Municipal Governments Are Often Slow to Act…Except When FIFA Comes to Town Host cities’ agility in preparing for the World Cup stands in sharp contrast to the usual rhetoric that municipalities cannot accomplish other civic needs
Published : 15 June 2026For Gaza’s Palestinians, Israel’s ever expanding ‘buffer zone’ means endless displacement Many residents of the besieged territory have been displaced multiple times during Israel’s genocide Jamal Abu Sukran, aged 32, and his three children have had little
Published : 15 June 2026Hannah Arendt Warned Us — How Israel Normalises Sadism in the Service of Its Settler Colonial Machine A state or a group fighting a genuine war of survival — however brutal — has the logic of
Published : 14 June 2026This publication from HIC-HLRN recounts how informal settlement communities are increasingly displaced in the name of environmental protection, climate adaptation, and disaster risk reduction, or in cases where safeguards are lacking. From flood mitigation projects
Published : 13 June 2026UK readies sanctions against Israel to deter proposed illegal West Bank settlement Move comes as 137 Labour MPs sign letter demanding ‘urgent, concrete action’ to stop settler violence The UK Foreign Office and a group of western
Published : 07 June 2026As the U.K. Sanctions Settler Farms, Israel Expands Them Only last week, Britain announced sanctions on Israel`s Farms Association, which coordinates the activities of and support for settler farms in the West Bank, the settlers` flagship
Published : 07 June 2026Gazan fishermen patch up dinghies with door frames to keep themselves afloat GAZA—In a Gaza workshop, a group of men patch up pleasure dinghies with reclaimed Fiberglas, wood and door frames pulled from the rubble, racing
Published : 05 June 2026Lebanon’s Heritage Sites Under Threat as Conflict Raises Cultural Preservation Concerns Lebanon’s cultural heritage, spanning Phoenician, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, Ottoman, and modern periods, is once again facing significant risks amid renewed hostilities in the country. Heritage
Published : 03 June 2026Strengthening the role of women in land management and productive resources "improves their well-being and that of their families Actions of the Women`s Space Project have contributed to raising awareness about women`s land rights. The Annual
Published : 31 May 2026