Examples of using Slums in English and their translations into Chinese
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Programming
An ambitious"Cities without Slums" action plan was launched in December 1999, with President Nelson Mandela as its patron.
The collection of water is one of the most time- and energy-consuming of women' s domestic tasks in rural areas and urban slums in many countries.
Many poor women and men, particularly in rural areas and urban slums, are excluded from formal financial services.
It's a big mistake to see slums as a problem, when in fact they are an opportunity.
Today, slums are often invisible in official statistics, generally hidden within urban averages.
The variety of conditions prevailing in rural areas and urban slums calls for a mix of policies and measures tailored to each case.
Slums represent the most visible manifestation of urban poverty, the failure of sectoral policies and the failure of institutions in providing for the basic needs of people.
The mandate was further endorsed by the Cities without Slums Initiative of UN-Habitat and the World Bank.
Proven ways to improve slums did exist, but they required the cooperative participation of the affected populations and the development in phases of urban infrastructure.
Report on" Citywide Slum-upgrading- Lessons learnt from the City Without Slums sSub Rregional pProgramme for Eastern and Southern Africa"(1)[2].
The absence of an operational definition of slums and security of tenure within the urban development community;
This past May, one of Nairobi's largest slums, Mathare, was hit with intense rainfall and floods that displaced thousands and caused critical water shortages.
One of the non-governmental organizations targets adolescent girls in slums and squatter areas, recognizing that they would be particularly vulnerable to traffickers.
I have never tried to hide that I came from the slums," she said in the simple, impersonal tone of a factual correction.
The slums seems a long forgotten colonial building located at the forest edge.
Issues related to the upgrading of urban areas and slums increasingly gravitated to the media spotlight.
I strongly support the Cities without Slums initiative and ask all Member States to endorse it and to act on it.
About 1.2 billion people lived in slums, a figure that was likely to rise exponentially if remedial measures were not taken.
Additionally, more than half of the global population resides in urban areas, including in rapidly growing slums in Africa and Asia.
About 1 billion people still live in slums lacking access to basic infrastructure and services such as water, sanitation, electricity, health care and education.