Miloon Kothari elected President of UPR Info

Miloon Kothari, former UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing and currently Visiting Scholar at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology, was elected President of UPR Info. Mr. Kothari is a leading voice at national, regional and international

Somalia: Forced Evictions of Displaced People

(Nairobi) – Somali state security forces forcibly evicted about 21,000 displaced people in the capital, Mogadishu, in early March 2015. The authorities beat some of those evicted on March 4 and 5, destroyed their shelters,

Rio 2016 Evicting Vila Autódromo Families

For years, a small community in the Brazilian city of Rio has been fighting against eviction to make way for next year`s Olympics.   Most of the residents of Vila Autódromo have gradually taken up on government

"Habitat III Basics"

HIC has issued a briefing paper to outline the key procedural and substantive issues toward a “New Habitat Agenda” that will be determined at the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Human Settlements

HIC Addresses Habitat III PrepCom2

HIC has addressed the second Preparatory Committee (PrepCom2) of the Habitat III process. That meeting at the United Nations Office in Nairobi, Kenya has begun to consider the procedural and substantive issues toward a “New

Palestine: General Strike over Demolition Policy

Arabs own only some 5% of Israel’s land; growing demand results in massive construction without permits. The Arab Higher Monitoring Committee, the main Israeli Arab leadership body, announced a general strike in the Arab sector on

Habitat III Basics

World Bank’s Evicted and Abandoned

Beneath a gloomy white sky, more than 100 armed police poured into the slum of Badia East in the teeming megacity of Lagos, Nigeria.   As they advanced, they cracked their batons on the unpaved streets and

Yemen: Over 2265 Housing Destroyed in the Airstrike

More than 2265 housing units have been totally destroyed or severely damaged in the Saudi bombing raids across Yemen, a Yemeni military official said. "The Saudi attacks have left over 2265 housing units demolished across Yemen,"