On the UN World Habitat Day on 4 October 2010, Muslim Aid has urged governments to honour their collective commitment to provide their people adequate shelter as part of creating more equal and just societies. Muslim Aid also reiterated its firm resolve to help communities that have lost their homes due to natural and man-made disasters through its relief and development projects by providing temporary shelter, permanent housing and access to clean water.
A Spokesperson for Muslim Aid said: “This task of providing shelter and housing requires both national and international efforts and practical solutions, especially for people affected by crisis and natural disasters. On this day we remind the international community that 640 million children in developing countries still live without adequate shelter and around 55 million people last year were affected by extreme weather conditions across the world. Simple measures such as providing transitional shelter or good drainage systems can save peoples lives.”
Muslim Aid is currently implementing shelter and construction programmes in many countries across the world in order to make people’s habitat safer and comfortable. It has also completed flood mitigation projects in Indonesia to improve protection against future flooding. These projects have allowed communities to flourish and children to build a life filled with security and peace.
