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3.5 million illegal settlements identified in south-east Europe, says UN
26.02.2015 09:44 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Providing affordable housing remains a major challenge for poor and wealthy countries with latest UN statistics showing 3.5 million illegal houses in just five south-east European countries.
Though there are no slums in these countries, but people living in Illegal settlements face numerous problems, the UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) new report says.
At same time, the report admits the solution is to change government thinking on the issue.
Poverty, conflict and natural disasters are just three of the reasons why illegal houses continue to spring up today.
At the latest count, there were 3.5 million in Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Cyprus and Montenegro.
Thus, the UN forum started in Geneva yesterday to find ways to provide people who live in illegal communities with things we might take for granted like electricity, tarmac roads and street lighting.
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