Gaza: Long-lasting Damage to Agriculture
Rome/Gaza—The fighting in Gaza has forced farmers and herders to abandon their lands and has paralysed fishing activities, bringing local food production to a halt and severely affecting livelihoods, FAO warned today. Recovery in the
Published : 14 August 2014
Lebanon: A New Report on Housing, Land and Property
The UNHCR and UN-Habitat have recently launched a new report assessing the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon by studying issues of housing, land and property. Entitled Housing, Land and Property Issues in Lebanon: Implications of
Published : 14 August 2014
Egypt: Rural Poor Watching Sisi’s Policies
It has been over two months since President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi formally took power in Egypt following an election in which he won a huge majority, albeit on a low turnout. During his inaugural speech,
Published : 11 August 2014
Iraq Displaced Exceed 1 Million
GENEVA—The International Organization for Migration reports fighting in Iraq between Islamic State rebels and Kurdish Peshmerga military has pushed the number of internally displaced people in Iraq to over one million. IOM says this is
Published : 08 August 2014
“Rebuilding Gaza Will Cost $6 Billion”
GAZA—Reconstruction in Gaza, where heavy Israeli bombardment in a war with Islamist militants has caused widespread devastation and displaced a half-million people, will cost at least $6 billion, the Palestinian deputy prime minister says. This time,
Published : 07 August 2014
Iraq: Thousands in Northern Iraq Displaced by ISIS
As Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists continue to overrun areas of northern Iraq, the United Nations has begun coordinating humanitarian assistance for displaced vulnerable ethnic and religious minorities, while Secretary-General Ban
Published : 07 August 2014
Iraq: Forced Displaced for Christians by ISIS
Islamic State militants seized control of the "Christian capital of Iraq,” Qaraqosh, and nearby Christian villages last night. The land grab sent has sent an estimated one-fourth of Iraq`s remaining Christians fleeing. "An exodus, a real
Published : 07 August 2014
NGOs Urge Palestine SR to Act
A coalition of 15 NGOs, including the Palestinian Human Rights Organization Council (PHROC), HIC, HRA and Adalah, have issued an appeal to the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights
Published : 06 August 2014
World Bank Charts More Dispossession
Despite the World Bank’s claims at its Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty in 2013 to improve its development-lending practices, the recently revealed outcome of its process has left development organizations and human
Published : 29 July 2014
