‘Loss and Damage’ Debate to Dominate CoP27
‘Loss and damage’ debate set to dominate the COP27 agenda countries are stepping up demands for compensation ahead of the UN conference in Egypt World leaders attending next month’s UN climate summit are gearing up
Published : 10 October 2022
Syria: Turkish-backed Militias Cut Hasakah’s Water
Turkish-backed Syrian group cuts off water to Hasakah Hasakah residents in northeast Syria have relied on buying water from private suppliers as their underground wells have dried up, while the Turkish-backed factions suspended pumping operations from
Published : 08 October 2022
World Habitat Day 2022
On the occasion of World Habitat Day 2022, Habitat International Coalition (HIC) joins Members, allies and development actors to reflect on its journey of more than 45 years since the first Habitat Conference (1976) and
Published : 03 October 2022
World Habitat Day & Israeli Violations
On the occasion of World Habitat Day Demolition of Palestinian houses is a Forced displacement policy Statement issued by Land Research Center/Palestine People of the world are celebrating the right to an adequate housing - as a
Published : 03 October 2022
EACJ Dismisses Maasai Mass-eviction Case
Maasai villages lose important court case as wildlife game reserve trudges on The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) has ruled in favor of the Tanzanian government after a five-year legal battle between Maasai communities and
Published : 01 October 2022
African Court Rules for Saharawis
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights concludes Morocco`s occupation of Western Sahara to be a serious violation of the Saharawi people’s right to self-determination and independence. On 22 September 2022, the African Court on
Published : 26 September 2022
Twilight of the Tigris
It was the river that is said to have watered the biblical Garden of Eden and helped give birth to civilization itself. But today the Tigris is dying. Human activity and climate change have choked its once
Published : 26 September 2022
Lebanon: Refugees Not a Burden
Debunking the dangerous myth that refugees are an economic burden in Lebanon Research shows the arrival of Syrian refugees in Lebanon did not hurt its economy. BEIRUT—In July, Lebanon’s Minister of the Displaced announced a plan to
Published : 26 September 2022
Protest against TotalEnergies Displacements
TotalEnergies walks a tightrope as fresh hurdles threaten to delay pipeline project International oil major TotalEnergies will on October 10 answer to charges of environmental and human rights abuse before the European Union parliament in Brussels
Published : 25 September 2022
