Daniela Bas is Director, Division for Inclusive Social Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations.

Urbanization and Families

In Tachilek, Myanmar, a throng of students returns home after morning classes at the town’s Basic Education School, which is forced to operate in shifts due to a shortage of classroom space. 2011, UN Photo/Kibae Park
An urban slum in Hanoi, Viet Nam. According to the World Bank, over 13 percent of Viet Nam’s population and a quarter of the world population–nearly 2 billion people–live on $1.25 or less a da
Apartments and balconies at night, 2014. Pexels
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Sustainable urbanization with affordable housing, featured in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11, is foundational to family formation and family life, impacting the health and well-being of family members.

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