1.1 billion people live in slums. Can they be housed in dignity?

1.1 billion people live in slums. Can they be housed in dignity?

Ministers, mayors, international organisations, urban planners and experts are in Baku, Azerbaijan, to tackle one of the world’s fastest-growing challenges: the global housing crisis, which, according to the United Nations, affects nearly 2.8 billion people worldwide.

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