crisis
Announcing Global Housing Network's Ambassadors
In recognition of support and guidance toward the mission of providing housing for the working poor, GHF designates strategic individuals who have worked directly, or intend to work directly, to assist with the GHF mission.
The Future of Workforce Housing is Now: Innovative, Creative & Sustainable Solutions from Around the World
On Monday, October 25 2021, in celebration of United Nations Day, the Global Housing Foundation facilitated a virtual program highlighting new and innovative solutions to solve workforce housing from around the world.
Hear from industry experts and become inspired by the groundbreaking solutions set to transform the affordable housing crisis for the better.
The Global Housing Network presents and aggregates otherwise hard to find resources to further raise awareness for our mission of building housing for the poor.
Started by the Global Housing Foundation in response to COVID-19, the GHN is a key resource connecting hundreds of organizations and individuals.
The Global Housing Foundation’s mission is to provide affordable housing for the working poor.
Global Housing Discussions
GHF Conversation: Chineyenma Okoro Onu, Environmentalist: Impact of Smart, Sustainable Global Housing Solutions
Impact of Smart, Sustainable Global Housing Solutions
GHF Conversation: Dr. Talat Rizvi, Public Health Scientist: Housing As A Social Determinant of Health
Housing As Social Determinant of Health
GHF Discussion:Lutine de Boer, Reg Prgm Mgr Housing, Alkmaar: Sustainable Climate Resilient Housing
Sustainable Climate Resilient Housing
GHF Discussion: Emily Fennell, Assistant Director, Uplifting Africa
Using Design to Uplift Improvished Africans
GHF Discussion: Lutine de Boer, Reg Program Mgr Housing, Region Alkmaar
Housing Solutions in Holland
GHF Discussion on Innovative Housing with Christopher Lee, Founding Principal of d|a Architects
Christopher Lee, Founding Principal of Design Associates Architects and Board of Directors at Global Housing Foundation, discusses disruptive solutions to solving affordable housing through the lens of an architect with a demonstrated history in government-private...
GHF Discussion with Northwell Health’s Director of Global Health Dr. Eric Cioe Pena
Global Strategies for Sustainable Workforce Housing: More than Medical Missions: How Northwell Health is Expanding Global Health Programs
GHF Discussion w/ Northwell Health’s Senior VP of Community & Population Health Debbie Salas Lopez
Global Strategies for Sustainable Workforce Housing: Partnerships that Help Communities Heal
GHF Discussion with Northwell Health’s Pediatrician Dr. Chetan Sathya
Global Strategies for Sustainable Workforce Housing: Healthcare's Role in Gun Violence Prevention
GHF Discussion with Northwell Health’s Sr. VP for Women’s Health Dr. Stacey Rosen
Global Strategies for Sustainable Workforce Housing: Achieving Equity in Women's Health
Breaking News From our Partners
Joint UN meeting tackles small arms control to foster sustainable development | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
On Monday, during a meeting of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, UN officials and disarmament experts emphasized the urgent need to tackle the widespread issue of small arms and light weapons. They warned that the stakes are higher than ever in...
Women, girls bear brunt of cyberbullying against persons with disabilities | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
States must do more to prevent cyberbullying and overcome unequal access to assistive technology which hampers the rights of persons with disabilities - particularly women and girls - the Human Rights Council has heard.
Explainer: The Commission on the Status of Women and why it matters | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Ever since former US First Lady and human rights champion Eleanor Roosevelt inspired the first UN sub-commission on the status of women in the 1940s, thousands of women around the world meet at UN Headquarters in New York every March to take the pulse of the planet...
At G20 finance meetings in South Africa, UN deputy chief calls for reforms that back growth, curb debt | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed recently concluded a visit to South Africa, for a round of key international meetings, where she underscored the urgent need for sustainable development financing and the importance of international cooperation in addressing...
UN deputy chief: Strong food systems can deliver progress for everyone, everywhere | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
In a series of meetings in Nairobi, Kenya, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed spearheaded discussions on fortifying global food systems and advancing sustainable development, setting the stage for the upcoming fourth UN Food Systems Summit.
Farmers must be at the heart of biodiversity action | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
“Without the farmers, it is only political policy without implementation” – that was the stark message delivered by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Director-General on Tuesday to delegates attending the latest round of UN biodiversity talks in Rome.
Asia-Pacific falling behind on sustainable development and climate targets | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The Asia-Pacific region is significantly off track in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with most targets either stalled or off pace – despite ongoing efforts, according to a new UN report.
Scaling up or losing steam? Parliamentarians debate the future of the SDGs | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
As the clock ticks toward 2030, parliamentarians gathered at UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday to assess the state of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – and the verdict was anything but unanimous.
