Massive Displacement in South Kordofan
Government forces are making one final push to capture territory before seasonal rains make troop and vehicle movement impossible. After nearly a month of blanket shelling and pillaging in nearby Rashad and Abbasiya, a Rapid
Published : 30 April 2014
Palestine: More Palestinian Homes under Demolition
Act is considered a punitive measure against the Palestinian leadership; Ramallah: Israeli forces plan to demolish more Palestinian homes in Area C of the West Bank, in what has clearly become a punitive act to punish
Published : 28 April 2014
Syria: New Barrel Bombs Hit Aleppo
A BBC team has witnessed the devastating effects of air bombardment on Syrian civilians after gaining rare access to rebel-held areas of Aleppo. Emergency rescue teams told the BBC the city was living in "danger and
Published : 28 April 2014
Algeria: Vote to get House
Algeria might witness its highest vote turnout ever during the presidential elections to be held on April 17. The current government has promised brand new homes to millions of citizens currently living in the slums
Published : 17 April 2014
Palestine: Self-demolitions in East Jerusalem
In the Shu’Fat neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, Palestinian Iyad Al-Shaer stood inside the gutted interior of a modest breeze block structure. The building, an addition to Iyad’s own home, was set to be a new
Published : 15 April 2014
Habitat III Expectations @ WUF7
The Housing and Land Rights Network of Habitat International Coalition (HIC-HLRN) is organizing a networking event at the World Urban Forum 7, Medellín, Colombia to present civil society´s expectations and needs from the process and
Published : 11 April 2014
CSOs Oppose Privatization Post-2015
After a lengthy process of consultation and deliberation, talks over the post-2015 sustainable development agenda are now moving into the cut and thrust of practical negotiation. As the process enters this more overtly political phase,
Published : 11 April 2014
HIC and Local Authorities Seeks WUF-7 Correction
Joint Declaration of Habitat International Coalition (HIC), the Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights of UCLG,[1] the Forum of Peripheral Local Authorities (FALP) and Mercociudades regarding the 7th World Urban Forum 4 April
Published : 04 April 2014
HIC and Local Authorities Seek WUF-7 Correction
Joint Declaration of Habitat International Coalition (HIC), the Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights of UCLG,[1] the Forum of Peripheral Local Authorities (FALP) and Mercociudades regarding the 7th World Urban Forum 4 April
Published : 04 April 2014
