H3-PrepCom3: What Papua New Guinea Said
The Habitat III PrepCom3 state intervention that should turn our heads came from Papua New Guinea. Download it here.
Published : 26 July 2016
Struggling to Chart Habitat II Implementation
Note: HIC-HLRN republishes this article from Citiscope as a report from the ““Fulfilling Habitat Commitments: Assessing the Past - Constructing a Platform for Action,” Surabaya, 24 July 2016. However, this does not suggest that HIC
Published : 26 July 2016
Will Syrians Displaced get their Land Back?
With half the population of Syria forced from their homes as a result of the five-year-long civil war, now living either as refugees or internally displaced persons (IDPs), many are asking, “Will we be able
Published : 21 July 2016
To Farm or Not to Farm? This Is the Question
The dilemma is critical: on the one hand, there is an absolute need to produce more food for the world’s steadily growing population; on the other, there is pressing urgency to halt -and further revert-
Published : 19 July 2016
Beirut: Protesters Decry Racism toward Syrians
Activists say discrimination has heightened in recent weeks and Syrians are being blamed for the city`s woes. Protesters took to the streets of Beirut to march against racism toward Syrian refugees, which they say has been
Published : 19 July 2016
Saudi Arabia: A New Entity Deal with Vacant Land
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Housing (MoH) is planning to establish an operating company to manage the vacant land fees program. Mohammad Al-Mdaihem, Head of the program, speaking during a seminar on the “Tax Law on Vacant
Published : 18 July 2016
UN: Agriculture and Forestry can improve Food Security
Agriculture and forestry can improve food security, according to a new United Nations report released today, at the start of World Forest Week. Farming is globally the most significant driver of deforestation, but promoting a more
Published : 18 July 2016
Gaza Farmers Seek Damages for Israel`s Crop Spraying
Palestinian human rights groups fear that herbicides sprayed by the Israeli army could cause long-term damage Ibrahim Abu Taaymeh has grown spinach on land in the Gaza Strip for more than a decade. But the Palestinian farmer
Published : 14 July 2016
Obstacles to Development: Data on fragility, Conflict and Violence
Latin America and the Caribbean have high homicide rates. Over half a million people were killed by intentional homicide in 2012, while in 2014 there were more than one hundred thousand battle-related deaths. Episodes of such
Published : 13 July 2016
