How Ukraine War Impacts Global Food
How could the war in Ukraine impact global food supplies? Both Ukraine and Russia are some of the world’s largest food exporters. How could global food be impacted? Ukraine has been one of the world’s largest contributors
Published : 24 March 2022
Green-transition Discourse in MENA
The economic slowdown associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and other simultaneous crises has done little to slow the climate crisis. Preliminary data show global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) increased in 2020 while the global average
Published : 24 March 2022
East Africa: 28m Will Starve If Rains Fail Again
As many as 28 million people across East Africa at risk of extreme hunger if rains fail again Global food and commodity prices spiking in reaction to Ukraine crisis set to worsen hunger for 21 million
Published : 22 March 2022
HIC-HLRN @ UN HRC on Housing Segregation
HIC-HLRN Addresses UN SR Report on Housing Segregation On 16 March 2022, Habitat International Coalition addressed the UN Human Rights Council’s 49th Regular Session in the interactive dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing
Published : 19 March 2022
HIC-HLRN Statement on Ukraine War
Habitat International Coalition (HIC) and its Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) condemn forced evictions as a gross violation of the human right to adequate housing in every context. In the case of Russian Federation
Published : 19 March 2022
Urgent Action South Africa: Ayanda Ngila Murdered
HIC-HLRN call for urgent action on the murder of land defender Ayanda Ngila Housing and Land Rights Network-Habitat International Coalition (HIC-HLRN), with its member organizations across the African continent, the Americas, the Middle East, Europe and
Published : 16 March 2022
Event: Apartheid against the Palestinian People
As co-sponsor of this important event, HIC-HLRN cordially invite you to join a high-level side event organized by human rights organizations* and the permanent missions of Malaysia, Namibia, Pakistan, Palestine and South Africa, in parallel
Published : 16 March 2022
South Africa: Land Activist Assassinated
Prominent land activist Ayanda Ngila gunned down in KZN — Abahlali points finger at ANC. Witnesses said four armed men entered eKhenana Commune in the Cato Crest informal settlement near Durban at about 3.20pm on Tuesday
Published : 08 March 2022
Ukraine Refugees: How Many and Where to?
More than one million civilians have fled Ukraine because of the Russian invasion, according to the United Nations (UN).The European Union (EU) says up to four million people may try to leave and that it
Published : 05 March 2022