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20 Corpses Recovered in Adamawa Flood, Nigeria

Published in Tuesday September 18th, 2012 In In the media

September 17, 2012 At least 20 corpses swept away by flood have been recovered from River Benue in Adamawa state, Red Cross officials have said. The Red Cross secretary in the state Abubakar Ahmad told Daily Trust on Sunday that, “Corpses of 20 persons swept away by flood, which followed heavy rains and unexpected release […]

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West African Floods Bring Back the Same Old Problems

Published in Thursday September 13th, 2012 In In the media

September 12, 2012 This story was written under the auspices of the TRF/NORAD Journalism Training project. Amid the commotion in the flooded Saga district of Niger’s capital Niamey, on the left bank of the Niger river, Issa Ali and his two wives are scrambling about in the water. With their four children already safe from […]

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Squatters to march against evictions

Published in Tuesday September 11th, 2012 In In the media

September 10, 2012 THE squatters who were evicted from an industrial site in Marlboro, Johannesburg, by the City of Johannesburg, have vowed to take their fight to the street after losing a court battle two weeks ago. About 150 families, who are now staying in six military tents, a few metres from where they were […]

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UN stresses positives of urban growth with new tool to track city prosperity

Published in Thursday September 6th, 2012 In In the media

September 05, 2012 Cities should be seen as drivers of economic growth and human development, says report published at World Urban Forum A new index to measure and track the prosperity of cities has been unveiled by UN-Habitat, the UN human settlements programme, in a bid to encourage a more upbeat view of the world’s […]

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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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The Marlboro Evictions in South Africa and the Shortfalls of the Housing Policy

Published in Tuesday August 28th, 2012 In In the media

August 28, 2012 After protests against evictions in Marlboro last week cast fresh scrutiny on the legality of the evictions themselves, lawyers and NGOs working in the area warned that the legal challenge against the evictions masked a far greater problem: namely, the severe shortage of housing in Alexandra and the spill-over into neighbouring Marlboro. […]

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Free Webinar on Unaccompanied Homeless Youth

Published in Monday August 27th, 2012 In Mobilisation and agenda

August 27, 2012 Training Will Discuss New Report: “Alone Without A Home” On Friday, September 7, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty will be hosting a free webinar on its upcoming report, “Alone Without a Home: A State-by-State Review of Laws Affecting Unaccompanied Homeless Youth.” Each year, an estimated 1.6 million children and […]

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Flood Kills Two and Renders 200 Homeless in Adamawa, Nigeria

Published in Friday August 24th, 2012 In In the media

August 23rd, 2012 Flood in seven local government areas of Adamawa State killed two persons, and rendered about 200 others homeless. Speaking to newsmen yesterday, Executive Secretary of the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Mr Shadrach Daniel, said the affected local government areas include Numan, Demsa, Madagali, Mayo-Belwa, Yola North, Yola South and Guyuk. […]

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‘Illegal’ JMPD evictions shatter Marlboro community in South Africa

Published in Thursday August 23rd, 2012 In In the media

August 22nd, 2012 Metro police in Johannesburg have cracked down on a community of shackdwellers in Marlboro, evicting residents in direct contravention of state laws. The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) has dug in its heels and is continuing to evict residents of an informal settlement in Marlboro, despite a court ruling to the contrary. […]

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