Housing crisis: Deadly Chile shantytown fire reflects struggle to handle migrant boom
JUAN GONZALEZ and ALEXANDER VILLEGAS, of Reuters, reports…
Wow!: Thai low-cost housing plan puts slum dwellers in charge
RINA CHANDRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the success of a rehousing scheme in Bangkok known as Baan Mankong…
Demolition near Delhi feared leaving 100,000 Indian villagers homeless
New Delhi, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Indian authorities began demolishing hundreds of homes in a village on the outskirts of New Delhi on Wednesday, in a move that housing activists said could leave 100,000 people homeless. India’s top court last month ordered the removal of “encroachers including by forcible eviction” from Khori village, which is home […]
Informal settlements: Mass demolitions, evictions as Nigeria continues housing push
KELECHUKWU IRUOMA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how evictions have ramped up over the past five years as the government in clears informal settlements to build new homes for a rapidly growing population….
Postcards: Bangkok’s micro homes – a model for slum dwelling in COVID-19?
RINA CHANDRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on hopes small homes which have helped residents during the coronavirus pandemic could be a model for the larger planned redevelopment of a Bangkok slum…
Women and girls bear brunt of Africa “transport poverty”
Johannesburg, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation Long queues in the rain, daily four-hour trips in a public taxi, the constant threat of road accidents, and nearly having to use a pen as a knife to fight off an aggressive male passenger. These are just some of the challenges Busisiwe Nongauza has faced while commuting to and […]
Land rights: In India’s flood-prone Assam, hill settlers hold out hope for titles
RINA CHANDRAN reports for Thomson Reuters Foundation on the battle over land rights for people living in informal settlements…
In pandemic, new UN envoy sees chance to rethink housing
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Housing is the “front line” of the battle against the coronavirus, the new independent United Nations expert on the issue has said, calling the pandemic an opportunity for the world to rethink its approach. Balakrishnan Rajagopal took on the role this month and with travel off the agenda, has had to […]
Tackling coronavirus hotspots in city slums hindered by lack of data
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Containing coronavirus hotspots in sprawling city slums has been made harder by a dearth of reliable data, urban experts said on Wednesday, calling for more extensive mapping and surveys to help deal with the global health crisis. The pandemic has infected more than 3.5 million people globally, with about 250,000 deaths […]
Afghanistan struggles to find housing for returning refugees
Penang, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Housing millions of refugees returning to Afghanistan is one of the biggest challenges facing the country as it attempts to meet the basic needs of its people amid the world’s longest-running war, a senior government official said. There are more than 2.6 million registered refugees in the world from Afghanistan, the […]