The cultural diversity in cities contributes to their vibrancy, prosperity, inclusiveness, competitiveness, attractiveness, positive perception and overall development. For centuries, cities have been hubs of innovation and catalysts of progress as they create wealth, enhance development, and harness human and technological resources. Everyone has the right to own property, alone as well as in association with others. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of their property.” Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 17. The New Urban Agenda is a framework for implementing the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and is anchored on social inclusion and ending poverty; ensuring sustainable and inclusive urban prosperity and opportunities for all; and promoting environmentally sustainable and resilient urban development. FIABCI supports the UN-Habitat New Urban Agenda and reaffirms our commitment to equitable, sustainable urban development in an integrated and coordinated manner. We are committed to concrete actions to make the world’s cities affordable, inclusive, safe and resilient.

Four years ago, when FIABCI began its closer cooperation with UN-Habitat as a Partner of the World Urban Campaign, affordable housing issues were just beginning to take on more urgency in the real estate community. People knew that our developer members around the world were great sources for concrete, innovative and replicable solutions for this growing problem. It is set out to publish a book showcasing projects that were al-ready meeting this need to share with the world. Now in this fourth edition, we are so pleased to see the success of the previous volumes and are excited to share another group of projects and stories we have collected over the past year.

People are especially delighted to see large corporations such as Amazon and United Healthcare rec-organizing the need for their contribution to provide housing and services for all, including the most vulnerable.