HIC Addresses Habitat III PrepCom3
The “New Urban Agenda,” from its inception, is inconsistent with historic agreements, today’s global priorities and the “world we need.” Particular interests have narrowed the Habitat Agenda to urban priorities, subordinated rural areas and ignored
Published : 27 July 2016
Questioning the New Urban Agenda
SURABAYA—Prepcom 3 Habitat III is all over the city of Surabaya these days. Banners, signage and media on many streets and their corners carry the message “Toward a New Urban Agenda” and “H III” as
Published : 27 July 2016
Struggling to Chart Habitat II Implementation
Note: HIC-HLRN republishes this article from Citiscope as a report from the ““Fulfilling Habitat Commitments: Assessing the Past - Constructing a Platform for Action,” Surabaya, 24 July 2016. However, this does not suggest that HIC
Published : 26 July 2016
H3-PrepCom3: What Papua New Guinea Said
The Habitat III PrepCom3 state intervention that should turn our heads came from Papua New Guinea. Download it here.
Published : 26 July 2016
Struggling to Chart Habitat II Implementation
Note: HIC-HLRN republishes this article from Citiscope as a report from the ““Fulfilling Habitat Commitments: Assessing the Past - Constructing a Platform for Action,” Surabaya, 24 July 2016. However, this does not suggest that HIC
Published : 26 July 2016
Will Syrians Displaced get their Land Back?
With half the population of Syria forced from their homes as a result of the five-year-long civil war, now living either as refugees or internally displaced persons (IDPs), many are asking, “Will we be able
Published : 21 July 2016
To Farm or Not to Farm? This Is the Question
The dilemma is critical: on the one hand, there is an absolute need to produce more food for the world’s steadily growing population; on the other, there is pressing urgency to halt -and further revert-
Published : 19 July 2016
Beirut: Protesters Decry Racism toward Syrians
Activists say discrimination has heightened in recent weeks and Syrians are being blamed for the city`s woes. Protesters took to the streets of Beirut to march against racism toward Syrian refugees, which they say has been
Published : 19 July 2016
Saudi Arabia: A New Entity Deal with Vacant Land
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Housing (MoH) is planning to establish an operating company to manage the vacant land fees program. Mohammad Al-Mdaihem, Head of the program, speaking during a seminar on the “Tax Law on Vacant
Published : 18 July 2016
