HIC-critics on Habitat III Policy Papers
Since the very early stages of the Habitat III preparations, Habitat International Coalition (HIC) has called for the integrity of the Habitat II (1996) commitments and modalities; this demand has three related aspects: • Processes must
Published : 05 February 2016
Timbuktu: Islamic Heritage Sites Restored
Desert city in Mali formally receives keys to shrines to Muslim saints after they were rebuilt with UNESCO funding following damage in 2012. Timbuktu has celebrated the recovery of its historic mausoleums, destroyed during an Islamist
Published : 04 February 2016
Syria: Starvation of Civilians as War Crime
Siege Warfare and the Starvation of Civilians as a Weapon of War and War Crime “Let me be clear: The use of starvation as a weapon of war is a war crime.” These are the words of
Published : 04 February 2016
Palestine: The Economic Motives of the Occupation
In the interminable discussion of breaking the stalemate between Palestinians and Israelis, the economic aspect of the Israeli occupation and its impact on Palestinians human rights is mostly pushed aside. A new report by the New
Published : 03 February 2016
85 Lebanon Municipalities Accused of Trash Burning
BEIRUT—Eighty-five municipalities have so far been referred to the judiciary over garbage burning despite repeated warnings to end the dangerous and illegal practice, Health Minister Wael Abu Faour said Monday. “We had referred 74 municipalities
Published : 02 February 2016
Palestine: Israeli Demolished 22 Homes
This morning, 2 February 2016, Civil Administration and military forces came to the Palestinian communities of Khirbet Jenbah and Khirbet al-Halawah in the South Hebron Hills, which lie in an area declared by the military
Published : 02 February 2016
Palestine: 23 Houses Destroyed in West Bank
Israeli bulldozers destroy 23 houses in two West Bank villages within controversial ‘military’ zone in one of biggest demolitions of recent years. Israeli military bulldozers have demolished 23 houses in two impoverished southern West Bank villages,
Published : 02 February 2016
Habitat III Sins of Omission
Today, a movement of concerned organizations engaged in the Habitat III process issued a public challenge to the organizers of the global process to rethink their omissions and design flaws affecting the public debate. From
Published : 01 February 2016
Palestine: A new Settlements expansion
Israel’s government ended its eighteen-month ‘freeze’ on settlement construction in the West Bank with an announcement ofplans to construct 153 housing units across the territory. That the expansion of these units includes large settlement blocs
Published : 01 February 2016
