New York 1st SDG Progress-reporting City
New York City will become the first city in the world to report directly to the United Nations on the status of its implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) during the High-Level Political Forum
Published : 01 May 2018
Unearthing Truths: Israel, Nakba and JNF
The monthly Moving Forward is published with support from Jews Say No! That organization engages in community education, street theatre, and organizing to make their members’ voices heard in Jewish communities and as partners in
Published : 01 May 2018
30 Cities Join Global Sur and Hasankeyf Action Day
DIYARBAKIR / AMED—As part of the Global Sur and Hasankeyf Action Day in almost 30 cities, actions have been organized on 28 April 2018. Activists and civil organization raised awareness on the ongoing destruction of
Published : 30 April 2018
USA: Forgotten Hurricane Harvey Devastation
Houston got the press (and most of the funds), but the Category 4 storm made first, devastating landfall in coastal Port Aransas and Rockport. How rebuilding has forced these beach towns to confront a housing
Published : 30 April 2018
Palestine: Universal Reminder on Land Day
In an excerpt from the poem entitled The Last Speech of the ‘Red Indian’ to the White Man, the prominent Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish draws an analogy between Palestinians and Native American nations who were forced to live
Published : 29 April 2018
HIConcern over SDG Land Indicators
Habitat International Coalition’s Housing and Land Rights Network welcomes the SDGs and their performance indicators as a complement to development efforts that uphold the integrity of the UN Charter and the UN System built on
Published : 27 April 2018
India: Land Rights for 1947 Partition Displaced
The Indian State of Maharashtra grants land ownership rights to refugees who fled Pakistan 70 years ago. Refugees in Maharashtra were housed in about 30 government-owned "camps" or colonies across the state, with limited rights
Published : 27 April 2018
New Zealand: 10 Reasons to Return the Waitara Lands
Taranaki are expected to host next year’s national commemoration of the New Zealand Wars and yet the Waitara land-grab that sparked the Taranaki Wars has still yet to be fully resolved. The first national commemoration of the
Published : 21 April 2018
Gaza: 4th Friday of Great March of Return
For the fourth Friday of the Great March of Return and Breaking Siege in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued to use lethal force against peaceful Palestinian civilians, killing four civilians, including a child, and
Published : 20 April 2018
