9. Mexico City
Mexico City is one of the most populated areas on the planet and many of its inhabitants live in extreme poverty. This has manifested itself in a culture of violence, drug abuse and family breakdowns that often leads to people having to live on the streets as they have nowhere else to go. It is estimated that an astonishing 30,000 are homeless in Mexico City, with 15,000 of those being children.
With almost 1 in 5 children in the capital living rough on the streets, the issue has become a huge problem for the government. However, their efforts so far have proved ineffective at getting people off the streets and back into work and housing. Many of the kids who don’t have a home are forced to beg or steal to survive and don’t get any form of education.
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