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Activists are protesting against the relocation of the Zeynel Bey Tomb in the historical city of Hasankeyf which is under the threat of the Ilisu Dam on the Tigris River On June 4, 2016, several dozen activists have protested against the relocation of the Zeynel Bey Tomb in the historical city

Business , Disasters , Human Rights , Migration , Sustainable Development / 05/01/2016

On Labour day, 12,000 refugees can go homeless in Berlin

A new law starting on May 1 in Berlin to curb on holiday rentals like Airbnb can lead to thousands of refugees going homeless overnight Berlin, a city already facing a housing crunch is introducing a new law from 1st May banning unregistered holiday apartments. Over the past years, many landl

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Environment , Featured , Forests , Human Rights , Water / 03/16/2016

A second Honduras anti-dam activist assassinated, EU funders suspend funding

Nelson Garcia, a member of the same Indigenous rights group as murdered activist Berta Caceres, has been assassinated in Honduras. On Tuesday, Nelson Garcia was killed after being shot four times in the face in the Rio Chiquito community who was a member of the Civic Council of Popular and Indige

Business , Corruption , Disasters , Environment , Human Rights , Labour , Water / 03/15/2016

Italian corporation reported to OECD over dam disaster

Survival International has reported Italian engineering giant Salini to the OECD over its construction of a controversial dam set to destroy the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people in Ethiopia and Kenya. The dam has cut off the Omo river’s regular flooding, which 100,000 people rely on

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Disasters , Environment , Forests , Human Rights , Multimedia , Sustainable Development , Videos , Water / 03/10/2016

Africa’s oldest national park under new threat

Activists say, it may only be a matter of weeks before Uganda issues oil licence in Lake Edward, effectively opening up Virunga by the back door. According to Global Witness, on the 26th of February seven companies submitted bids to the Ugandan government in a licensing round which includes the N

Biodiversity , Corruption , Environment , Food , Forests , Human Rights , Labour , Migration , Sustainable Development / 02/04/2016

Indigenous people assert their rights over Sundarban Forest, India

More than 200 people from the region assembled at a Public Hearing in Sundarban islands and asserted their rights to the island’s mangrove forests in India “The tiger is not our threat, the Forest Department is.” The people, through submissions made to the Independent Public Hearing Panel

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Data & Reports , Disasters , Education , Environment , Featured , Food , Forests , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development , Videos / 01/13/2016

Progress can Kill: Survival report reveals world’s highest suicide rate

A new report published by Survival International reveals that the appalling suicide rate among the indigenous Guarani Kaiowá people of southern Brazil is the highest in the world. The rate of self-inflicted deaths within the tribe is 34 times the Brazilian national average, and statistically the h

Environment , Resources , Sustainable Development , Water / 12/20/2015

Local level water cooperation flourishes in Central Asia

Bunyod Holmatov & Jonathan Lautze Despite high-level tensions between countries, water cooperation is thriving on the tributaries of the Syr Darya Water has been a major cause of tension for Central Asian countries since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The planting of vast cotton fields and

Aid , Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Corruption , Education , Energy , Environment , Featured , Food , Forests , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Labour , Migration , Resources , Science & Technology , Soil , Sustainable Development , Transport , Water / 12/14/2015

The Paris climate agreement at a glance

Emil Jeyaratnam, The Conversation; James Whitmore, The Conversation; Michael Hopkin, The Conversation, and Wes Mountain, The Conversation On December 12, 2015 in Paris, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change finally came to a landmark agreement. Signed by 196 nations, the Paris Ag

Aid , Data & Reports , Education , Gender , Health , Human Rights , Labour , Migration , Multimedia , Sustainable Development , Videos / 12/08/2015

UN launches 2016 humanitarian appeal asking for $20.1 billion, the highest request ever

More than 125 million people in the world need humanitarian assistance. This will require a record US$20.1 billion in funding – five times the amount a decade ago. Through collective and coordinated action, aid organisations aim to bring urgent help to more than 87.6 million of the most vulnerable

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