Every Saturday morning, Joshua Idowu, 37, picks up his soccer cleats and a whistle and leaves his home in Makoko, a ...

A massive fire in the Matiala area slum near Delhi's fish market destroyed at least 80 shanties. Swift actions by the fire and police departments prevented casualties. The blaze highlighted ongoing ...

A former United States embassy staff member has received a life sentence in federal prison following a prolonged campaign of sexual violence against two highly vulnerable teenage girls in Burkina Faso ...

Peter “Perec” Rachman arrived in Britain as a penniless refugee at the end of the Second World War, after escaping the Nazi holocaust in Poland. It sounds like an inspiring story but Rachman went on ...

Good intentions tend to carry far more weight than they should in some spheres. Public housing is unquestionably one of them. Newest Trump-Epstein statue in DC recreates Titanic's 'King of the World' ...

This video documents a walk through Madagascar’s largest slum, offering a close look at daily life inside a densely populated informal settlement. It highlights living conditions, street-level ...

Brazil was not amused to see itself in a five-part LIFE Magazine study of Latin America last spring. Photographer Gordon Parks had paid a visit to a Rio de Janeiro favela, or slum, and recorded with ...

Sustainable Development Goal 6 has a target to achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all by 2030 An international study on container-based sanitation (CBS) systems has ...

An international study on container-based sanitation (CBS) systems has found that this portable toilet option significantly improves the quality of life for people living in urban slums in Kenya, Peru ...

Imagine sleeping in a wire cage smaller than a prison cell, cockroaches beneath your back, and air so toxic it makes your lungs bleed. In cities like Manila and Jakarta, this is not an exception—it’s ...