We have got used to hearing over recent years about the problems facing families and households struggling to afford the essentials, the growth of foodbanks and having to choose between heating and eating. About how
Published : 25 April 2017oWith the heat of the housing market continuing to climb across the United States, evictions continue to be a challenge for low-to-middle income individuals and families. Adam Almeida, President and CEO of TenantScreeningUSA.com opines: “Evictions
Published : 24 April 2017Panel’s formation marks turning point in confusion over New Urban Agenda (NUA) implementation and monitoring Almost six months after the United Nations adopted a new 20-year urbanization strategy, UN Secretary General António Guterres this week made his
Published : 13 April 2017Thousands of people in Nigeria`s Lagos state were left homeless on Sunday after police stormed an informal fishing settlement and set fire to their homes, according to rights groups and residents. Community members of the Otodo
Published : 10 April 2017Authorities make arrests in a Tokyo park as construction begins for the 2020 Olympic Games At least three people were forcibly removed from a park in Tokyo where homeless people have been protesting against building work
Published : 04 April 2017Alberta-based TransCanada Corp has shut down its Keystone pipeline after crews spotted oil near a pump station in South Dakota, the company said in a statement on Monday. The company, Canada`s second largest pipeline operator, said
Published : 04 April 2017Stockholm — Sales of huge land areas of Ethiopia, by the Ethiopian government, to foreign investors, have led to starvation and forced displacement. In his documentary Dead Donkeys Fear no Hyenas, Swedish film director Joakim
Published : 03 April 2017Forced Displacements Leave Hundreds without Homes, Threaten Hundreds More. For over sixty years, the Cauca River in Cali, Colombia has been home to thousands of residents who farm, run businesses and live along its banks (known
Published : 31 March 2017Urgent statement of protest against the total enclosure of Miyashita Park in Shibuya Ward TOKYO—On 27 March 2017, Miyashita Park, in Shibuya Ward, was completely enclosed by a series of 3-meter-high steel panels. Since the end
Published : 30 March 2017