World Habitat Day 2024 theme is Engaging youth to create a better urban future. (Image: Shutterstock)
World Habitat Day encourages individuals, communities and governments to work towards improving housing conditions, making neighbourhoods safer and promoting secure environments.
In 1985, the United Nations General Assembly took an important step by establishing the first Monday in October as World Habitat Day. This day is a powerful reminder that everyone deserves a safe and decent place to live. World Habitat Day encourages individuals, communities and governments to work towards improving housing conditions, making neighbourhoods safer and promoting secure environments. Here’s a look at the rich history and significance of World Habitat Day, along with this year’s theme and inspiring quotes.
World Habitat Day 2024: Theme
This year’s theme, ‘Engaging youth to create a better urban future,’ focuses on the issues and chances that come with fast urban growth. The goal is to encourage the younger generation to take part in planning their environment today and in the future.
World Habitat Day 2024: History
World Habitat Day was established in 1985 to remind everyone of the shared responsibility to improve the future of cities and towns. The first celebration took place in 1986, and since then, the day has focused on enhancing living conditions in urban areas.
Different cities around the world have hosted numerous events to raise awareness about the day. Meanwhile, the United Nations also admires the contributors with the Habitat Scroll of Honor award, which was introduced in 1989.
World Habitat Day 2024: Significance
World Habitat Day is celebrated each year on the first Monday of October to promote the fundamental right to shelter. This day reminds people that everyone deserves a safe and comfortable home. It also helps raise awareness about the importance of protecting our environment amid rapid urbanisation.
World Habitat Day 2024: Quotes
- “Do not despair, my friend. Today is theirs, but the future is ours.” – Rodman Philbrick
- “Whether or not it has fully dawned on society, the reality is that Gen Y will soon have to assume the responsibility for a world crafted by previous generations.” – Charlie Caruso
- “A healthy, sane and sustainable society is where the state is responsible to support the people, but not to such an extent that the people become reliant on the state, and where the people are capable of taking care of themselves with minimum support from the state.” – Abhijit Naskar
- “Housing is a human right. There can be no fairness or justice in a society in which some live in homelessness, or in the shadow of that risk, while others cannot even imagine it.” – Jordan Flaherty.
