US Housing Aid to Haiti Falls Short
PORT-AU-PRINCE—A post-earthquake housing program in Haiti funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has delivered only a quarter of the planned number of homes at nearly twice the budgeted cost, according to a
Published : 16 April 2014
Habitat III Expectations @ WUF7
The Housing and Land Rights Network of Habitat International Coalition (HIC-HLRN) is organizing a networking event at the World Urban Forum 7, Medellín, Colombia to present civil society´s expectations and needs from the process and
Published : 11 April 2014
CSOs Oppose Privatization Post-2015
After a lengthy process of consultation and deliberation, talks over the post-2015 sustainable development agenda are now moving into the cut and thrust of practical negotiation. As the process enters this more overtly political phase,
Published : 11 April 2014
HIC and Local Authorities Seeks WUF-7 Correction
Joint Declaration of Habitat International Coalition (HIC), the Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights of UCLG,[1] the Forum of Peripheral Local Authorities (FALP) and Mercociudades regarding the 7th World Urban Forum 4 April
Published : 04 April 2014
HIC and Local Authorities Seek WUF-7 Correction
Joint Declaration of Habitat International Coalition (HIC), the Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights of UCLG,[1] the Forum of Peripheral Local Authorities (FALP) and Mercociudades regarding the 7th World Urban Forum 4 April
Published : 04 April 2014
Congo: World Bank Approves Inga 3 Dam Loan
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA—Today, the World Bank Group`s Board of Directors approved a grant of US$73.1 million for the Inga 3 Dam on the Congo River – the biggest hydropower project the World Bank has ever
Published : 20 March 2014
Ohio USA: Fracking and Quaking
Ohio has experienced a surge in earthquakes in recent years, an uptick that corresponds with an increase in fracking in the state, according to a new analysis. The Columbus Dispatch looked at data from the Ohio
Published : 19 March 2014
Zim: Mugabe Evicts Villagers to Set up Game Park
Sources told NewsDay that the First Family also intends to build a university to be named after the Zanu PF leader. Close to 900 families were yesterday ordered to vacate the area by armed police officers. This
Published : 19 March 2014
Brazil: PepsiCo, No More Tolerance for Land Grab
When enough of us speak out, companies listen. Today PepsiCo proved this. After nearly 6 months of campaigning, the world’s second largest food and drink company agreed to a zero tolerance policy on land grabs and
Published : 18 March 2014
