The United Nations Centre for Human Settlements has undergone a historic transition. The General Assembly, at its meeting in New York on 21 December 2001, decided to transform, with effect from 1 January 2002, the United Nations Centre for Human S...

Nine out of every 10 children in Nepal suffers some form of malnutrition. This programme unravels the complex causes and effects of Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) through the stories of people in Nepal who live with it on a daily basis.

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Over the last century hundreds of thousands of Mexicans have crossed the border to the US in pursuit of jobs and a better life. But in the new millennium,that journey to the other side has become increasingly dangerous and the costs are starting t...

Twenty five years ago, the World Health Organization’s Alma Ata conference promised to deliver basic health care for all the world’s population,under the clarion cry of ’Health for All’. Today, the promise remains unmet in too many countries and c...

Twenty five years ago, the World Health Organization’s Alma Ata conference promised to deliver basic health care for all the world’s population,under the clarion cry of ’Health for All’. Today, the promise remains unmet in too many countries and c...

This is a second of a two-part series exploring the lives of Palestinian refugees,this programme is set in Lebanon,where unoficially there are 250,00 Palestinian refugees. Barred from working,they also have limited access to medical care and highe...

The 1996 Habitat II Conference, dubbed “The City Summit,” drew the world’s attention to the massive demographic shift taking place.  In 1950, the number of people living in urban areas was 750 million. By 2015, it is estimated that some 4 billio...

Cities are our destiny. Visions of a non- or de-urbanizing world, while interesting
and important intellectual creations of the 20th century, are no longer credible.