Institute of Global Homelessness (IGH)

Join IGH and @UPTuks for a virtual knowledge exchange about street homelessness in African cities. Date: 25 February 2026 Time: 8:00 – 9:30 AM (CST) / 4:00 – 5:30 PM (SAST) Register to attend here: bit.ly/4r17KlO Access the event flyer: bit.ly/4qWJXTS

Join our partners @wgehomelessness for an official, virtual side event for the Commission on the Status of Women — March 9, 2026 - 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT). A great discussion for practitioners working on human rights for #women and/or girls! Register: bit.ly/wgehcsw70

#EndHomelessness #SouthAfrica #WestAfrica #NorthAfrica #EastAfrica

This is an opportunity for cross-regional knowledge exchange about policy, on-the-ground experience, and strategies to prevent/end street #homelessness across #Africa, while building momentum toward the @IJOHjournal Conference to be held in Tshwane, South Africa, in January 2027.

Join IGH and @UPTuks for a virtual knowledge exchange about street homelessness in African cities. Date: 25 February 2026 Time: 8:00 – 9:30 AM (CST) / 4:00 – 5:30 PM (SAST) Register to attend here: bit.ly/4r17KlO Access the event flyer: bit.ly/4qWJXTS

WGEH, @IPA_UN, and @IrishMissionUN, and our co-sponsors, invite you to a @UN CSocD64 virtual side event —  "Upholding Human Dignity: Addressing Homelessness through Inclusive Social Protection". Register here: bit.ly/4rbHIwd

Join IGH and University of Pretoria @UPTuks for a virtual knowledge exchange about street #homelessness across African cities. 25 February 2026 8:00 – 9:30 AM (CST) / 4:00 – 5:30 PM (SAST) Registration link: bit.ly/4r17KlO Event flyer: bit.ly/4qWJXTS

#CSocD64 is officially underway! Join us from 2 to 10 February as we renew our commitment to a more inclusive, just and resilient world. bit.ly/un-csocd64

Please join us for a Commission on Social Development (CSocD64) virtual side event on February 12, 2026, from 9:30 - 11:00 AM (EST). Upholding Human Dignity: Addressing Homelessness through Inclusive Social Protection Register to attend here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Join us on Thursday 5th February as we explore the relationship between homelessness and climate change, health and education and seek to inspire a new cross-sectoral movement to tackle this challenge. Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… @IGHomelessness @famvinalliance

A global agenda to solve #homelessness would improve #climate resilience, #health and #education outcomes. Yet our new research published today finds that homelessness is absent from international development agendas. Read the report at int.depaulcharity.org/policies/the-c…

Homelessness is solvable. By strengthening efforts to measure homelessness, countries can ensure that nobody is left behind in the global push for progress. Use your voice to help achieve a more just and sustainable world for all. #ActNowToEndHomelessness

As world leaders convene for the Second World Summit for Social Development, we’re calling on nations to commit to measuring and ending #homelessness. Visit the campaign webpage to access the toolkit and letter to nations in your language: ighomelessness.org/vincentian-fam…

At the National Homelessness Conference on November 4, the City of Cape Town and IGH formalized their partnership to advance data-driven, coordinated, and inclusive responses to prevent/end local street #homelessness. Read more: bit.ly/4qOZAgE.

We are pleased to announce that Cape Town, South Africa, has joined the IGH Vanguard Program, a significant step toward ensuring that everyone has a safe, dignified place to call home. Read about the partnership: bit.ly/4qOZAgE. #Homelessness #EndHomelessness #CapeTown

Peter is an internationally recognized expert in homelessness/housing policy, with over 18 years of post-PhD experience in academia and the voluntary sector. He has conducted research worldwide and informed national legislation and prevention strategies in multiple countries.

After an extensive global search process led by members of the IGH Advisory Committee, we are thrilled to announce Peter Mackie as our new Executive Director. We look forward to Peter joining the IGH team this month! Read the full announcement: ighomelessness.org/newexecutivedi…

For International Open Access Week, we created a short resource guide about exchanging knowledge equitably and open access knowledge on global #homelessness and housing. Find it here: ighomelessness.org/oaweek2025/. #OAWeek

IGH is tuned into the @UNHumanRights @adequatehousing presentation of the report on land and the right to adequate housing.

Experiential knowledge of what works/doesn’t work is invaluable but is rarely centered in the work to prevent/end #homelessness. Here are resources about equitable partnership with people with lived experience of homelessness: bit.ly/4mXwvMM. #WorldHomelessDay

The UN report also featured IGH’s Global Homeless Data Map, which reviewed all publicly available data on homelessness. Find IGHs Map here: bit.ly/2YyFsXd. Lee nuestra entrada del blog que detalla el mapa en español aquí: bit.ly/3KCPoY5. #WorldHomelessDay

The UN report calls for governments to "institutionalize regular data collection on #homelessness using harmonized indicators that reflect the lived experiences and intersecting exclusions of affected populations". #WorldHomelessDay Read more here: docs.un.org/en/A/80/316.

One of the challenges in accelerating global progress to prevent/end #homelessness is the lack of reliable and comprehensive data. This gap was spotlighted in the 2025 United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Report on Homelessness here: docs.un.org/en/A/80/316. #WorldHomelessDay