France’s housing problems have been thrown into the spotlight following the deaths of at least 20 homeless people over the past six weeks.

The UN warns an ongoing offensive in eastern Congo could displace 370,000 people.

US homeless shelters are overwhelmed with people fleeing the deadly cold as record-low temperatures have gripped much of the eastern United States.

Rough sleeping is the sharpest end of the housing crisis and it is shameful that in London in recent years the number of people on our streets has been on the rise - doubling between 2010 and 2016.

Britain’s planned crackdown on homeless people ahead of Prince Harry's wedding has triggered indignation.

One in 10 US citizens aged 18 to 25 experienced being homeless in the past year, according to a national survey.

More than 120,000 homeless children in England live in emergency accommodation, such as hostels, a UK parliamentary committee said on Wednesday.

Eighty homeless people have died on the streets in the Portland last year, adding to more than 350 people who have disappeared while homeless in the past six years.

The number of homeless people in the United States has increased for the first time since 2010, according to a new federal study.

The number of homeless people is now over 168,000 in California, Oregon and Washington, 19,000 more than what was counted in 2015.