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A Palestinian View from under Apartheid |
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By: HIC-HLRN
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| 29 November 2022 |
Landmark Palestinian Coalition Report: Israeli Apartheid: Tool of Zionist Settler Colonialism
On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, 29 November 2022, Al-Haq launched its inaugural coalition report titled: Israeli Apartheid: Tool of Zionist Settler Colonialism. It reflects the collaborative efforts of civil society and academic authors Rania Muhareb,
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CSOs Defying Israeli Military Orders |
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By: Shawah Jabarin, The Nation
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| 21 November 2022 |
Why My Organization Has Chosen to Defy Israeli Military Orders
My organization, Al-Haq, was among 7 raided by Israel and ordered closed in August, but we do not believe in following illegal orders—and so we will remain open.
Early in the morning of 18 August 2022, the Israeli army raided seven prominent
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CoP27: Climate Justice amid Loss and Damage |
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By: Joseph Schechla
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| 20 November 2022 |
The recent CoP27 decision to establish a loss-and-damage is a monumental gain toward survival of the communities most-vulnerable to climate change and its effects. However, this hopeful statement comes with several caveats: Perhaps primary among them is the condition thar the fund be properly funded. In addition, it must satisfy
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Webinar: Major outcomes of CoP27 |
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By: ANND
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| 13 November 2022 |
Webinar: Major outcomes of CoP27 negotiations on Resilience and Adaptation
Moderator:
Diam Bou Diab, Senior Program and Research Officer at ANND
Speakers:
Sarine Karajerjian, Program Director at Arab Reform Initiative
Joseph Schechla, Coordinator of the Habitat International Coalition’s Housing and Land Rights Network
Monday, 14 November 2022 at 15:00 PM (Sharm el-Sheikh time)
English/Arabic interpretation available
Please click here to register
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Food Chain Global Youth Champ: Samuel Ikua |
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By: BBC
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| 10 November 2022 |
Food Chain Global Youth Champion 2022: Samuel Ikua
We are pleased to announce that this year’s winner of BBC’s Food Chain Global Youth Champion Award is Samuel Ikua, of HIC Member Mazingira Institute in Nairobi, Kenya.
Samuel teaches local people the skills and knowledge they need to start urban farming projects where they
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CoP27, Day 1: Loss & Damage on the Agenda |
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By: Enterprise
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| 07 November 2022 |
CoP27, Day 1: Loss and damage funding introduced as an agenda item
Yeb Saño, Greenpeace’s CoP27 head of delegation, says: “It is a significant moment that loss and damage finance has been agreed as an agenda item for the first time since the most vulnerable countries raised the clarion call decades
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Land Governance Is Key to Implement 2030 Agenda |
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By: GeoConnexion
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| 02 November 2022 |
Stig Enemark explains the concept of land governance and importance in supporting the 2030 global agenda.
The term “land governance” is relatively new. It appeared in the early 2000s as an extension of the concept of “land management” to also include the aspect of governance and the political economy of land.
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Climate Crisis Is a Racial Justice Crisis |
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By: OHCHR
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| 31 October 2022 |
There can be no meaningful solution to the global climate and ecological crisis without addressing systemic racism, and particularly the historic and contemporary racial legacies of colonialism and slavery, a UN human rights expert warned.
“Climate justice seeks historical accountability from nations and entities responsible for climate change and calls for
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Emissions Gap Report 2022 |
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By: Damian Carrington, The Guardian
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| 27 October 2022 |
Climate crisis: UN finds ‘no credible pathway to 1.5°C in place’
Failure to cut carbon emissions means ‘rapid transformation of societies’ is only option to limit impacts, report says
There is “no credible pathway to 1.5°C in place”, the UN’s environment agency has said, and the failure to reduce carbon emissions means
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Inter-tribal Conflict in Blue Nile State |
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By: OCHA
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| 24 October 2022 |
Since inter-communal violence reignited in Blue Nile`s Wad Al Mahi locality on 13 October, fighting continues to be reported in the Dam towns and the situation remains tense.
Since mid-July, at least 70,000 people have reportedly been displaced within the state and into neighbouring localities and states due to the inter-tribal
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Durable Solutions for IDPs in Urban Areas |
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By: OHCHR
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| 24 October 2022 |
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 settings.
“Transitional solutions for IDPs in urban areas are too often mistaken for durable solutions,” Mr.
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Event: `Domicide` as an International Crime |
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By: OHCHR
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| 21 October 2022 |
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 into homelessness – have been largely met with impunity. In his report to the UN
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UN Commission of Inquiry on Palestine/Israel Report |
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By: OHCHR
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| 20 October 2022 |
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 consequences of such actions
New York—There are reasonable grounds to conclude that the Israeli occupation of
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Australia Withdraws Jerusalem `Capital` Status |
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By: Jake Kwon, Hadas Gold and Richard Greene, CNN
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| 19 October 2022 |
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 West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, prompting a rebuke from the Israeli government.
Australian Foreign Minister
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"Domicide" at the UN General Assembly |
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By: HIC-HLRN
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| 18 October 2022 |
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 the human right to adequate housing and related crimes in the context of conflicts, occupations
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New UNSR Report on Occupied Palestine |
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By: Palestine Chronicle
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| 18 October 2022 |
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 that the realization of the inalienable right of the Palestinian people to self-determination requires dismantling
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Western Sahara Dispute: Threat to Moroccan Palace |
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By: Aziz Chahir, Middle East Eye
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| 18 October 2022 |
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 Morocco, in the culture of the royal court, it is customary for the Cherifian sultan
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IDPs and the Development Decisions |
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By: OHCHR
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| 18 October 2022 |
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, I have emphasised that the effectiveness of interventions to protect IDPs or support solutions to
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UN 2023 Water Conference Preparatory Meeting |
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By: UN
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| 17 October 2022 |
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 and other outstanding organizational matters of the UN 2023 Water Conference. Details are available here,
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World Food Day Statement |
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By: International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC)
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| 16 October 2022 |
World Food Day Statement - OCTOBER 16
Food Sovereignty is the only solution and way forward
Our fragile world faces an impending global food crisis. The impact of COVID-19 pushed more people into poverty. Lockdowns devastated family livelihoods, the economy, and disrupted supply chains. Globally, according to the GRFC 2022, levels of
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