Each year, the first Monday of October marks World Habitat Day, which aims to reflect on the state of towns and cities, and on the right of all to adequate shelter. The share of people living in urban ...

According to a report by CGTN News, Kabul alone has around 30 slums, which house almost 75% of the capital city’s population. In total, approximately 7.4 million urban citizens in Afghanistan live in ...

Suggested Citation: "2 Perspectives on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in an Urban and Interconnected World." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2018.

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MUMBAI (Reuters) - In Nehru Nagar, the teeming Mumbai slum featured in the Golden Globe-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire," the only music heard is on tiny radio sets and the young boys have no ...

India is home to the world's largest adolescent population of 253 million, with about one in every five experiencing mental ...

What you need to know: A visit to the city slums in Mbarara portrays a picture of hope, defined by relentless efforts of survival Ever since Mbarara attained city status in July 2020, there has been ...

MATHARE, Kenya (AP) — Joseph Kariaga and his friends once lived the “gangster life” in Nairobi’s Mathare slum, snatching phones, mugging people and battling police. But when Kariaga's brother was shot ...

Proportion of Urban Population Living in Slums (2018): 14.4% Most of the slum dwellers in Romania belong to the Roma population, with many of them burning trash for a living. 14.4% of the country’s ...