CSOs Oppose Privatization Post-2015
After a lengthy process of consultation and deliberation, talks over the post-2015 sustainable development agenda are now moving into the cut and thrust of practical negotiation. As the process enters this more overtly political phase,
Published : 11 April 2014
HIC and Local Authorities Seeks WUF-7 Correction
Joint Declaration of Habitat International Coalition (HIC), the Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights of UCLG,[1] the Forum of Peripheral Local Authorities (FALP) and Mercociudades regarding the 7th World Urban Forum 4 April
Published : 04 April 2014
HIC and Local Authorities Seek WUF-7 Correction
Joint Declaration of Habitat International Coalition (HIC), the Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights of UCLG,[1] the Forum of Peripheral Local Authorities (FALP) and Mercociudades regarding the 7th World Urban Forum 4 April
Published : 04 April 2014
Syria: Rebels Targeting Armenian Homes
Reports cite 80 dead; civilian hostages; desecrated churches The following statement was released by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Press Office today KESAB, SYRIA - The Armenian populated villages of Kesab, Syria were the target of three days
Published : 24 March 2014
Palestine/Israel: "An Ugly Map"
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas showed [U.S. President] Barack Obama what his negotiator called “a very ugly map” of recently constructed Israeli settlements on Palestinian land, amid concern peace talks may be about to fall apart. His
Published : 19 March 2014
UN Expert: “Jordan in Constant Water Crisis"
AMMAN/GENEVA (Issued as received)—The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, Catarina de Albuquerque, called on the Government of Jordan to take a holistic approach to its water
Published : 17 March 2014
Yemen’s Constitution-drafting Committee
Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Saturday (March 8th) formed the committee that will draft the country`s new constitution in the first practical steps towards the creation of the new federal state. The 17-member committee
Published : 14 March 2014
Muslim Women`s Access to Land & Property
With an estimated 2% of the land registered in the name of women globally, access to land for `the better half` of the world remains a challenge. Change requires shifting the mind set of women,
Published : 08 March 2014
Tunisian Constitution’s Environmental “Pioneering”
Environmental law experts have praised Tunisia’s new constitution for what they say is one of the most-progressive references to climate protection in history. With the passage of the new constitution in January, Tunisia joins efforts
Published : 08 March 2014
