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News (10)
Upcoming UNPFII Session Focuses on Restorative Justice
By :HIC-HLRN
30 March 2025
In February 2025, the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) presented its thematic reports for the upcoming 24th session 21 April–5 May 2025.   “Impact of colonization and armed conflicts on Indigenous Peoples’ rights: the imperative of peacebuilding” (E/C.19/2025/7). The document, authored by Hanieh Moghani, Hannah McGlade and Geoffrey Roth, presents
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Feminist Agenda Beyond Colonial Structures Reflections in the Post-Beijing Era
By :Arab Womens Network
10 March 2025

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HIC Members in Solidarity with the Indigenous Palestinian People Demand Governments Uphold Obligations
By :At today`s HIC General Assembly, Members issued the following statement of solidarity with the Indigenous Palestinian People and demanded their government uphold their obligations to end complicity with Israel.
11 December 2024
At today`s HIC General Assembly, Members issued the following statement of solidarity with the Indigenous Palestinian People and demanded their government uphold their obligations to end complicity with Israel.      Global demand that States uphold their obligations to end complicity with Israel’s violation of Palestinians’ rights   The members of Habitat International Coalition,
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CoP29: Global North Blamed for Breach of Trust, Cooperation, Protocol, Death of Millions
By :Scoop
24 November 2024
CoP29: Death Sentence For Millions Amidst “Stage Managed” Global North Takedown Of Trust, Collaboration, Protocol       BAKU—CoP29 has been less of a CoP and more of a carefully manipulated cop-out by Global North governments that have used the Baku climate talks to sideline the core principles of a party-driven process to finalise their decades-long Great
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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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HRW: Displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity
By :HRW
14 November 2024
HRW: Displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity   A new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) documents Israel’s massive deliberate forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity.   The report examines how Israel’s conduct led to the widespread destruction of much
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One Year on: Loss & Damage Fund Meets Deadlines, but Decisions Lag
09 October 2024
One Year in, New Loss and Damage Fund Has Met Deadlines, but Decisions on its Vision, Scope, and Scale Are still to Come Analysis The new Loss and Damage Fund (FRLD) aims to support climate-vulnerable countries against escalating damages. Despite meeting setup milestones, key questions on funding scale, the operational model, and
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EU Court Upholds Sahrawi Sovereignty, Annuls EU-Morocco Agreements
By :Sahrawi Press Service (SPS)
04 October 2024
EU Court ruling: Morocco has no sovereignty over Western Sahara and EU-Morocco Agreements involving the Territory are invalid     LUXEMBOURG (EU Court)—In a landmark decision delivered this morning, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) has reaffirmed that Morocco has no sovereignty over Western Sahara and that the occupied territory cannot be included
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UNGA Demands Israel End Its Occupation in 12 Months
By :Al Jazeera Staff
18 September 2024
UN General Assembly overwhelmingly calls for end of Israeli occupation International body demands an end to Israel’s illegal presence in the Palestinian territories within 12 months.     The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling on Israel to end its illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories within a year,
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Cyprus: Israeli Management Removed from Karpaz Gate Marina
By :Tom Cleaver, Cyprus Mail
11 September 2024
Karpaz Gate Marina management transferred out of Israeli hands   Management of the Karpaz Gate Marina near the village of Ayia Triada in the Karpas peninsula has been transferred out of Israeli hands and put under the operation of Turkish Cypriot company the Arkin group.   New investments into the marina will now be made
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Documents (57)

Document Title

Publication Date

Feminist Agenda Beyond Colonial Structures Reflections in the Post-Beijing Era

10 March 2025

أجندة نسوية عابرة للهياكل الاستعمارية

10 March 2025

CSO reflections on the VGGT`s 10th anniversary

06 September 2023

Israeli Apartheid: Tool of Zionist Settler Colonialism

27 December 2022

ETO Case: Lafarge and ISIS

23 October 2022

How to consider climate change-related cases in the VDB

07 September 2022

Evolving ETOs

16 June 2022

Gold Extractivism- Sudan

16 June 2022

تحديات التحوّل أخضر في السودان

23 April 2022

Table of Sudan`s Funded Green-transition Projects

23 April 2022

Human Rights Related to Habitat (Land, Housing, Population Transfer, Natural Resources) in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara

