UN warns of urban instability

Agence France-Presse, Aljazeera | Jun. 24, 2006 (News Report)

The poorest parts of the world's cities could become centres of deprivation and instability, the UN World Urban Forum has said.

The State of the World Cities report, presented at the end of the conference in the Canadian city of Vancouver on Friday, also said that 38% of urban growth will be in slums. Full Story »

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Richard Carlson
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 by Richard Carlson - Oct. 1, 2008

This story is a synopsis of a 5 day meeting in Vancouver Canada of the UN World Urban Forum. They predict 38% of the urban growth will be in slums. This will lead to enormous problems which the Forum doesn't feel are being effectively addressed.

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