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 and secure land tenure. …

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 compounded …

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.

Jun 14, 2023 · The United Nations is calling on countries to invest in affordable housing by providing subsidies, tax breaks and other financial incentives to developers.

May 1, 2023 · {PP9} [Appreciating the contribution of the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme, initiated by the Organization of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries, financed by the …

Today, 85 per cent of slum dwellers are concentrated in three regions: Central and Southern Asia (359 million), Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (306 million) and sub-Saharan Africa (230 million). Data …

F O R E W O R D Slums of the World Report appears at a time of growing awareness of the red flags raised by the urbanization process, particularly because of an increasing number and proportion of …

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 countries 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 operating from slums …

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 housing,2 …