Conference focuses on urban crime

Jessica Valenti - October 5, 2007 - 12:53 pm

At a UN backed conference, over 600 delegates from 42 countries are meeting to take on crime and violence in urban environments.

"The inexorable transition to a predominantly urban planet bears with it many opportunities and consequences," UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Cecilia Leal Martinez told the opening session of the five-day meeting on Monday.

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