Human Rights and the New Urban Agenda
In her second report to the UN General Assembly, Leilani called on States to include a human rights framework in the development of the New Urban Agenda, to be adopted at the UN Conference on
Published : 22 October 2015
UNSR Reminds Govts. about Human Rights in Habitat III
NEW YORK / GENEVA—The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, Leilani Farha, today has challenged governments to go further and commit to bold action to end homelessness and improve housing conditions on
Published : 22 October 2015
Shell No! Against Arctic Extraction
Shell Oil has been making waves in the Pacific Northwest [of the United States] lately with expanded oil drilling, hauling and refining plans. Earlier this year, dozens of activists made international news when they were
Published : 16 October 2015
Indonesia Forest Fires “Worst on Record”
The forest fires blanketing Southeast Asia in choking haze are on track to become among the worst on record, NASA has warned, with a prolonged dry season hampering efforts to curb a crisis that has
Published : 02 October 2015
Confiscating Houses for the Greater Good
Governments across Europe are complying with European Union directives to accommodate tens of thousands of migrants arriving each day. Germany, which became the driving force behind the recent influx of migrants after it suspended Dublin
Published : 29 September 2015
Francis I: “Rights to housing, land, environment and city”
In his public appearance in New York City this week, Pope Francis delivered a spiritual message, but also addressed a bundle of corresponding human rights. Not least of these were the “three Ls”: lodging, land
Published : 25 September 2015
NYC Coop Seeks Permanently Affordable Real Estate
Faced with the rising rents of commercial properties in cities, one New York organization is modeling a way for people to invest in permanently affordable, commercial real estate. The New York City Real Estate Investment
Published : 24 September 2015
Out in the Cold: UK Social Housing Emergency
Forcible evictions fuel a housing crunch amid sharp welfare cuts and surging rent costs in London. London, England—Housing activists mounted a last-ditch fight on Thursday to stop a disabled man from being forcibly evicted from his
Published : 24 September 2015
Syria War Prompts 1st Doomsday Seed Vault Draw
The Syrian Civil War prompts the first withdrawal from the "Doomsday Seed Vault" in the Arctic The Svalbard Global Seed Vault was opened on 26 February 2008. Carved into the Arctic permafrost and filled with samples of
Published : 23 September 2015
