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Safe & Friendly Cities for
Women, Children, All - Video
More than half of the world's population — approximately 3.4
billion people — live in cities today. This number is projected to increase to
69 percent by 2050. With this rapid urbanization come increased risks for the
citizens of urban areas, especially women and children. Currently, one billion
people are living in urban slums and are denied basic human rights, such as
access to safe housing and reliable health services.
UNICEF, UN-HABITAT and UN Women have launched a five-year programme, "Safe
and Friendly Cities for All," that aims at making women and children feel
safer in their local neighbourhoods, while improving their quality of life.