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Hydrogen Pipeline Sparks Outrage in Global Soouth
By :A coalition of 87 civil society organizations and networks
17 March 2025
Hydrogen Pipeline Sparks Outrage EU’s South H2 Corridor Faces Backlash over Environmental and Social Risks   BRUSSELS—A coalition of 87 civil society organizations and networks express their opposition to the South H2 Corridor in a joint statement released today. The construction of the 3,300 km hydrogen pipeline from North Africa to Germany via
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Global Housing Crisis 2025
By :HIC-HLRN
04 February 2025
Ipsos Group S.A., whose name derives from the Latin expression, ipso facto, is a multinational market research and consulting firm headquartered in Paris, has issued its first edition of the Ipsos Housing Monitor. This 30-country study explores people`s perceptions of their own personal housing situation and aspirations, and what they
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Reflecting on World Urban Forum 12
By :HIC-GS
21 November 2024
This report by the HIC General Secretariat reflects on the events, activities, collaborations and commemorations of Coalition Members and friends at the 12th World Urban Forum, Cairo, 4-8 November 2024.   HIC Events    Social and feminist movement convergence around social production of habitat, with contributions by Massa Kone, HIC Board Representative for Social Movements,
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The Land and Its People: Civil Society Voices Address the Crisis over Natural Resources in the Middle East/North Africa
By :HIC-HLRN
20 August 2024

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Iran Intensifies Property Purchases in Dhayr al-Zawr
By :Syria TV (Opposition website)
07 August 2024
Iran Intensifies Property Purchases in Deir-ez-Zor Geopolitical expert Ahmed al-Jassem pointed out that Iran and the party are trying to change the demographic composition of the border areas with Iraq, Syria TV says.     Abu Khalil had no way to secure his child’s treatment other than to sell his house and a plot
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Kushner Eyes Gaza Real Estate, Incites Population Transfer Crimes
22 March 2024
Jared Kushner says Gaza’s ‘waterfront property could be very valuable’ Donald Trump’s son-in-law also says Israel should bulldoze an area of the Negev desert and move Palestinians there     Jared Kushner has praised the “very valuable” potential of Gaza’s “waterfront property” and suggested Israel should remove civilians while it “cleans up” the strip.   The
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Kushner Eyes Gaza Real Estate, Incites Population Transfer Crimes
22 March 2024
Jared Kushner says Gaza’s ‘waterfront property could be very valuable’ Donald Trump’s son-in-law also says Israel should bulldoze an area of the Negev desert and move Palestinians there     Jared Kushner has praised the “very valuable” potential of Gaza’s “waterfront property” and suggested Israel should remove civilians while it “cleans up” the strip.   The
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Arab Sheikh Grabs Africa Land for Carbon Trade
By :Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360
29 August 2023
In New Scramble for Africa, an Arab Sheikh Is Taking the Lead A company established by a Dubai sheikh is finalizing agreements with African nations to manage vast tracts of their forests and sell the carbon credits. Critics are concerned the deals will not benefit Africans and will just help foreign
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UN 2023 Water Conference Preparatory Meeting
By :UN
17 October 2022
The Preparatory Meeting to the UN 2023 Water Conference, will be held on the 25 October 2022 at the UN HQ, in New York. The aim is to finalize the themes of the interactive dialogues and other outstanding organizational matters of the UN 2023 Water Conference. Details are available here,
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Women Resist UN Corporate Capture
By :Women;s Major Group
24 September 2022
“Bigger than BlackRock: Challenging UN Corporate Partnerships” Feminist economic justice must outweigh investment profits for UN Women   On 23 August 2022, the feminists behind #BlockBlackRock met with UN Women representatives to express concerns about the announced partnership with the world’s largest investment firm, BlackRock, and with the broader approach to corporate partnerships.   During
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Documents (32)

Document Title

Publication Date

Evolving ETOs

16 June 2022

Africities9 CSO statement on social justice

20 May 2022

Global Farmers Strike - First Wave

01 February 2021

تقرير جديد: الأرض وسط الجائحة

11 December 2020

"A Pandemic of Violations"

05 October 2020

Land Inequality Framing Document

30 October 2019

Revue Nationale Volontaire sur les Objectifs de Développement Durable en Mauritanie

13 July 2019

الحق في المدينة في بيروت الكبرى: تقييم السياق في ضوء أزمة اللاجئين والنازحين

23 April 2018

Dubai Declaration on Land Governance in the Arab States

26 February 2018

Final Report of the Sixth Session of the Land Forum in MENA

30 October 2017

التقرير النهائي للدورة السادسة لمنتدى الأرض لإقليم الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا

30 October 2017

Land Forum VI program

25 October 2017

برنامج منتدى الأرض لشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا

25 October 2017

Human Rights Habitat Observatory

10 July 2017

“Spotlight” on UN High-Level Forum, SDGs

10 July 2017

Habitat III Statement

20 October 2016

What Papua New Guinea Said

26 July 2016

Restoring Human Rights and Habitat to the Habitat III Process and New Habitat Agenda

19 July 2016

HIC @ Habitat III

23 June 2016

Making social regulation of real estate markets an issue at Habitat III

02 February 2016

"Key Issues and Recommendations," Housing in the City We Need UTC

18 November 2015

The private modes of water capture in Lebanon

01 September 2015

Private interest closing social space? A critical analysis of Lebanon`s real-estate sector

01 September 2015

تقرير المقرر الخاص بالسكن اللائق كعنصر من عناصر الحق في مستوى معيشي مناسب وبالحق في عدم التمييز في هذا السياق، A/70/270

04 August 2015

HIC Comments on Habitat III Issue Papers

31 July 2015

دليل للحق في المدينة

21 July 2015

أساسيات الموئل الثالث

16 April 2015

Prequantification Analysis Summary: Muthalath Maspero, Cairo

11 February 2012

The continuing debate about urban bias: the thesis, its critics, its influence, and its implications for poverty reduction strategies. Progress in Development Studies, 10 (1)

18 July 2010

The Investment Encouragement Act 1999 (Amended 2007)

22 July 1999

Miriam Gould, "Profits and the Housing Crisis: Conflicting Interests of Banks, Industry and Real Estate"

01 March 1946

Miriam Gould, "Profits and the Housing Crisis: Conflicting Interests of Banks, Industry and Real Estate"

01 March 1946

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