NUA Reporting in 2018 Crucial
2018 reporting period will prove critical for New Urban Agenda, advocates say Labels NAIROBI—Although 2017 is not yet halfway over, advocates for the New Urban Agenda on sustainable cities already are looking to next year as critical
Published : 11 May 2017
Al Haq Announces 3rd Summer School
Al Haq, a HIC Member organization in Palestine, has announced its third International Law Summer School for international post-graduate law students and legal researchers in Ramallah, Occupied Palestine on 08 August - 22 August 2017.
Published : 02 May 2017
Turkey: Kurds Forced to Leave Historic Sur
Diyarbakir-Amed, Turkey’s Kurdish region,— Residents of Turkey’s historic Sur district in the Kurdish province of Diyarbakir were forced to evacuate their homes by Monday as the violence-wracked region undergoes restoration. The district in southeastern province has
Published : 02 May 2017
UNESCO Reaffirms Jerusalem Occupation Illegal
On Israel’s Independence Day, the executive board of the UN education, science and cultural agency slams Israel for “persistent excavations, tunneling, works and projects in East Jerusalem” and calls on the occupying power to end
Published : 02 May 2017
Palestine: Prisoner`s Living Conditions
On the occasion of the Palestinian prisoners’ ongoing hunger strike, we remind readers that persons incarcerated and deprived of their freedom also have the human right to adequate housing. Their steadfastness is inextricable from the
Published : 02 May 2017
India: Landless Women Attacked in Odisha
The powers that be in Sipasarubali, Odisha work to take over forest land to build a beach resort, villagers who are trying to fight them are under attack. Puri, Odisha: On April 28, a friend and I went
Published : 02 May 2017
25,000 Colony Units in Jerusalem
Israel to build 25,000 new settlement units in Jerusalem For two years, the Israeli government has been planning to build 25,000 new settlement units in Jerusalem, an Israeli minister with knowledge of the plans revealed
Published : 29 April 2017
Panel Probes Confusion over NUA Implementation
Panel’s formation marks turning point in confusion over New Urban Agenda (NUA) implementation and monitoring Almost six months after the United Nations adopted a new 20-year urbanization strategy, UN Secretary General António Guterres this week made his
Published : 13 April 2017
Tunisia: Jemna Land Struggle
At Tunisia`s Jemna Oasis is an inspiring North African land struggle. Jemna is a beacon of hope for a Tunisia and needs to be supported, celebrated and emulated for the sake of its people and
Published : 13 April 2017
