Daes, Ilisu and Iraq`s Water Crisis
Iraq faces a growing water emergency. Frequent water shortages, due to chronic mismanagement, have intensified into a complex crisis. Daesh is using Iraq’s water supply to pressure local communities. It has taken control of the
Published : 12 May 2015
Do RAI Principles Meet the Task?
On 15 October 2014, the Member States of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), hosted at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, approved the “Principles on Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems.”
Published : 06 May 2015
A Housing Project to Benefit 1.6 Million Poor Egyptians
WASHINGTON, May 5, 2015- A new US$500 million project will improve access to homeownership and rental units for low-income households in Egypt. The Egypt Inclusive Housing Finance Program, approved by the World Bank’s Board of
Published : 05 May 2015
Israel: Court Permits Discriminatory Evictions
(Jerusalem) – Separate Israeli Supreme Court decisions issued on May 5, 2015, open the way for state authorities to forcibly evict residents of two Arab villages from their homes. The inhabitants of both villages, one
Published : 05 May 2015
Egypt: Crisis of Affordable Housing
What Egyptians call the azmit al-iskan—the housing crisis—is exemplified by the 1986 movie, Karakon fi-l-Shari‘a, or Prison in the Street. The film depicts a typical middle class family that, evicted from its condemned home, must
Published : 05 May 2015
CFS Develops Protracted-crisis Policy
In October of this year, the Committee on Global Food Security is expected to adopt the new Framework of Action [to ensure] Food Security and Nutrition in Protracted Crises. That global policy promises to usher
Published : 01 May 2015
Turkey, May Day: We`re in Taksim and Everywhere!
We Have Been Here for a Thousand Years! On May Day, We Are in Taksim and We Are Everywhere! Look there, there, under that tree There, under that tree We are the there, rising from nature
Published : 01 May 2015
UN Report Faults Israel’s Gaza-shelter Attacks
A UN inquiry has blamed Israeli security forces for seven deadly attacks on UN schools in Gaza that were used as shelters for safety during last year`s offensive. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement
Published : 28 April 2015
UN-Habitat: Critical Debate @ Governing Council
Landmark Governing Council session debates UN-Habitat’s role in the development agenda NAIROBI—The 25th session of the UN-Habitat Governing Council concluded on 23 April, following a week of debate on the wide array of issues surrounding today’s
Published : 28 April 2015
