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Maria Mercedes Jaramillo: We need homes before we can plan a future

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In Voices for WUF, Maria Mercedes Jaramillo, former Director of Planning for Bogotá, speaks about housing as one of the defining challenges of our time especially for people displaced by conflict, poverty and disaster.

She reflects on why the future of our civilization is closely connected to how we respond to the housing crisis, and why the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum 13 (#WUF13), taking place in May 2026 in Baku, is a vital space for dialogue and action.