The Dark Side of the Energy Transition: Green Colonialism in Southern Honduras
Multinational corporations exploited demand for green energy to shake down some of the most impoverished communities in the Americas. Countries around the world need to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy. But in some of the
Published : 26 May 2026
UN Special Rapporteur Withdraws from Hay Festival over Airbnb Links
UN special rapporteur withdraws from Hay Festival over its partnership with company profiting from colonial settlements NEW YORK—United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian Territory, Francesca Albanese, announced on
Published : 25 May 2026
WUF13 Calls for Permanent Multi-stakeholder Forced-eviction Monitoring Mechanisms
Permanent multi-stakeholder mechanisms required to monitor forced evictions – WUF13 final document BAKU—Permanent multi-stakeholder mechanisms must be established to monitor forced evictions, according to the Baku Call to Action, the official final document of the 13th session
Published : 23 May 2026
Housing and Land Rights Issues in Azerbaijan
HIC-HLRN has prepared this report on the occasion of the 13th World Urban Forum (WUF13), 17–22 September 2026. It summarizes the main housing and land rights issues since 2000 in Azerbaijan, the WUF13 host country.
Published : 23 May 2026
UN General Assembly Turns ICJ’s Legal Opinion on Climate Duties to Action
From Opinion to Action: The General Assembly Votes to Operationalize the ICJ’s Climate Advisory Opinion On 20 May 2026, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/80/L.65 welcoming the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the
Published : 22 May 2026
Baku Call to Action
The Baku Call to Action is an inclusive stakeholder-driven document from WUF13, addressing the global housing crisis and proposing integrated, inclusive solutions. The document emphasizes the urgent need to prioritize housing as a human right, addressing
Published : 22 May 2026
Joseph Schechla: Civil society should be more actively involved in urban planning
The following is an excerpt from an interview with HIC-HLRN coordinator Joseph Schechla at World Urban Forum 13. The 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) is encouraging Egyptian civil society to become more actively
Published : 21 May 2026
HIC and UN Habitat Sign New MoU
In the context of the 13th World Urban Forum at Baku on 20 May 2026, Habitat International Coaition (HIC) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), a
Published : 21 May 2026
Israel/Palestine: Accountability through Sanctions to End the Ongoing Nakba
Accountability through Sanctions to End the Ongoing Nakba May 2026 marks 78 years of ongoing Nakba and 31 months of genocide in the Gaza Strip: ongoing Israeli crimes that are enabled and bankrolled by Western, colonial
Published : 13 May 2026
