SLUM DWELLERS

That this House notes that over 900 million people in the world live in slums and that due to a number of factors, including climate change, this figure could rise to almost two billion by 2020; recognises that many slum dwellers lack access to basic services such as water and sanitation, live in hazardous conditions, and are under the permanent threat of eviction; commends Soul Survivor and Tearfund for their Slum Survivor initiative which raises awareness of global poverty amongst young people by simulating life in a slum and raises money for projects in developing countries; and calls on the Government to ensure that faster progress is made towards meeting the global target for improving the lives of slum dwellers, for example by working to agree a new global action plan for water and sanitation.