Between November 11-15, mayors and local and regional representatives from around the World gathered in Durban, South Africa to attend the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) World Summit. For the first time in the history of UCLG, the Summit included thematic...
The Habitat International Coalition (HIC), its Latin American office (HIC-AL) and the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) have come together to promote an online communications campaign to draw attention to the persecution suffered by human rights...
On August 12, 2019, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) and TECHO launched the "Artistic Challenge: Latin American and Caribbean Youth Perspectives on Climate Change under the framework of the Right to the City". The initiative invites young...
The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP25) was held from 2 to 12 December in Madrid. The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) organized and joined activities and mobilizations both inside and outside...
One of the central ideas behind the GPR2C’s work is to strengthen ties between its members and encourage the exchange of knowledge and experiences. Communication plays an essential role in this process because it facilitates these interactions and the flow of...
Photo: ENEL Peru The scurity of our habitat defenders is in jeopardy. States and big business try to stop people who, despite being under threat, speak out in defense of the right to land, housing and right to the city. Today, 10th of December, marks the 71st...
Faced with the environmental and civilizatory crisis generated by a globalized capitalist system greedy for resources, social and ecological transition initiatives are multiplying all over the world. Transformative economies are urgent and central part of this...
This October, the Transnational Institute of Social Ecology (TRISE) has released the book “Social Ecology and the Right to the City: Towards Ecological and Democratic Cities”. Edited by Federico Venturini, Emet Degirmenci, and Inés Morales, the publication gathers...
The campaign for World Day for the Right to the City was a great success, many thanks to all of you who made it possible! This day was joined by different campaigns with the aim of giving visibility to the struggles, initiatives and materials around the right to the...
The GPR2C is proud to present the Policy Paper on the Right to the City it has been preparing for the 6th Congress of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) to take place along the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders on 11-15 November 2019 in Durban, South...
