Status of Global housing indicators and partner contributions to roll-out at the Local Level

During the second United Nations Habitat Assembly, held on 9 June 2023 (Nairobi/Kenya) that adopted a historical resolution on “Affordable Housing for All”, member states agreed to renew their call to prioritize adequate housing and view housing as a human right.

While monitoring of housing conditions is ongoing in many contexts and institutions, there is a lack of sufficient globally harmonized and comparable methods and data that allow us to join hands in global advocacy and action to tackle the ever-growing housing issues. This means that fulfilling Agenda 2063, achieving the vision of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, attaining the New Urban Agenda objectives, and realizing the resolution on the Right to Adequate Housing does not only require innovative approaches to statistical systems and their development but also requires establishing linkages and enhancing the capacity of local governments within a robust monitoring framework. NSOs can be empowered through the exchange of practices and innovations on housing indicators critical to building common perspectives, while leveraging multilateral capacities and resources for global impact. Further, beyond the coordination among governmental entities; governance structures and mechanisms facilitating the involvement of non-governmental actors such as community-based organizations and the private sector can also support the leveraging of existing data.