International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Lack of safe housing affects billions of peopletranslated

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is marked annually on October 17, and the 2026 edition draws attention to the lack of safe housing, a problem that affects more than 2.8 billion people worldwide.

The theme for 2026–2028 is 'United for Peace and Human Rights', and this year the focus is on 'Safe Housing for All'. The United Nations emphasizes that adequate housing is one of the basic conditions for safety, social participation and a life lived with dignity.

UN data shows that in 2026, about 826 million people, representing about 10% of the world's population, live in extreme poverty on less than $3 a day, calculated at purchasing power parity in 2021. At the current rate, about 9% of the world's population could remain in extreme poverty in 2030.

The right to adequate housing At the same time, 3.8 billion people do not benefit from any form of social protection, although 52.4% of the world's population was covered, in 2023, by at least one social benefit. Even having a job does not eliminate the risk of poverty.

In 2025, 284 million…