The UN set the 2026-2028 International Day for the Eradication of Poverty theme as “United for Peace and Human Rights,” with the 2026 focus “Safe Homes for All.” The UN estimates about 826 million people, 10% of the world, live below $3 a day in 2021 purchasing-power parity in 2026. More than 2.8 billion face unsafe, unaffordable, overcrowded or insecure housing, while 3.8 billion lack any social-protection coverage. The call is to treat adequate housing as a human-rights and budget priority, involve people experiencing poverty and housing exclusion directly in policy design and mobilize public finance for safe, affordable homes. These are global estimates rather than a single-country census; implementation still depends on land, construction cost, rental governance, basic services and sustained financing.