Zimbabwe's housing minister went to Nairobi and basically begged development partners to throw more cash at the Global South for building stuff, and he wants climate-proof designs baked into everything. The country keeps pushing to get a UN-Habitat office set up locally, and they're flexing about their spot on the executive board through 2029.
The government is trying to squeeze out affordable units through private deals and community projects, but money is tight, and their data tracking systems are apparently a mess. They're backing some global housing database that would let countries swap strategies and measure progress, which seems pretty basic, but whatever.
The whole conference centered on getting three billion people worldwide into decent homes, and African representatives were complaining about chronic underfunding despite the continent having massive needs compared to what it gets from international donors.
The government is trying to squeeze out affordable units through private deals and community projects, but money is tight, and their data tracking systems are apparently a mess. They're backing some global housing database that would let countries swap strategies and measure progress, which seems pretty basic, but whatever.
The whole conference centered on getting three billion people worldwide into decent homes, and African representatives were complaining about chronic underfunding despite the continent having massive needs compared to what it gets from international donors.
