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
Palestine/Israel: Negev-Nagab Update
State Demands: Fine the Residents of al-ʿArāgīb 5000 NIS per Day for Residing in their Village As part of Israel`s ongoing struggle against the residents of al-ʿArāgīb, The Southern District Attorney`s Office filed a contempt of
Published : 24 April 2015
Miloon Kothari elected President of UPR Info
Miloon Kothari, former UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing and currently Visiting Scholar at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology, was elected President of UPR Info. Mr. Kothari is a leading voice at national, regional and international
Published : 22 April 2015
Somalia: Forced Evictions of Displaced People
(Nairobi) – Somali state security forces forcibly evicted about 21,000 displaced people in the capital, Mogadishu, in early March 2015. The authorities beat some of those evicted on March 4 and 5, destroyed their shelters,
Published : 20 April 2015
Rio 2016 Evicting Vila Autódromo Families
For years, a small community in the Brazilian city of Rio has been fighting against eviction to make way for next year`s Olympics. Most of the residents of Vila Autódromo have gradually taken up on government
Published : 19 April 2015
