UN-Habitat’s Anacláudia Rossbach Declares Housing Shortage a Global Risk to Cities and Economies
The 2026 edition of MIPIM in Cannes opened with a stark reality check. Real estate represents nearly 40% of global assets and 13% of world GDP, yet the fundamental human need for shelter is going unmet on a colossal scale. Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of UN-Habitat, delivered the sobering keynote: almost three billion people still live in substandard housing. She framed the housing deficit not merely as a social ill, but as a direct “macroeconomic risk for metropolises,” crippling their ability to attract businesses... Читать дальше...
