59. Although studies in Middle East and Northern Africa countries suggest a strong positive correlation between a reduction in house prices and a reduction in poverty, a solution to the problem of affordability obviously involves more than the simple supply of low-cost housing units, including macroeconomic measures and policies aiming at facilitating access to employment and ensuring the right to education, among others.
59. Although studies in Middle East and Northern Africa countries suggest a strong positive correlation between a reduction in house prices and a reduction in poverty, a solution to the problem of affordability obviously involves more than the simple supply of low-cost housing units, including macroeconomic measures and policies aiming at facilitating access to employment and ensuring the right to education, among others.