UN Report: Homelessness Spreading and Impunity

GENEVA (3 March 2016) – Homelessness is a fact of life in all countries of the world, regardless of the level of development of their economic or governance systems, and it has been spreading with

Paris: Voice of the Suburbs

Irish Election Day: Families Face Eviction

As talk revolves around an Irish economic recovery, the growing number of homeless families say they see no sign of it.     DUBLIN—As the Irish go to the polls, the face of Ireland`s prime minister smiles down

African New Habitat Agenda Priorities

HABITAT III Africa Regional Meeting “African Priorities for the New Urban Agenda” Land and African Sustainable Urbanization, side event organized by GLTN Abuja, Nigeria, 23 February 2016 Summary prepared by Ahmed Mansour Ismail (HIC-HLRN) and Dr. Daniel W. Ambaye

Kochs Funding Bundy Land-seizure Agenda

The ultra-conservative billionaire Koch brothers are now funding the Bundy land-seizure agenda   The political network of the conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch signalled last week that it is expanding its financial and organizational support for

A Last Chance for the World`s Forests?

An alarming new study has shown that the world’s forests are not only disappearing rapidly, but that areas of “core forest”—remote interior areas critical for disturbance-sensitive wildlife and ecological processes—are vanishing even faster.   Core forests are

Greek Farmers Resist Austerity Impoverishment

Farmers descend on Greek capital for protest against planned tax rises and pension reforms   Athens—Farmers wielding shepherds’ staffs have clashed with riot police in central Athens as thousands headed to the Greek capital for a two-day

Migration Meets Hamburg: Right to the City

As in many others cities of Europe, refugees meet both welcome and opposition. One such opposition militates against providing humane and decent housing for refugees in Hamburg. Local reports tell how the anti-refugee trend is

Moscow: Massive, Overnight Demolition

Moscow sees large-scale overnight kiosk demolition   MOSCOW—Large-scale demolition of kiosks and small shopping centers began in Moscow on Monday night, the RIA Novosti news agency reported Tuesday.   As of Tuesday morning, 55 percent of the properties subject