GENEVA (3 October 2011) Not much to celebrate on World Habitat Day,
when close to a third of the global population continues to live in slums
and unplanned settlements, often located in areas exposed to serious environmental
risks and hazards,? said the UN Special Rapporteurs on Housing, Raquel
Rolnik, and on Internally Displaced Persons, Chaloka Beyani.
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