16 March 2022

How Israeli Apartheid Affects the Syrian Golan

28 January 2021

تقرير جديد: الأرض وسط الجائحة

11 December 2020

How Israeli Apartheid Affects the Syrian Golan

09 December 2020

"A Pandemic of Violations"

05 October 2020

Revue Nationale Volontaire sur les Objectifs de Développement Durable en Mauritanie

13 July 2019

HIC’s role in the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty: Representing the Urban Constituency

02 July 2018

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

General Comment No. 24 on State Obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Context of Business Activities

23 June 2017

ชุมชนกะเหรี่ยงในพม่ำยื่นคำร้องเรียนต

19 June 2017

المياه في المنطقة العربية ... من الملك العام للخصخصة

23 January 2017

Alternativas desde la sociedad civil hacia Hábitat III,

12 August 2016

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

19 July 2016

HIC @ Habitat III

23 June 2016

Déclaration Finale, Atelier de formation des Communautés Locales d’Inga sur La Quantification des conséquences du déplacement

29 April 2016

Comments on Habitat III Policy Paper Frameworks (overview)

31 January 2016

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

18 November 2015

تحويل عالمنا: خطة التنمية المستدامة لعام ٢٠٣٠، A/RES/70/1

21 October 2015

The private modes of water capture in Lebanon

01 September 2015

HIC Comments on Habitat III Issue Papers

31 July 2015

National Habitat III Parallel-reporting Tool

20 July 2015

The Third Airport Project vis-à-vis Life, Nature, Environment, People and Law

15 May 2015

أساسيات الموئل الثالث

16 April 2015

Habitat II Evaluation Criteria

03 March 2015

ETOs and Situations of Conflict, Occupation and War: Applying the Maastricht Principles

11 July 2013

ETOs and Transnational Corruption

11 July 2013

Mexico City Charter for the Right to the City

01 July 2010

السكن في مصر بين العشوائية والتحضر الرث

22 May 2010

“De Vancouver 1976 a Vancouver 2006: Una revisión critica desde la perspectiva no gubernamental”

01 October 2008

Basic Principles and Guidelines on Development-based Evictions and Displacement, A/HRC/4/18

26 August 2007

Principios Básicos y Directrices sobre los Desalojos y el Desplazamiento Generados por el Desarrollo, A/HRC/4/18

26 August 2007

إعلان توصيات مؤتمر الفلاحين الدولى - إعلان نياليني

27 February 2007

Basic Principles and Guidelines on Development-based Evictions and Displacement, A/HRC/4/18

05 February 2007

Namibia: amendments to draft resolution A/C.3/61/L.18/Rev.1 concerning Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

21 November 2006

Lessons in Privatization: Considerations for Arab States

01 January 2002

In Quest of Bhabrekar Nagar

31 December 2001

الإعلان العربي عن التنمية المستدامة

24 October 2001

The Investment Encouragement Act 1999 (Amended 2007)

22 July 1999

Istanbul Declaration on Human Settlements and the Habitat Agenda, A/CONF.165/14

14 June 1996

Declaración de Estambul sobre los Asentamientos Humanos y Programa de Hábitat, A/CONF.65/14

14 June 1996

La Déclaration d`Istanbul sur les etablissements humains et le Programme pour l`habitat, A/CONF.65/14

14 June 1996

إعلان استمبول وجدول أعمال المستوطنات البشرية

14 April 1996

Constructing a New Social Alternative

03 February 1996

The human rights dimensions of population transfer, including the implantation of settlers, E/CN.4/Sub.2/1993/17

06 July 1993

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

01 March 1946

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