Going without Water in Detroit
DETROIT—Ms. Cupp is the director of development and communication for the Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency, a nonprofit contracted by the state of Michigan to work as a human-services agency for Detroit. In August 2013,
Published : 04 July 2014
World Cup Legacy: Uprooted in Rio
Metrô-Mangeira—Brazil has been heavily criticised for uprooting tens of thousands of people from poor neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro in the run-up to the World Cup. Some who were living on state land were left
Published : 02 July 2014
U.S. Census: 1/4 Live in Poverty Zones
Exclusionary neighborhood zoning and suburban sprawl have led to an increase in the number of concentrated poverty areas, particularly in the South, according to an analysis of a recent U.S. Census Bureau report released Monday. The
Published : 01 July 2014
HIC-HLRN Issues Habitat III Inputs
Today, HIC-HLRN has responded to UN-Habitat’s survey for Participation of Local Authorities and Other Habitat Agenda Partners in the Habitat III Preparatory Process. In a 5 June 2014 letter, Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of
Published : 30 June 2014
Tanzania: Jatropha Katastrophe, Land Grab
KISARAWE, Tanzania—I arrived in Tanzania, one of the frontlines in the battle over land grabs in Africa, just as another round of international negotiations on guidelines for “responsible agricultural investment” (RAI) wrapped up in Rome
Published : 27 June 2014
Just out: A4A Draft on Food Security in Crises
The First Draft of the FAO’s Committee on Global Food Security (CFS) Agenda for Action for Addressing Food Insecurity in Protracted Crises (CFS-A4A) is now available in all UN languages (English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian
Published : 25 June 2014
France Warns "No deals with Israeli colonies"
The French government released a public message to its citizens Tuesday warning against conducting business or investing in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Golan Heights. The French Foreign Ministry wrote in
Published : 25 June 2014
Just out: A4A Draft on Food Security in Crises
The First Draft of the FAO’s Committee on Global Food Security (CFS) Agenda for Action for Addressing Food Insecurity in Protracted Crises (CFS-A4A) is now available in all UN languages (English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian
Published : 25 June 2014
Philippines: State-sponsored Land Grab in Palawan
Coron, Philippines—The Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) is calling the Philippine government to stop state-sponsored land grabbing in Palawan covering 40,000 hectares of agricultural land. The APC joined eight other organizations in the National Fact Finding
Published : 25 June 2014
