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Thant Urges Global Action on Urban Housing Crisis
United Nations Secretary General Thant calls for new strategies to tackle housing and urbanization in the 1970s. The report warns of deteriorating housing in many countries, crowding 724 million into big cities as world population nears 4 billion by 1980, urging rich nations to fund a billion dollars annually for housing and related services.
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