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In Kenya, floods displace thousands of people

Published in Wednesday September 5th, 2012 In In the media

September 5, 2012 Thousands of people have been displaced in parts of Kenya’s Rift Valley Province as floodwaters continue to submerge houses and schools and destroy crops. They are among more than 240,000 people throughout eastern Africa are estimated to be affected by seasonal flooding. An estimated 642 households have been affected by flooding in […]

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In Sudan, rains destroy 300 homes

Published in Wednesday September 5th, 2012 In In the media

September 4, 2012 A resident from Abu Shouk camp in El-Fasher, North Darfur, told Radio Dabanga that heavy rains destroyed more than 300 homes on Sunday, 2 September. He said one child drowned in a deep-water pond. A camp’s activist informed Radio Dabanga that dozens of families are now living in open areas and that […]

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In Uganda, refinery project will require 8,000 people evicted

Published in Wednesday September 5th, 2012 In In the media

September 5, 2012 The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has released a draft map showing details of the population and properties of people who settled on the land earmarked for the construction of an oil refinery in Buseruka Sub-county in Hoima district. Bashir Hangi, the refinery project’s communications officer said the draft maps are […]

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Squatting set to become a criminal offence in the UK

Published in Monday September 3rd, 2012 In In the media

August 31st, 2012 Squatting in a residential building in England and Wales becomes a criminal offence on Saturday, meaning squatters would face jail or a fine. Ministers said it would offer better protection for homeowners and “slam shut the door on squatters once and for all”. The maximum penalty will be six months in jail, a […]

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Exposure: Young and Homeless in the US

Published in Monday September 3rd, 2012 In In the media

August 31st, 2012 By CRAIG BLANKENHORN SADLY for the children across America who are homeless today, neither presidential campaign is expected to pay much attention to them, with big policy speeches or new ideas about improving their situation. There are 1.6 million homeless children in the United States. I want to be the witness to this, […]

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New expulsions, persecution of Roma have some warning ‘Hitler was not alone’

Published in Monday September 3rd, 2012 In In the media

August 31st, 2012 “Remember that Hilter was never alone,” warns one European journalist and blogger in the wake of recent violence throughout Europe, racist actions by right wing groups, and now, just this week – more forcible expulsions of the group known as “Roma” or gypsies fromFrance. Meanwhile today, human rights groups, the European Union and several […]

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Xayaburi dam project proceeds as protest grows in Laos

Published in Thursday August 30th, 2012 In In the media

August 29, 2012 In Laos, the construction of controversial hydroelectric dam in Xayaburi province is under way, despite disagreement from its neighbors, Cambodia and Vietnam. The Xayaburi dam project started when the Laotian government and Thailand’s giant construction company, Ch Karnchang Pcl, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2007. However, scientists, activists and two other […]

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An Englishman’s castle: social housing in Britain

Published in Thursday August 30th, 2012 In In the media

August 25, 2012 Britain desperately needs more homes IN A city overflowing with people, the Heygate estate, near Elephant and Castle in south London, is an eerie place. Most of the flats lie empty, the windows and doors shuttered with metal plates. Concrete walkways, once intended as “streets in the sky”, extend uselessly into open […]

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134 Families Face Forced Displacement in Zambia

Published in Thursday August 30th, 2012 In In the media

August 29, 2012 OVER 134 families in Nsamba area in Chief Kanyeshya’s chiefdom in Mkushi District are facing possible destitution after their traditional leader allegedly sold 1, 900 hectares of their land to an investor. According to Chief Kanyeshya’s adviser, Maxwell Katenta, Chief Kanyeshya allegedly sold the land to Capital Fisheries, displacing over 134 families […]

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Hurricane Isaac soaks Gulf Coast and tests New Orleans levees

Published in Wednesday August 29th, 2012 In In the media

Hurricane Isaac drove water over the top of a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not breached, officials said. Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser said about 2,000 residents of the area had been ordered to evacuate but only about half were confirmed to have gotten out before Isaac made landfall late on Tuesday.

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