Meds platform launch gives children with cancer a fighting chance | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
A new UN-partnered project to distribute essential childhood cancer medicines has begun in Uzbekistan and Mongolia, the first rollout for a project due to be piloted in six countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
At AI Summit, diplomats and Pharrell mull destiny of tech revolution | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
AI is already transforming our world but its power rests “in the hands of a few”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Tuesday in Paris, in an appeal for countries to use the revolutionary technology together, “to bridge the gap between developed and...
‘Cut the theatrics’: UN climate chief tells COP29 negotiators to focus on solutions as talks enter final week | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
As COP29 climate talks in Baku enter their final week, the UN climate chief told negotiators on Monday to “cut the theatrics,” get down to business and hammer out a new finance deal to compensate countries for climate-driven damages and pay for a clean-energy...
Will COP29 deliver the trillions needed to tackle the man-made climate crisis? | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The latest round of UN climate negotiations, COP29, opened this past Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, following a year that broke multiple extreme heat records and saw widespread climate-driven chaos – from wildfires to destructive floods and hurricanes – hit nearly every...
Colombian conflict survivors turn forest heroes in search of climate change solutions | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
"What do I want the river to carry away? The deforestation," Sandra Donado says, her voice competing with the sudden storm lashing her canoe as it floats down the Guaviare River in Colombia’s Amazon biome region.
COP29: Digital tech and AI can boost climate action, but curbing the sector’s emissions is key | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Leaders in technology and the environment at COP29 in Baku endorsed on Saturday a declaration pledging to use digital technologies to accelerate climate action while reducing the carbon and pollution footprints of tech manufacturing and tackling the growing problem of...
COP29: Governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ on methane and slash emissions, says UNEP | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The UN environment agency chief warned the COP29 climate summit in Baku on Friday that methane emissions must come down – “and come down fast” –to have any chance of controlling global warming.
From Declaration to action: Antimicrobial resistance initiatives centre stage at Jeddah conference | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Antimicrobial resistance initiatives are back in the spotlight as stakeholders gather in Jeddah, on the Saudi Arabian coast, a few months after a high-level meeting in New York led to the unanimous adoption of a political declaration by the UN General Assembly. With...
COP29: ‘Now is the time to fast-track, not backtrack’ on the path to net-zero | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Meeting on Thursday with non-governmental entities in Baku for the COP29 climate talks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the crucial role that cities, regions, businesses and financial institutions must play in driving the worldwide effort towards...
COP29: ‘You have every right to be angry’ Guterres tells youth advocates frustrated over lack of climate action | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
As negotiations over how to tackle climate change head into their fifth day in Baku, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed solidarity with young climate advocates at COP29, who told him they are frustrated by the lack of political action on the crisis.
COP29 climate talks: Major emitters must right ‘colossal injustice’ on island nations, says UN chief | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
COP29 talks in Baku on Wednesday turned to small island nations facing an existential threat from our warming planet, as UN Secretary-General António Guterres insisted that they “deserve support to deal with a crisis [that they] have done next to nothing to...
COP29: Energy transition must not trigger a ‘stampede of greed’ that crushes the poor | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Climate talks at COP29 in Baku on Wednesday turned to the pressing issue of how to manage the demand for minerals essential to producing electric vehicles and solar panels without triggering a “stampede of greed” that exploits local communities and crushes the...
COP29: Guterres urges countries to ‘get serious’ on loss and damage funding | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Tuesday for countries to step up contributions to a financial mechanism to assist developing countries affected by climate change.
‘Pay up or humanity will pay the price’, Guterres warns at COP29 climate summit | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday that leaders gathered in Baku for the COP29 Climate Action Summit must take immediate steps to cut emissions, safeguard people from climate chaos, and “tear down the walls to climate finance” in response to the...
COP29: Push for agreement on a new climate finance deal ‘right from the start’ | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Following another year of record-high global heat and extreme weather events, UN climate chief Simon Stiell told negotiators at COP29 in Baku that setting an ambitious new climate finance target is crucial for the well-being of all nations, including the wealthiest...
COP29: Deadly weather events show cost of climate inaction | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Record-breaking floods in Spain, violent storms in Florida and wildfires in South America – these are just a few examples of the extreme weather events accelerating and intensifying across the world. With the cost of inaction clearer than ever, financing for clean...
World’s largest urban development forum concludes with Cairo Call to Action | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The twelfth edition of the World Urban Forum wrapped up on Friday with the adoption of the Cairo Call to Action, after intense discussions focused on the global housing crisis and financing urbanization, all under the theme “It All Starts at Home.”