Subject(s): Mobilizing resources, -- Urban poor in Developing countries in Social conditions. -- Urban poor in Developing countries in Economic conditions. -- Slums in Developing countries. -- Dimensions of Urban Problems : Poverty, Slum Dwellers , Urban Economy -- Millennium Development Goals -- Recognizing the Urban poor as active agents of development -- Reaching the Target through Improved Governance -- 'Right to the City' -- Supporting and enacting Local Pro-Poor Politics -- Health Services in urban Area -- Policy makers Preventing New Slums to be Formed -- Community groups for Empowerment -- Mobilizing Resources and Investments -- Empowering Local Action -- Monitoring Progress Toward Target -- UN-HABITAT -- Urban Infrastructure -- Urban Inequalities -- Investing in the Target to Improve the Lives of Slum Dwellers -- Investments to Upgrade Slums -- 3 Self Helping Housing programmes