Keyword: conflict
Prospects for the Arab City Facing the Multiple Challenge of War, Conflict, Social Cohesion and the Fulfillment of Human Rights
Despite international norms and standards for the “civilized” conduct of war, conflict in the 20th century ―has been the history of the destruction of cities in the ESCWA region.
Global: Taking on the land-grabbers
Property developers in Indonesia and Thailand moved in quickly after the 2004 Tsunami, snapping up land from those relocated into resettlement camps to build luxury resorts, further squeezing the livelihoods of the poor. Land grabbing happened after Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, the Haiti earthquake, and after cyclones and floods in the Philippines, according to the World Disasters Report
2010 (WDR).
NEPAL: Fears of violence during expected Kathmandu squatter eviction
Thousands of landless squatters turned out in protest (Photo: Naresh Newar/IRIN)
A Nepalese government development plan for Kathmandu could lead to violence as the authorities seek to evict some 40 squatter settlements with an estimated population of over 20,000 of landless squatters, the support group Lumanti say. “We are ready to kill ourselves to stop government bulldozers. This is a life or death situation,” said Saru Magar, a landless squatter, who has been living at Bansighat settlement in the city centre for over 30 years.