UNESCO Passes Contentious Jerusalem Resolution
UNESCO Passes Contentious Jerusalem Resolution The United Nations cultural agency has adopted a controversial resolution that makes no reference to Jewish ties to a key holy site in Jerusalem, and criticizes Israel`s activities at holy places
Published : 18 October 2016
Alternative Forums outside of Habitat III
Even as governments adopt the New Urban Agenda next week, multiple groups plan protests and contrary discussions. A large crowd gathers at the Urban Social Forum in Rio de Janeiro, which took place as an alternative
Published : 14 October 2016
UN Warns: E. Aleppo “Totally Destroyed” by 2017
Staffan de Mistura said Thursday that the thousands of civilians trapped could die The United Nations envoy to Syria warned Thursday that rebel-held eastern Aleppo could undergo “total” destruction by the end of the year. Staffan de
Published : 06 October 2016
U.S. Castigates Israel over Colonies
WASHINGTON—The Obama administration on Wednesday castigated the Israeli government for approving plans to create a new Jewish settlement on the West Bank, three weeks after it signed a lucrative military aid package with the United
Published : 05 October 2016
Farmer Baek Nam-gi Dies in South Korea
On this day, World Habitat Day, we should be commemorating our progress toward realizing the human rights to adequate housing and land. However, we have just received the news that Baek Nam-gi, a farmer and
Published : 03 October 2016
Turkey: Forced Eviction and Urban Transformation as a Tool of War
In light of the Habitat III conference in October 2016, HIC-HLRN returns to the scene of its fact-finding mission in March 1996, ahead of the Habitat II conference in Istanbul, Turkey. There, HIC investigated reports
Published : 03 October 2016
Nigeria: When They Bulldozed, She Fought Back
Bimbo, 57 and a mother of four, grew up in Makoko, Lagos Nigeria’s largest slum, married, and established a thriving soft drink business in boisterous Badia East, another Lagos slum. Her life was upturned when the
Published : 03 October 2016
US: Protests of Native Community on Water
Benjamin Conrad, 20, only brings out his grandfather’s war bonnet for special occasions. Today was such a day. Conrad of the Northern Arapaho, Choctaw and Creek tribes joined about 300 water protectors in a peaceful direct
Published : 28 September 2016
England: Record Evictions by Private Landlords
End of an assured shorthold tenancy cited by nearly a third of newly homeless households, figures show Record numbers of families are becoming homeless after being evicted by private landlords and finding themselves unable to afford
Published : 28 September 2016
