Oct 19, 2016 · Around a quarter of the world’s urban population lives in slums, a figure that's rising fast. Here's a glimpse inside the world's five biggest slums.

Aug 23, 2021 · The Challenge UN-Habitat focuses on the biggest deprivations for slum communities: the lack of adequate and safe housing conditions, clean water supply, sanitation …

Slum Almanac 2015-2016 In our world, one in eight people live in slums. In total, around a billion people live in slum conditions today. This not only amounts to a rather unacceptable …

PSUP was founded in 2008 as a tripartite initiative of the Secretariat of the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), the European Commission and UN-Habitat. In more than 40 …

The housing and slum challenge therefore remains a critical factor in the persistence of poverty in the world, depriving millions of urban residents their right to an adequate standard of living and …

The majority of slum dwellers in developing country cities earn their living from informal sector activities located either within or outside slum areas, and many informal entrepreneurs …

Approximately one-fifth of slum households live in extremely poor conditions, lacking more than three basic shelter needs. Generally, the lack of sanitation and water in the region’s slums is …

This publication (in the form of a Strategy Paper) highlights the global problem of slums and advocates for using streets as tools for urban transformation. A street-led approach to citywide …

While 220 million people have been lifted out of slum conditions over the past 10 years, the number of people living in slum conditions is likely to grow by six million every year, to reach a …

This is a technical framework document that has been prepared for the International Meeting: Global Action Plan Launch - Accelerating for Transforming Informal Settlements and Slum by …