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"Strolling around the major sites in Oslo, from the strikingly modernist opera
house along the harbor to the 17th century
Domkirke cathedral, there’s
something notably absent from the streets of the Norwegian capital.
Compared to major hubs like Paris, London and New York — and indeed almost
every other city in the world — there are barely any people living and sleeping
on the streets. This is because Norway, a country of 5.6 million people, is
making homelessness history.
“Zero homelessness is our main common goal,” says Hermund Urstad, senior
adviser at Husbanken, the government agency charged with managing Norway’s
housing policy. “We believe nobody should be homeless. Everyone has the right
to a home.”
The Scandinavian nation has significantly reduced the number of homeless people
in recent decades thanks to both sustained political backing and long-term,
housing-led initiatives that have been implemented by the government at a
national scale.
Norway’s example has shown that homelessness, despite its enormous magnitude
and prevalence across the planet, is not an unsolvable problem."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
