As I have come to see many cities and towns across Europe and the Middle East, a small but prevailing topic keeps reccuring. One that the military calls deriliction of duty, but in this case it is on behalf the government itself. Buildings, and even entire neighborhood in areas left in decay, neglected, frozen in time, no attributable property to anyone, or atleast not of anyone who cares or is financially able. Physical damage ranges from old dirty pealing paint, broken windows and doors, abandoned buildings, lots of trash in and around, and structural damage.

What is curious and optimistic is that it goes to show that most of the builders are ultra high net wealth developers have no interest in improving areas or city conditions for the social benefactor incentive, itself.

This opens up a very admirable and respectable forum for the United Nations to involve itself and reengage members. As many of these areas have been neglected for decades and even generations, it will be hard to get the progress needed on these issues in their respective juridictions.

The reason why this is critical, is multifaceted and includes equal opportunity housing, raise city revenues and popularity, improve retail & local business demand, extend jobs, reduce crime, and prevent disease outbreak onset by growing global heat waves.

What the United Nations can win, is a new found role of health management and disease prevention, adding more enforceability, goes a long way for the Sustainable Development Goals of 2030. Start after year 2 with citations and stamped documentation of risk and hazard, to later on phasing in 2027-2028 possible minor city financial fines and penalties. These can further assist the UN’s vital roles and programs and offer a virtious sustainable vertical purpose for our collective future instead of the almost cemented in memory boom and bust towns and cycles.

Offer comments on this matter? Perhaps the World Health Organization is better suited?