In Kenya, one in five girls between the age of 15 to 19 years is either pregnant or has begun child bearing. Young girls in this age group account for almost 70% of all the pregnancies here in Kenya ...

An estimated 83% of the United States population lives in urban areas, up from 64% in 1950. And experts predict by 2050, 89% of Americans and 68% of the world population will reside in urban areas.

Proportion of Urban Population Living in Slums (2018): 3.5% In 2018, Belize had an urban population of 174,000. In the country, only 6,000 people lived in slums, which is the second-lowest absolute ...

Urban Survivors, a new multimedia project, seeks to highlight the urgent humanitarian crisis and medical needs of people living in slums. Rapid urbanization has brought a sharp increase in the number ...

Fresh nationwide exercise planned for 2027 to reassess scale, living conditions and population in informal settlements ...

An international study on container-based sanitation (CBS) systems has found that this portable toilet option significantly improves the quality of life for people living in urban slums in Kenya, Peru ...

Sustainable Development Goal 6 has a target to achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all by 2030 An international study on container-based sanitation (CBS) systems has ...

Explore how Bengaluru's housing policies fail the urban poor, leading to the rise and demolition of slums in the city.

An international study on container-based sanitation (CBS) systems has found that this portable toilet option significantly improves the quality of life for people living in urban slums in Kenya, Peru ...

KIBERA, Kenya -- Dotting the roadside in what is widely considered Africa's largest urban slum are typical stands selling vegetables. What isn't typical is their acceptance of bitcoin as a form of ...

Slum dwellers in Rajshahi city are turning to vegetable cultivation to supplement their income and ensure food security, transforming small and unused spaces into productive green plots. Residents ...

In this article, we take a look at the 20 countries with the lowest slum population in the world. If you would like to skip our detailed analysis of slum populations, you can directly go to 5 ...