Building Sustainable Cities

Food, shelter and clothing are basic needs of the people. Right to adequate housing is fundamental human right that is acknowledged by the international laws and the constitution. The right to habitat is the key to live in peace and dignity. However, over a billion people across the world are deprived of adequate housing. Poverty, war, conflicts, hunger and natural disasters have forced millions of people to live in a life-threatening conditions. The United Nations has recognised the citizens' rights to adequate housing that include the various freedoms of the people - the right to choose one's residence, protection against forced evictions and arbitrary demolition of one's house and the right to be free from arbitrary interference with one's home, privacy and family.