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Forced migration in the 21st century: urbanised and unending

Published in Wednesday October 17th, 2012 In In the media

October 16, 2012 More than 70 million people have been uprooted across the world, and an increasing number will never go home More than 70 million people have been forced to leave their homes because of conflict, political upheaval and disasters, as well as by climate change and development projects, and are now living as […]

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Land Grabs Leave Tribes Hungry on World Food Day in Ethiopia

Published in Tuesday October 16th, 2012 In In the media

October 15, 2012 Violent land grabs in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley are displacing tribes and preventing them from cultivating their land, leaving thousands of people hungry and ‘waiting to die’. As the world prepares to raise awareness of the issues behind poverty and hunger on October 16 (World Food Day), Ethiopia continues to jeopardize the […]

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Amnesty: China forced evictions in ‘significant rise’

Published in Monday October 15th, 2012 In In the media

Forced evictions in China have risen significantly in recent years as local officials sell off land to property developers, Amnesty International says. Many cases involve violence and harassment, in what the group called “a gross violation of human rights”. Pressure on local officials to meet economic goals and vested interests were behind the coercion, it said.
In the BBC link, it’s possible to watch a video about the forced evictions.

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Homeless Families in Spain Squatting After Eviction

Published in Monday October 15th, 2012 In In the media

October 11, 2012 Protest groups in Spain have helped families that were kicked out of their homes by banks find shelter in repossessed, empty apartment buildings. Police moved in quickly in most cases, but in Seville about 30 families are going on six months of illegal occupation. Fifty-four-year old Mercedes Lladanosa showed us around the […]

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600,000 Persons Displaced in Kogi State, in Nigeria

Published in Wednesday October 10th, 2012 In In the media

October 9, 2012 Over 600, 000 people were displaced by the flood disaster, which ravaged nine local government areas of the Kogi State. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Yabaji Bologi, who disclosed this to journalists yesterday in Lokoja, said according to the latest report released by the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) about 344 communities […]

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500 Families Homeless in Land Row in Kenya

Published in Wednesday October 10th, 2012 In In the media

October 8, 2012 More than 500 families from Laini Moja in Kitale spent the night in the cold after their houses were demolished by alleged Matisi Cooperative Society members. It is alleged that the Matisi Cooperative Society claim that the families settled in their land and hired street boys and goons who demolished their shelters. […]

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53,000 Displaced and 11 Communities Submerged in Delta, Nigeria

Published in Tuesday October 9th, 2012 In In the media

October 08, 2012 No fewer than 53,000 residents of 11 communities in Patani Local Government Area of Delta State, have been rendered homeless following the flooding of their homes as a result of the overflow of the River Niger. Their farmlands were also submerged. Ivrogbor, Umeh, Uzere, Ehwen, Edherie and Igbide, in Isoko South Local […]

Floods Affect Tens of Thousands in East Africa

Published in Tuesday October 9th, 2012 In In the media

October 8, 2012 Above-average seasonal rains in parts of the East and Horn of Africa have affected tens of thousands of people, displacing families and restricting access to many in need, say humanitarian officials. The rains, coming ahead of a possible El Niño event, have prompted fears of further flooding. According to a Famine Early […]

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World Bank Rejects Call to Halt Land Deals in Africa

Published in Monday October 8th, 2012 In In the media

October 5, 2012 The World Bank has rejected a call to suspend its involvement in large scale agricultural land acquisition following the release of a major report by the international aid agency Oxfam on the negative impact of international land speculation in developing countries. “We share the concerns Oxfam raised in their report,” the bank […]

Burkina Faso, Kenya and Niger provide funds for slum upgrading initiatives

Published in Friday October 5th, 2012 In In the media

October 04, 2012 In order to support the implementation of tangible actions that will help in the improvement of the living conditions for slum dwellers, Burkina Faso, Niger and Kenya recently made financial contributions to the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme. Burkina Faso committed to provide USD 800, 000, thus setting the record as the highest […]

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