Residents of the world's slums are battling to carve out a place in the cities of the future.
Home to 900 million people — nearly 1 in every 7 people — slums are emerging as a "dominant and distinct type of settlement" in the 21st century, the United Nations says.
One-quarter of the world's city dwellers live in slums — and they are there to stay.
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