Trumps Public Housing “Death Budget”
The Trump Administration draft budget calls for a $6 billion in resources to Housing and Urban Development. Such cuts are seen as part of long-term plan to de-fund public housing-benefits programs. BOSTON—When President Donald Trump appointed
Published : 16 March 2017
Mobilization Call Rome
For healthy and quality food, decent work, and a just and sustainable agricultural policy in a Europe of the People and of Solidarity. We call on ECVC’s member organizations, allied groups, grassroots networks, and the whole
Published : 14 March 2017
Towards a UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants
The need for a UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and other People Working in Rural Areas is all the more urgent and evident in the 21st century. Despite years of campaigning for a
Published : 09 March 2017
Women have a Right to Land and Housing
As we celebrate the International Women’s day today, emphasis should be put to the extent to which some of the obligations have been achieved with regard to women’s basic needs including shelter, access to land
Published : 08 March 2017
USA: Carson Calls Slaves “Immigrants”
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson referred to slaves as "immigrants" while speaking Monday to HUD employees. "That`s what America is about, a land of dreams and opportunity," Carson said. "There were other immigrants
Published : 07 March 2017
Women Land and Human Rights Defenders
Across the wide world, women are rising up to protect the Earth, one another, and the common good. Women around the world stand at the forefront of rising movements to defend and protect the health of
Published : 07 March 2017
Rule of Law to Secure Women Food and Land Rights
We live in a world of abundance, yet ensuring food security remains challenging. Women are responsible for more than half of global food production. Yet they account for 70 per cent of the world’s hungry
Published : 07 March 2017
Land Rights are Changing women’s world of work
BONN, Mar 6 2017 (IPS) - International Women’s Day this year focuses on economic empowerment in the changing world of work. The vision is to achieve gender equality and empowerment of women and girls by
Published : 06 March 2017
India: Demanding Compensation for Acquired Land
Since 21 November 2016, farmers in Lahurmau village of Kanpur, whose lands were acquired to build a Nyveli-owned thermal power plant, have been staging an indefinite strike by the banks of Yamuna river. These farmers from
Published : 02 March 2017
