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Day of the Landless 2026
By :Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) et al.
29 March 2026
Defend Our Land and Territories! Forge a Future Free from Imperialist Control! Statement for the Day of the Landless 2026     We, peasants, farmers, farmworkers, Indigenous Peoples, fisherfolk, pastoralists, herders, rural women, rural youth and children, along with our organizations, coalitions, networks, and allies in civil society organizations - unite our voices and struggles
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The Operational and Financial Crisis Facing UNRWA
By :Palestine Refugee Policy Forum, Policy Brief 6
01 March 2026

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Indigenous Peoples and social movements reaffirm unity at ICARRD+20
By :IPC
28 February 2026
Political Declaration: closing session ICARRD+20 Indigenous Peoples and social movements reaffirm unity and support to ICARRD+20 organizers, but reject conference declaration at closing ceremony Cartagena de Indias, Colombia   Indigenous Peoples and social movements come today in front of you to express our irreducible unity. For centuries, oppressors have been using a divide
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Dubai Ports World Boss Falls under Epstein Exposure
By :Jana Choukeir and Federico Maccioni; additional reporting: Sam Tabahriti and Nivedita Balu; editing: Kevin Liffey, William Maclean
13 February 2026
Dubai`s DP World boss removed from post after pressure over Epstein       Summary   Bin Sulayem is one of region`s most prominent business figures Alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein put DP World under pressure DP World says it handles around 10% of global container traffic   DUBAI—Dubai port giant DP World said on Friday its chairman and chief
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Sudan Starves as Gulf Agribusiness Seizes Its Farmland
By :Dana Asmar, al-akhbar English
17 December 2025
Sudan Starves as Gulf Agribusiness Seizes Its Farmland     Sudan, once envisioned as the Arab world’s breadbasket, now faces one of the gravest famines of the century. The IPC Special Snapshot for September 2025 to May 2026 confirms famine in El Fasher and Kadugli, warning that catastrophic hunger is spreading and affecting more than
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3rd Arab Land Conference Report is Out!
By :The Arab Land Initiative Team, GLTN
23 October 2025
The Final Report is out, and so are all the session recordings and materials! Whether you joined us in person, participated online or couldn’t make it, this is your opportunity to explore the Conference’s key insights on land governance across the Arab region through its most pressing themes, including
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Trump’s Gaza Riviera Plan: Population Transfer, `Digital Tokens` for Palestinian land
By :Reuters
31 August 2025
Post-war Gaza plan sees relocation of population, `digital token` for Palestinian land: Washington Post     Summary Plan reportedly involves temporary relocation and redevelopment of Gaza Trump`s previous comments on Gaza plan angered Palestinians, humanitarian groups Israeli forces escalate operations around Gaza City, declare it combat zone     A post-war plan for Gaza is circulating within President Donald Trump`s administration
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Cyprus: Akel Concerns over Israelis Buying Real Estate ‘en Masse’
By :Elias Hazou, Cyprus Mail
24 June 2025
Akel focuses on Israelis amidst Cyprus for sale fears   Akel [Cypriot Progressive Party of Working People] on Monday reiterated its concerns over what it calls the en masse buying up of real estate in Cyprus by non-EU nationals, particularly Israelis with ‘targeted purchases’ of land creating gated communities in Larnaca and
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Hydrogen Pipeline Sparks Outrage in Global Soouth
By :A coalition of 87 civil society organizations and networks
17 March 2025
Hydrogen Pipeline Sparks Outrage EU’s South H2 Corridor Faces Backlash over Environmental and Social Risks   BRUSSELS—A coalition of 87 civil society organizations and networks express their opposition to the South H2 Corridor in a joint statement released today. The construction of the 3,300 km hydrogen pipeline from North Africa to Germany via
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Global Housing Crisis 2025
By :HIC-HLRN
04 February 2025
Ipsos Group S.A., whose name derives from the Latin expression, ipso facto, is a multinational market research and consulting firm headquartered in Paris, has issued its first edition of the Ipsos Housing Monitor. This 30-country study explores people`s perceptions of their own personal housing situation and aspirations, and what they
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Documents (33)

Document Title

Publication Date

The Operational and Financial Crisis Facing UNRWA

01 March 2026

Evolving ETOs

16 June 2022

Africities9 CSO statement on social justice

20 May 2022

Global Farmers Strike - First Wave

01 February 2021

تقرير جديد: الأرض وسط الجائحة

11 December 2020

"A Pandemic of Violations"

05 October 2020

Land Inequality Framing Document

30 October 2019

Revue Nationale Volontaire sur les Objectifs de Développement Durable en Mauritanie

13 July 2019

الحق في المدينة في بيروت الكبرى: تقييم السياق في ضوء أزمة اللاجئين والنازحين

23 April 2018

Dubai Declaration on Land Governance in the Arab States

26 February 2018

Final Report of the Sixth Session of the Land Forum in MENA

30 October 2017

التقرير النهائي للدورة السادسة لمنتدى الأرض لإقليم الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا

30 October 2017

Land Forum VI program

25 October 2017

برنامج منتدى الأرض لشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا

25 October 2017

Human Rights Habitat Observatory

10 July 2017

“Spotlight” on UN High-Level Forum, SDGs

10 July 2017

Habitat III Statement

20 October 2016

What Papua New Guinea Said

26 July 2016

Restoring Human Rights and Habitat to the Habitat III Process and New Habitat Agenda

19 July 2016

HIC @ Habitat III

23 June 2016

Making social regulation of real estate markets an issue at Habitat III

02 February 2016

"Key Issues and Recommendations," Housing in the City We Need UTC

18 November 2015

The private modes of water capture in Lebanon

01 September 2015

Private interest closing social space? A critical analysis of Lebanon`s real-estate sector

01 September 2015

تقرير المقرر الخاص بالسكن اللائق كعنصر من عناصر الحق في مستوى معيشي مناسب وبالحق في عدم التمييز في هذا السياق، A/70/270

04 August 2015

HIC Comments on Habitat III Issue Papers

31 July 2015

دليل للحق في المدينة

21 July 2015

أساسيات الموئل الثالث

16 April 2015

Prequantification Analysis Summary: Muthalath Maspero, Cairo

11 February 2012

The continuing debate about urban bias: the thesis, its critics, its influence, and its implications for poverty reduction strategies. Progress in Development Studies, 10 (1)

18 July 2010

The Investment Encouragement Act 1999 (Amended 2007)

22 July 1999

Miriam Gould, "Profits and the Housing Crisis: Conflicting Interests of Banks, Industry and Real Estate"

01 March 1946

Miriam Gould, "Profits and the Housing Crisis: Conflicting Interests of Banks, Industry and Real Estate"

01 March 1946

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