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United Nations Day 2023
Tuesday, November 21 • 12:00pm EST
Global Housing Foundation’s Shelter of Hope: Rebuilding Ukrainian Families One Home at a Time
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
Fight against global hunger set back 15 years, warns UN report | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Progress fighting global hunger has been set back 15 years, leaving around 733 million people going hungry in 2023, equivalent to one in 11 people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest UN State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI)...
The world must look to South America’s success in reducing hunger | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Each year, the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report, released on Wednesday, provides an update on the global progress or setbacks in achieving the 2030 goal of zero hunger.
UN leaders urge ‘maximum political will’ to rescue SDGs | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Top UN officials on Monday called for urgent reforms to the international financial system to boost efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
UN forum on sustainable development concludes with renewed commitment, call for urgent action | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development concluded on Wednesday, with nations reiterating the need for renewed impetus and accelerated actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline.
UN deputy chief calls for major arms spending cuts and urgent action to save SDGs | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The UN Deputy Secretary-General on Monday urged global leaders to redirect resources from warfare to peace and sustainable development initiatives.
Sustainable development: ‘Be leaders and inspire’ UN deputy chief urges, as 2030 deadline nears | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
With only 17 per cent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on track and just six more years until the 2030 deadline, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has called for a new era of inspiring leadership, ahead of a special event on Monday to galvanize...
Growing or shrinking? What the latest trends tell us about the world’s population | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The global population reached nearly 8.2 billion by mid-2024 and is expected to grow by another two billion over the next 60 years, peaking at around 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s.
UN chief calls for ‘dramatic shift’ to transform education worldwide | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The global crisis in education needs a “dramatic shift” to shape a more peaceful, sustainable and just world, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday.
UN deputy chief demands bold policies, innovative solutions for SDGs | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The international community must urgently summon the commitment and investments needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline, the UN Deputy Secretary-General stressed on Monday.
Earth’s hottest June on record | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Last month was the hottest June since records began and the thirteenth month in a row to set a temperature record, according to new data released on Monday from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
Guterres commends Turkmenistan’s ‘policy of neutrality’ amid troubled times | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Cooperation between the United Nations and Turkmenistan, and regional developments in Central Asia, were the focus of a meeting between UN Secretary-General António Guterres and President Serdar Berdimuhamedov held in the capital, Ashgabat, on Saturday.
Time running short as 2030 deadline looms for UN blueprint for a fairer future | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
How can we get closer to achieving UN Member States’ detailed plans to make the world a better place within the next six years? A two-week event starting on 8 July at UN Headquarters will attempt to answer that crucial question.
UN chief to leaders of regional bloc: end wars, deal with existential crises | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Deep global divisions and conflicts must end to clear a path to tackling world’s two existential threats: climate change and the negative impacts of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, UN chief António Guterres told the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)...
World getting a ‘failing grade’ on Global Goals report card | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
With just six years remaining to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global progress is alarmingly insufficient, with a mere 17 per cent of the targets currently on track, according to a new UN report released on Friday.
Over three million preventable deaths per year due to alcohol and drug use | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Over three million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption and drug use, a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) found. Of these deaths, 2.6 million were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for nearly five per cent of all...
Guterres hails 60 years of UN trade and development action | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The right to development is inextricably linked with trade which the world’s poorest countries - now “mired in debt” through no fault of their own - have every right to pursue on much fairer terms, UN chief António Guterres insisted on Wednesday.
Ukraine Recovery Conference: UN sounds alarm over humanitarian funding | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The UN is becoming increasingly concerned over falling levels of humanitarian funding for civilians across war-torn Ukraine, the head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) told delegates to the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin on Wednesday.
World Oceans Day event highlights immediate action to protect oceans | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
UN World Oceans Day, celebrated on Friday at UN Headquarters in New York, focused on “opening minds, igniting senses, and inspiring possibilities” to protect marine life worldwide.
New UNICEF report reveals severe child food poverty amid world crises | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released a new report on Thursday that highlights alarming levels of child food poverty due to inequity, conflict, and climate crises.
There is an exit off ‘the highway to climate hell’, Guterres insists | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
“It’s climate crunch time” when it comes to tackling rising carbon emissions the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday, stressing that while the need for global action is unprecedented, so too are the opportunities for prosperity and sustainable development.
UPDATING LIVE: Guterres to lay out hard hitting truths on need for climate action | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
Welcome to our live coverage of one of the most important speeches on climate change that António Guterres has made since becoming Secretary-General. We'll be reporting live from the event in Manhattan and providing all the background information and briefing you need...
World leaders demand ‘surge in action’ for sustainable development | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
UN Secretary-General António Guterres convened Heads of State and Government in New York on Wednesday to advance efforts to get countries back on course to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the 2030 deadline.
World News in Brief: Aid breakthrough for Haiti, police violence in Chicago, celebrating ‘pedal power’ | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
UN humanitarians said on Monday that they have finally been able to deliver truckloads of food to highly vulnerable people in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, after gang violence prevented access for more than two months.
Global AI summit tackles misinformation and deepfakes with a little ‘bot’ of help | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
The thorny issue of how to protect the unwary from deepfakes was just one of the key issues in the spotlight at a UN conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) held in Geneva this week, where a staggering 25,000 enthusiasts – and robots - from 145 countries added...
AI for Good Summit: Digital and technological divide is no longer acceptable | UN News – Global perspective Human stories
With robots greeting delegates at the entrance to the venue, the AI for Good Global Summit opened on Thursday in Geneva, bringing together thousands of participants from all sectors around the world to discuss the hopes and fears about artificial intelligence (AI)...