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News (10)
Palestinians Face Death Fishing Gaza’s Israeli-controlled Sea
By :Ahmed Al-Najjar, Aljazeera
08 March 2026
Palestinians risk life and limb to fish in Gaza’s Israeli-controlled sea Gaza’s fishing industry collapses under Israeli blockade, leaving fishermen risking their lives for minimal catches.     Khan Younis, Gaza Strip – On the blue, wavy surface off the Khan Younis seaport, two Palestinian fishermen paddled their small, battered boat nearly 200 metres
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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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Palestinian Woman Defies Land Seizure, Living in a Cave and Driving a Tractor
By :Wisal Abu Alia, Palestine National News
04 February 2026
Palestinian Woman Defies Land Seizure by Living in a Cave and Driving a Tractor     RAMALLAH—In al-Khalayel, south of the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, heroism is not measured by slogans but by the ability to endure. There, Fatima Osama Abu Naim chose to confront land confiscation and settlement expansion in
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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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Famine Turned Me into a Farmer in Gaza
By :Hassan Herzallah, The Massachusetts Review
20 August 2025
Famine Turned Me into a Farmer in Gaza     It’s 5:50 in the morning, just ten minutes before the university bus is supposed to arrive. I should be rushing to catch it and head to my classes in Gaza, just like I used to every day. But today, I’m trapped in a
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Invitation: Visit Hakoritna Farm West Bank as Israeli Forces Order Its Destruction
By :JLAC
17 August 2025
Israeli Forces order the destruction of Hakoritna Farm in Tulkarm, West Bank An attack on Palestinian Food Sovereignty during a policy of starvation   Date: Wednesday, 20 August 2025 Purpose: Solidarity visit with diplomatic missions and NGOs Location: Hakoritna Farm, Tulkarem, West Bank, Palestine     TULKAREM—In an ongoing escalation of its assault on Palestinian farmers and food
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Land and the right to adequate housing: Brazil
By :Catalytic Communities (Brazil)
30 May 2025

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Climate Finance in Morocco (matrix)
By :HIC-HLRN
23 April 2025

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The First General Union for Peasants and Small-scale Farmers in Egypt
By :HIC-HLRN
20 February 2025
HIC-HLRN joins its fraternal HIC Member organization, the Egyptian Association for Collective Rights (EOCR), in extending sincere congratulations on the announcement of the first general union for farmers and small farmers in Egypt in accordance with the provisions of Law 213 of 2017 on the issuance of trade union organizations
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Documents (26)

Document Title

Publication Date

The Operational and Financial Crisis Facing UNRWA

01 March 2026

The Mefane Declaration by the Bagyeli Indigenous Peoples of Akom II Subdivision for Recognition of Their Rights

09 August 2025

Land and the right to adequate housing: Brazil

30 May 2025

Validation Meeting on the CCIAJT Application Findings

21 May 2025

Climate Finance in Morocco (matrix)

23 April 2025

La Déclaration Mefane des Peuples Autochtones Bagyeli de la subdivision Akom II pour la reconnaissance de leurs droits

09 August 2024

Human Rights Related to Habitat (Land, Housing, Population Transfer, Natural Resources) in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara

16 March 2022

Crowborough letter

25 February 2021

Consolider, développer et intégrer l`approche féministe dans HIC Afrique

10 February 2021

Global Farmers Strike - First Wave

01 February 2021

"A Pandemic of Violations"

05 October 2020

Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism for Sustainable Development

09 February 2020

Integrating the engagement of local governments and stakeholders in UN HABITAT

22 October 2018

ميثاق الحق في المدينة: بيروت الكبرى

17 November 2017

Right to the City Charter in Greater Beirut

17 November 2017

Human Rights Habitat Observatory

10 July 2017

Tunisia: Jemna Oasis Land Struggle

13 April 2017

Queer Declaration calling for inclusion in Habitat 3

07 September 2016

Alternativas desde la sociedad civil hacia Hábitat III,

12 August 2016

Livret vert de la Convergence des luttes pour la terre et l`eau

19 March 2016

المنتدى الحضري العالمي السادس: مستقبل المدن

09 July 2012

Egypt Study Visit Brief

10 February 2012

إعلان توصيات مؤتمر الفلاحين الدولى - إعلان نياليني

27 February 2007

Cities and Homes for All: The Habitat Agenda

30 June 1996

إعلان القدس: مشروع ميثاق حركة حقوق السكن الفلسطينية

29 May 1995

HIC Global Policy Declaration

15 June 1989

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