"I was born in a slum, I live in a slum, I will probably die in a slum, and if there is a slum in
heaven, then I will most likely end up there too."[See 'Divided City' ] These plain words
came from a member of the public who had been invited to a special forum this year in
Kenya.
Slum dwellers are often deprived of water, sanitation, security and basic human services.
According to UN-Habitat, by 2001 the number of slum dwellers reached 837 million worldwide.
In the Millennium Declaration, United Nations Member States set as a target for 2020 the
achievement of "significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum dwellers".
Below are related articles from the UN Chronicle and its online edition as well as educational links that are particularly relevant to slums and urban poverty.
SLUMS AND CITIES
LINKS RELATED TO "CITIES AND SLUMS"
Cities of Today, Cities of Tomorrow! — Cyberschoolbus
Urban Poverty — World Bank
UN-Habitat: Millennium Development Goals
Best Practices & Local Leadership Programme — UN-Habitat
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