In 2005, an estimated 100 million people worldwide were homeless. Major causes & reasons for homelessness as documented by many reports & studies include unavailability of employment opportunities, poverty, lack of accessible health care, abuse by Govt or by other people with power, war, mental disorder, disability, social exclusion, domestic violence, relationship breakdown, prison release and disaster etc. Poor urban housing conditions are a global problem but condition is the worst in developing countries. Habitat says that today 600 million live in life & health threatening home in Asia, Africa & Latin America. By 2015 the ten largest cities of homeless people will be from these regions only. The only city in a developed country that will be in the top ten is Tokyo, Japan - 28.7 million. Mumbai will be in top nine in developing countries with the population of homeless people approx 27.4 million. We have to go a long way in the service of those homeless people in respect of their health, education and rehabilitation etc.
