IPCC Report on Land Use: Seven Things to Know
Frances Seymour of World Resources Institute explains how the UN report confirms the importance of protecting forests in global strategies to fight climate change The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change, Desertification, Land Degradation, Sustainable Land Management,
Published : 08 August 2019
PHROC Rebukes Donor States over UNRWA Cuts
Palestinian Refugees must not suffer the consequences of alleged misconduct. Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) criticizes funding cuts to UNRWA over ethics evaluation. PHROC: Support UNRWA and Ensure Refugee Rights under International Law A ten-page
Published : 04 August 2019
EU Now Funds Israel’s Destruction of Palestine
The European Union is financing Israeli bodies that oversee home demolitions and other crimes against the Palestinian people. Two years ago, Benjamin Netanyahu was heard complaining that the European Union was “crazy” for attaching “political conditions” to its
Published : 02 August 2019
Women Speak out on Land Rights
Women articulating shared positions and advancing collective action on land and natural resources In recent years, coordinated by the Working Group on Women and ESCR, grassroots women leaders have been articulating shared positions and advancing collective
Published : 02 August 2019
US Vetoes Israel Colony Rebuke
Security Council statement pushed by Kuwait, Indonesia and South Africa said move ‘undermines the viability of the two-state solution and the prospect for just and lasting peace’ The United States on Wednesday reportedly blocked an attempt
Published : 25 July 2019
Palestine: Israeli Troops Raze Scores of Homes
Israel begins demolishing Palestinian homes near separation wall, as hundreds of Israeli troops move into Sur Baher village and begin knocking down scores of Palestinian homes. Hundreds of Israeli troops, accompanied by bulldozers, have begun
Published : 22 July 2019
Israel Evicts Another Palestinian Family
Israeli forces have evicted a Palestinian family from their home in East Jerusalem al-Quds near the Old City after a court battle that stretched for more than two decades. An Israeli court ruled on Wednesday in
Published : 11 July 2019
A New Wave of Demolitions by Israeli Court
The Supreme Court of Israel has reportedly approved plans for the demolition of 100 Palestinian apartments units on the southeastern outskirts of occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds on the grounds that they have been built close
Published : 22 June 2019
HIConcern over Treaty System Neglect
The Human Rights Treaty System has long been an island of depoliticized truth seeking within the UN Organization. However, over the years, participants in the UN’s Human Rights Treaty Bodies have grown accustomed to the
Published : 21 June 2019
