The United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) is an inter-agency programme of the United Nations mandated to promote and develop constructive relations between the United Nations and civil society organizations.
State of the World’s Cities Report 2006/7 finds that the world’s one billion slum dwellers are more likely to die earlier, experience more hunger and disease, attain less education and have fewer chances of employment than those urban residents that do not reside in a slum. The report shows remarkable similarities between slums and rural areas in health, education, employment and mortality.
State of the World’s Cities Report 2006/7 was launched in Vancouver during the Third Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF-III). It is available online.
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