Lima’s slums have grown from a handful of miserables to a city-within-a-city of 400,000. Ten years ago, Santiago, Chile, counted 32,000 slum dwellers; today it has 200,000.

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.

Urban slums are uniquely vulnerable to COVID-19: Here's how to help Report provides eight urgent recommendations for reducing the impact of COVID-19 on people living in poverty Date: April 28 ...