Question

Discuss problems with human settlements in developing countries.

Answer 1

The second UN Conference on Human Settlements in 1996 came to the conclusion that the cities all over the world are facing problems ...

Answer 2

according to human rights groups and peace campaigners. Though the number of international conflicts has decreased in recent decades, achieving lasting global peace remains an elusive goal.

Next week, world leaders will gather at the UN headquarters in New York to discuss, among other topics, a new global development agenda. The body's eightmillennium development goals, which include the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, expire in 2015, giving UN member states the opportunity to shape the future of development. They also have the chance to position peace and stability at the centre of the debate.