COVID-19, Right to Health and Israeli Apartheid
Joint Statement Israeli Apartheid Undermines Palestinian Right to Health Amid COVID-19 Pandemic This year we mark World Health Day as the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to sweep across the globe, disproportionately impacting those subjected to situations
Published : 07 April 2020
Syria: Refugees between Covid-19 and Ankara
People of Afrin have been displaced to Sherewa and Shehba following the invasion of the Turkish state two years ago. Now they continued to be exposed to the attacks of the Turkish state as well
Published : 06 April 2020
Palestine: Land Day (joint statement)
On Land Day, Civil Society Urges Accountability and the End to Israel’s Illegal Closure of Gaza For the past two years,[1] Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip have gathered on a near-weekly basis to participate in
Published : 30 March 2020
UN Invites Corporate Capture of Food Systems
The UN has increasingly involved corporations in UN decision making, a trend made obvious in the 2012 Rio+20 Conference. This time, the UN Secretary-General (UNSG) has formed an alliance with the corporate world—outside of the
Published : 23 March 2020
ZA/Palestine: Apartheid 60 Yrs after Sharpeville
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Time to Recognise and End Israeli Apartheid over the Palestinian People 21 March 2020 The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination also marks the 60th anniversary of the
Published : 21 March 2020
IPC on post-2020 Biodiversity Strategy
Don’t let agribusiness take over the Post – 2020 Biodiversity Strategy The International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC) delegation of small-scale food producers participated at the Second meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the
Published : 18 March 2020
COVID-19: We Need a Human Rights Habitat
In the current COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has advised and responsible governments have enforced that we stay at home stay, frequently wash our hands often with soap and warm water, maintain social
Published : 17 March 2020
US Aid to Israel Razing Palestinian Homes
House Democrats ask if Israel violating US aid restriction by using resources to demolish Palestinian homes. More than 60 Democratic lawmakers are pushing the Donald Trump administration to clarify whether Israel uses American military equipment to
Published : 16 March 2020
UN: New Study on Climate-change Impacts
A wide-ranging UN climate report, released on last week, shows that climate change is having a major effect on all aspects of the environment, as well as on the health and wellbeing of the global
Published : 16 March 2020
