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Iran’s top leader urges for reconstruction of quake-stricken region

Published in Thursday August 16th, 2012 In In the media

August 16, 2012 Iran’s top leader is urging the reconstruction of the northwestern region hit by deadly twin earthquakes last weekend. State TV showed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei visiting the ruins of a village on Thursday that was heavily damaged by the quakes. Khamenei told a gathering of village residents that the area could have […]

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Nigeria: Worst Flood in 50 Years Renders 1,000 Families Homeless

Published in Thursday August 16th, 2012 In In the media

August 15, 2012 Over 1,000 families across seven local government areas in Southern Plateau have been rendered homeless as the worst flood witnessed in 50 years raged through for a second day yesterday washing away homesteads, bridges, farmlands and livestock. The flood was unleashed by three days of torrential rains which fell throughout the weekend […]

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Roma trapped in misery as France demolishes camps

Published in Thursday August 16th, 2012 In In the media

August 15, 2012 The camps weren’t much to begin with: they had no electricity or running water. Grocery carts served as makeshift grills. Rats ran rampant and fleas gnawed on young and old alike. But they were home – and they were better than the new reality for thousands of Gypsies who have been forced […]

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Tribunal for Evictions 2012

Published in Tuesday August 14th, 2012 In Mobilisation and agenda

The Tribunal for Evictions launches an international call to identify cases of evictions for its 2012 session. The Tribunal will take place on 28 September 2012 in Geneva within the Geneva Habitat Forum and for the launch of the World Zero Evictions days 2012.

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Brazil residents face evictions ahead of 2016 Olympics

Published in Tuesday August 14th, 2012 In In the media

As many as 170,000 Brazilians are at risk of losing – or have already lost – their homes to make room for the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. These forced evictions disregard human rights, leaving homes destroyed and lives disrupted.

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Rio 2016: The race is on to revamp Brazil’s party city

Published in Tuesday August 14th, 2012 In In the media

August 13, 2012 The curtain has fallen on the London Olympics, so all eyes are now turning to the next host city – Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has a huge task to get the venues ready, as the BBC’s Quentin Sommerville reports from the city. At the beach’s edge in Barra da Tijuca in Rio […]

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In England, this is how we can solve the housing crisis – one home at a time

Published in Tuesday August 14th, 2012 In In the media

August 13, 2012 Liverpool’s Homebaked community land trust is a model for local rebuilding in the wake of failed regeneration projects Directly in front of north Liverpool’s Homebaked community land trust sits Anfield stadium; behind it lies a ladder of tinned-up houses and several acres of rubble. Market triumph dominates one side of the road while […]

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Repair New York City’s Housing Issues

Published in Tuesday August 14th, 2012 In In the media

August 13, 2012 More than 650,000 people live in housing that is controlled or subsidized by the New York City Housing Authority. Too many have to wait for months for needed repairs to leaking plumbing and other problems. In an estimated 10,000 apartments, repairs are not scheduled until 2014. This is clearly unacceptable. The question is […]

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Nigeria: Scores Missing, 28 Killed As Floods Ravage Plateau Again

Published in Tuesday August 14th, 2012 In In the media

August 13, 2012 No fewer than 28 persons have been killed, while scores of others are still missing in a renewed flood rage in nearly all the villages of the southern zone of Plateau State at the weekend. More corpses are still been picked in villages around the affected areas. Also about a hundred communities […]

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Saudi Arabia plans new city for women workers only

Published in Monday August 13th, 2012 In In the media

August 12, 2012 A women-only industrial city dedicated to female workers is to be constructed in Saudi Arabia to provide a working environment that is in line with the kingdom’s strict customs. The city, to be built in the Eastern Province city of Hofuf, is set to be the first of several planned for the Gulf […]

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