Palestine: Palestinians have No Planning Rights at Area C
By rejecting a petition by Palestinian residents of Area C, Israel’s High Court of Justice effectively cemented two separate planning regimes on the same plot of land: one for Jews, another for Palestinians. Israel’s High Court
Published : 05 June 2015
How can we Ensure Habitat III Delivers on Citizen Priorities?
The international system of development is too often failing to deliver to local communities. Next year’s cities conference is a key opportunity to change that. In April, I was part of the official Egyptian delegation to
Published : 04 June 2015
Brazil: Easing Land Purchases for Foreigners
Brazil`s government favors easing land-ownership restrictions for foreigners to help offset flagging commodities demand, Attorney General Luis Inacio Adams said. "I`m in favor of more flexibility on land ownership," Adams said in an interview.
Published : 03 June 2015
SDG Zero Draft Released
Late on Monday, New York time, the co-chairs of the Open Working Group the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, Ambassador Macharia Kamau of Kenya and Ambassador David Donoghue of Ireland have released the zero draft of
Published : 02 June 2015
Cambodia: CSOs Charge Boeung Kak Abuses
New York—The International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) sent a letter to the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia to express serious concern over the conditions faced by thousands of families
Published : 01 June 2015
French Council Bans Water Cut-offs
On Friday, 29 May, France’s Constitutional Council rejected the demands of [Société d’Aménagement Urbain et Rural] SAUR (the third largest French water multinational corporation), which alleged that a Law passed 15 April 2013 (loi Brottes n° 2013–312)
Published : 29 May 2015
UN-Habitat: Landmark Governing Council
Landmark Governing Council session debates UN-Habitat’s role in the development agenda NAIROBI—The 25th session of the UN-Habitat Governing Council concluded on 23 April, following a week of debate on the wide array of issues surrounding today’s
Published : 28 May 2015
Serbia’s Housing Crisis Demands Immediate Action
BELGRADE (26 May 2015) – Serbia has undergone enormous challenges in the last two decades and is currently facing structural adjustment, high unemployment and poverty. All of this has created a housing crisis that must
Published : 26 May 2015
Plundering Istanbul’s “Lungs”
The Istanbul-based Northern Forests Defense (NFD) movement has published two new reports in English to expose the hazards of current plans for the construction of the Turkish city’s new airport complex. The NFD is a
Published : 25 May 2015
