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ONE BILLION people now live without adequate shelter, water and sanitation, and UN-HABITAT estimates that the number of slum dwellers grows by 70 million per year. The problems that go along with slums – poor health, environmental degradation, poor nutrition and safety issues – present enormous challenges to governments in developing countries, where the problem is the greatest.
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Nairobi, 1 Apr 09
Even during the worst financial crisis in eighty years, it is still possible to provide finance for houses for the poor, participants at the 22nd Session of the Governing Council of UN-HABITAT concluded on Monday. |
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Beijing, 21 Aug 08
UN-HABITAT Executive Director Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka met with China Development Bank President Mr. Chen Yuan in Beijing |
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