{"id":61810,"date":"2022-01-30T15:09:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T09:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/?p=61810"},"modified":"2025-06-23T11:20:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T05:50:31","slug":"world-habitat-day-2019-information-date-theme-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/events\/world-habitat-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Habitat Day 2019 &#8211; Information, Date, Theme, Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' style='display:block'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/events\/world-habitat-day\/#World_Habitat_Day_2019\" title=\"World Habitat Day 2019\">World Habitat Day 2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/events\/world-habitat-day\/#World_Habitat_Day_Celebration\" title=\"World Habitat Day Celebration\">World Habitat Day Celebration<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/events\/world-habitat-day\/#Statistics\" title=\"Statistics\">Statistics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/events\/world-habitat-day\/#Purpose_of_Celebrating_World_Habitat_Day\" title=\"Purpose of Celebrating World Habitat Day\">Purpose of Celebrating World Habitat Day<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/english\/events\/world-habitat-day\/#Themes_of_World_Habitat_Day\" title=\"Themes of World Habitat Day\">Themes of World Habitat Day<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>World Habitat Day (Housing)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>World Habitat Day<\/strong> was first declared by the United Nations General Assembly in the month of December in the year 1985. United Nations General Assembly has declared the first Monday of the month of October as the World Habitat Day. It was first started celebrating in the year 1986 at first Monday of the October.<\/p>\n<p>World Habitat Day is celebrated every year all across the world on 7<sup>th<\/sup> of October. The supporters of the affordable habitat worldwide works hard for the adequate shelter around the globe through their special activities highlighting the requirement of safe, civilized and inexpensive shelters for the common individual.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"World_Habitat_Day_2019\"><\/span>World Habitat Day 2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>World Habitat Day is celebrated every year throughout the world on <strong>first Monday of October month<\/strong>. World Habitat Day 2019 will be celebrated at Monday, on 7th of October (<strong>first Monday of October month<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"World_Habitat_Day_Celebration\"><\/span><strong>World Habitat Day Celebration<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The celebration of the day involves the plan to alter the systems which emphasize poverty housing as well as planning affordable housing for all.<\/p>\n<p>It is celebrated in many countries all across the world including Pakistan, Germany, Hungary, the USA, Brazil, Belgium, Japan, Italy, Russia, Indonesia, Mexico, China, Kenya, Jamaica, U.A.E., Angola, the Netherlands and Senegal. Various activities on World Habitat Day are structured in order to observe the troubles of the homeless, issues of fast urbanization and its impact on the surroundings and human poverty.<\/p>\n<p>It was planned to make available the sufficient shelter, water, sanitation, health, other basic services, good education within easy reach, job prospects and etc. The theme of the World Habitat Day celebrations of the year 2012 was Changing Cities, Building Opportunities which was held in Islamabad and Pakistan.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Statistics\"><\/span>Statistics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There is a global housing crisis, approximately <strong>1.6 billion<\/strong> people worldwide are living in the substandard housing and almost <strong>100 million<\/strong> people are homeless. It indicates that it is very to take some serious actions otherwise the number of slum inhabitants will continuously increase all over the world. The World Habitat Day aims to draw the people attention towards the anxious need of poor people for an adequate housing.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Purpose_of_Celebrating_World_Habitat_Day\"><\/span>Purpose of Celebrating World Habitat Day<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&gt; To pay a big attention towards the need for better shelter all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; To share the priority of affordable and adequate housing everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; To bring the positive changes in the systems including policies and attitudes of person causing poverty housing.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; To reflect on the states and towns and pay attention on the basic human rights for adequate shelter.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; To increase the awareness worldwide of joint responsibility for the future generation\u2019s habitat.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Themes_of_World_Habitat_Day\"><\/span>Themes of World Habitat Day<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 1986 was \u201cShelter is My Right\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 1987 was \u201cShelter for the Homeless\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 1988 was \u201cShelter and Community\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 1989 was \u201cShelter, Health and the Family\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 1990 was \u201cShelter and Urbanization\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 1991 was \u201cShelter and the Living Environment\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 1992 was \u201cShelter and Sustainable Development\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 1993 was \u201cWomen and Shelter Development\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 1994 was \u201cHome and the Family\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 1995 was \u201cOur Neighbourhood\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 1996 was \u201cUrbanization, Citizenship and Human Solidarity\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 1997 was \u201cFuture Cities\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 1998 was \u201cSafer Cities\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 1999 was \u201cCities for All\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 2000 was \u201cWomen in Urban Governance\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 2001 was \u201cCities without Slums\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 2002 was \u201cCity-to-City Cooperation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 2003 was \u201cWater and Sanitation for Cities\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 2004 was \u201cCities \u2013 Engines of Rural Development\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 2005 was \u201cThe Millennium Development Goals and the City\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 2006 was \u201cCities, magnets of hope\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 2007 was \u201cA safe city is a just city\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 2008 was \u201cHarmonious Cities\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 2009 was \u201cPlanning our urban future\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 2010 was \u201cBetter City, Better Life\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 2011 was \u201cCities and Climate Change\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 2012 was \u201cChanging Cities, Building Opportunities\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 2014 was \u201cVoices from Slums\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Theme of 2015 was \u201cPublic Spaces for All\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; The theme of 2016 was \u201cHousing at the Centre\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; The theme of 2017 was \u201cHousing Policies: Affordable Homes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&gt; The theme of 2018 was \u201cMunicipal Solid Waste Management\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Habitat Day (Housing) World Habitat Day was first declared by the United Nations General Assembly in the month of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Find information about World Habitat Day, 2019 Date, Themes, Statistics and Purpose of celebrating World Habitat Day.","custom_permalink":"english\/events\/world-habitat-day\/"},"categories":[121],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - 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