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This is a list of slums. A slum as defined by the United Nations agency UN-Habitat , is a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing, squalor, and lacking in tenure security. According to the United Nations, the percentage of urban dwellers living in slums decreased from 47 percent to 37 percent in the developing world between ...
In the Philippines, residents of slum areas are commonly referred to as "squatters" and have historically been subject to relocation or forced demolition. With a steadily growing metropolitan area, Metro Manila is subject to a densifying population of slum dwellers—a 2014 article states that Manila has an estimated 4 million people living in ...
Pages in category "Slums in the Philippines" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. P. Payatas; S.
Slums exist in many countries and have become a global phenomenon. [275] A UN-Habitat report states that in 2006 there were nearly 1 billion people settling in slum settlements in most cities of Central America, Asia, South America and Africa, and a smaller number in the cities of Europe and North America. [276] [page needed]
The poverty line for lower middle-income countries (LMICs) has moved to US$3.65 from US$3.20, while the poverty line for upper middle-income countries (UMICs) has moved to US$6.85 from US$5.50. [ 6 ] The first table lists countries by the percentage of their population with an income of less than $2.15 (the extreme poverty line), $3.65 and $6. ...
The majority of countries with the worst gang problems are in south and central America but there is one European country that makes the list.
The list has been cited by journalists and academics in making broad comparative points about countries or regions. [2] [3] The report uses 12 factors to determine the rating for each nation, including security threats, economic implosion, human rights violations and refugee flows.
Agriculture, slums, and industry. Olifants River South Africa and Mozambique: Close to the historical area of the Pedi people, Sekhukhuneland. [12] Green algae and very high sulphate levels attributed to coal mining and industry in the upper catchment. [13] [14] Osun River: Osun State, Nigeria: One of the river goddesses in Yorubaland. [15]