The Global Monitoring Report 2013: Rural-Urban Dynamics and the Millennium Development Goals examines rural-urban disparities in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and how urbanization, if managed well, can contribute to the attainment of these goals. The report provides information about the differences in progress toward the MDGs across geographical areas and recognizes that urban populations are better off than their rural brethren. Read more http://ow.ly/nEgE4
Quick fact: In 2011, nearly 50% of the population in developing countries lived in areas classified as urban, compared with less than 30% in the 1980s.