Durable Solutions for IDPs in Urban Areas
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs), Chaloka Beyani, today made an appeal to the international community to achieve durable solutions for internally displaced persons living in urban
Published : 24 October 2022
Event: `Domicide` as an International Crime
Massive violations of the right to adequate housing continue in unprecedented fashion during and after violent conflict. The attacking, bombing and shelling of civilian targets and the destruction of entire cities and villages – displacing millions
Published : 21 October 2022
UN Commission of Inquiry on Palestine/Israel Report
United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel calls on UN General Assembly to request that the International Court of Justice urgently advise on the legal
Published : 20 October 2022
Australia Withdraws Jerusalem `Capital` Status
Australia reverses Trump-era recognition of West Jerusalem as capital of Israel The previous Australian Coalition government planned to move the Australian Embassy to West Jerusalem. The Australian government has reversed a decision by its predecessor to recognize
Published : 19 October 2022
"Domicide" at the UN General Assembly
HIC-HLRN welcomes enthusiastically the latest report of the UN Special Rapporteur (SR) on adequate housing Balakrishnan Rajagopal. This latest report to the UN General Assembly reminds states and all readers about the gross violations of
Published : 18 October 2022
New UNSR Report on Occupied Palestine
UN Special Rapporteur New Report Calls for ‘Dismantling of Israeli Settler-Colonial Occupation’ The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, has submitted her much-anticipated report to the UN General Assembly, concluding
Published : 18 October 2022
Western Sahara Dispute: Threat to Moroccan Palace
The dispute in Western Sahara, a threat to the Royal Palace The Alawite regime faces the discontent of the Sahrawis, who denounce the “expropriation of their lands for the benefit of Gulf emirs and Zionist investors” In
Published : 18 October 2022
IDPs and the Development Decisions
Expanding the participation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in decisions that affect them, including decisions related to development, is crucial to protecting one of the most vulnerable groups worldwide, a UN expert said. “Throughout my tenure,
Published : 18 October 2022
UN 2023 Water Conference Preparatory Meeting
The Preparatory Meeting to the UN 2023 Water Conference, will be held on the 25 October 2022 at the UN HQ, in New York. The aim is to finalize the themes of the interactive dialogues
Published : 17 October 2022
