CoP27, Day 1: Loss & Damage on the Agenda
CoP27, Day 1: Loss and damage funding introduced as an agenda item Yeb Saño, Greenpeace’s CoP27 head of delegation, says: “It is a significant moment that loss and damage finance has been agreed as an agenda
Published : 07 November 2022
Land Governance Is Key to Implement 2030 Agenda
Stig Enemark explains the concept of land governance and importance in supporting the 2030 global agenda. The term “land governance” is relatively new. It appeared in the early 2000s as an extension of the concept of
Published : 02 November 2022
Climate Crisis Is a Racial Justice Crisis
There can be no meaningful solution to the global climate and ecological crisis without addressing systemic racism, and particularly the historic and contemporary racial legacies of colonialism and slavery, a UN human rights expert warned. “Climate
Published : 31 October 2022
Emissions Gap Report 2022
Climate crisis: UN finds ‘no credible pathway to 1.5°C in place’ Failure to cut carbon emissions means ‘rapid transformation of societies’ is only option to limit impacts, report says There is “no credible pathway to 1.5°C in
Published : 27 October 2022
Rebuilding Ukraine; A "challenge for generations"
Rebuilding Ukraine will be a `challenge for generations`, says German chancellor Ukraine`s reconstruction will be a "challenge for generations" that needs to begin now, the German chancellor said at a conference on rebuilding the war-torn country. Olaf
Published : 25 October 2022
Inter-tribal Conflict in Blue Nile State
Since inter-communal violence reignited in Blue Nile`s Wad Al Mahi locality on 13 October, fighting continues to be reported in the Dam towns and the situation remains tense. Since mid-July, at least 70,000 people have reportedly
Published : 24 October 2022
Durable Solutions for IDPs in Urban Areas
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Chaloka Beyani, today made an appeal to the international community to achieve durable solutions for internally displaced persons living in urban
Published : 24 October 2022
Event: `Domicide` as an International Crime
Massive violations of the right to adequate housing continue in unprecedented fashion during and after violent conflict. The attacking, bombing and shelling of civilian targets and the destruction of entire cities and villages – displacing millions
Published : 21 October 2022
UN Commission of Inquiry on Palestine/Israel Report
United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel calls on UN General Assembly to request that the International Court of Justice urgently advise on the legal
Published : 20 October 2022