The position of the GPR2C at the WUF was clear: Culture and cultural diversity are fundamental for the full implementation of the Right to the City. They are critical for promoting cities that are free of discrimination, embrace gender equality and ethnic, racial and...
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Initiatives on cultural diversity within the framework of the Right to the City
Foto: l'art est publique The tenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF) took place from 8 to 13 February 2020 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Under the theme "Cities of Opportunity: Connecting Culture and Innovation", the forum focused on the links between...
World Urban Forum 9 – Operationalizing the Right to the City: how small-scale projects contribute to the implementation of the NUA and the SDGs.
Implementing the New Urban Agenda (NUA) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) goes beyond government programs and initiatives. It requires everyone, at all levels of society, to act according to the principles of justice, inclusiveness, sustainability and...
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Right to the City in the United Arab Emirates
This note was crafted by the GPR2C ahead of the 10th edition of the World Urban, which took place from the 8th to the 13th of February 2020 in Abu Dhabi (UAE), in order to highlight preocupations concerning the lack of of protections for women, children and foreign...
“Cultural diversity as a basis for the Right to the City”, Position Paper for WUF 10
This position paper was drafted by the GPR2C ahead of the 10th edition of the World Urban Forum, which took place from the 8th to the 13th of February 2020 in Abu Dhabi (UAE), under the theme “Cities of Opportunities: Connecting Culture and Innovation”. The paper...
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The GPR2C at the 10th World Urban Forum
The GPR2C will be joining in at the 10th session of the World Urban Forum, which will take place from the 8th to the 13th of February in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The World Urban Forum (WUF) was established in 2001 by the United Nations to address rapid urbanization and its...