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… to 2019 Labour Force Surveys ). The workers in India, mostly urban, contribute over 50% of GDP. In Zimbabwe, informal work contributes about 60% of GDP (PDF) . These workers are already marginalised, often living in unplanned neighbourhoods lacking basic … earning power. Women have extra burdens, children miss education and poverty gets locked in. It’s time policy responded to their needs. This …

… critical role of finance in community-led and local government-led urban development. Community-managed funds drawn from savings groups … with local governments, in order to meet basic needs and reduce urban poverty. The financial processes of community funds can be … Urban …

… the vast majority of the population living precariously close to the poverty line. Emerging from the Pol Pot regime, the country has also … an annex to Leave no one behind: what is the role of community-led urban development?, examines the Cambodian approach to ensuring equity … people, but also conducts enumeration and mapping to ensure the most marginalised people are included in urban development of Cambodian …

… displaced , more than ever. Increasingly, the proportion moving to urban areas is growing. In 2016, 60 per cent of refugees were living in … face similar experiences of exclusion, marginalisation, and poverty. It is more effective to focus on a defined geographical area to … within cities, particularly those affecting low-income and other marginalised groups. Local populations' efforts to cope with and move on …

… it might achieve in practice remains difficult. Taking a specifically urban approach can help to put a different perspective on identifying … where attempts are made to include different dimensions of poverty, these tend to conflate proximity to services with the … on average achievements at national and global level leaving poor and marginalised groups more likely to fall under the radar. The SDGs are …