MEQ Issues New Report, Maintains Old Inertia
In line with their decision announced in Munich on 12 February 2016 and underlining their commitment to support a comprehensive, just, and lasting resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the representatives of the Middle East Quartet
Published : 01 July 2016
Biotech/Nobel-laureate Attack on Anti-GMO Greenpeace
107 Nobel Laureate Attack on Greenpeace Traced Back to Biotech PR Operators Final WASHINGTON—Greenpeace was denied entrance yesterday (June 30) to a National Press Club Event in Washington, DC of 107 Nobel Laureates. The event was
Published : 01 July 2016
Stephen Hawking: Pollution and other ‘stupidity’ still biggest threats
Professor Stephen Hawking says he believes pollution and human “stupidity” remain the biggest threats to mankind, while also expressing his concerns over the use of artificial intelligence in warfare. The world’s leading theoretical physicist argued “we
Published : 29 June 2016
UN Experts Insist on Human Rights-based Habitat III
UN experts issue statement on Habitat III: new agenda must be based in human rights NEW YORK/GENEVA—As independent human rights experts appointed by the Human Rights Council, we call for a New Urban Agenda that embraces the
Published : 29 June 2016
HIC/GPR2C Statement on the New Habitat Agenda
Speaking on behalf of Habitat International Coalition, in partnership with the Global Platform on the Right to the City, HIC President Lorena Zárate delivered the following statement at intergovernmental negotiations at UN Headquarters, New York,
Published : 29 June 2016
HIC Responds to Habitat III’s Revised Zero Draft
The following are Habitat International Coalition`s comments on the revised zero draft of the Habitat III outcome documents, submitted to the Habitat III Secretariat on 28 June 2016: Habitat International Coalition was born out of, and—for
Published : 28 June 2016
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
In his recently released book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (2016, Penguin Random House, 432 pages, hardcover $28), sociologist and 2016 MacArthur Fellow Matthew Desmond explores life for low-income renters and their
Published : 27 June 2016
India: 2 Cops, 5 Protesters Killed in Land Eviction
Mathura: Five protesters and two policemen, including an SP, were killed and over 40 people injured in clashes during a drive to evict illegal occupants of a land in Mathura district, a top official said. The
Published : 25 June 2016
USA: Fed Killed 3.2 mil Animals in 2015
Ignoring calls for reform, Wildlife Services kills half-million more coyotes, bears, wolves, foxes, other animals than previous year The highly secretive arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture known as Wildlife Services killed more than 3.2
Published : 24 June 2016
