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Habitat III Visual Art by the Global Platform for the Right to the City

Habitat III Visual Art by the Global Platform for the Right to the City

The Global Platform for the Right to the City hosted several events during HABITAT III – the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development – that took place in Quito, Ecuador, from 17 – 20 October 2016. VISUAL ART BY THE GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR...

GPR2C: European Regional Meeting in Barcelona

Communication on the GPR2C European Regional Meeting April 2nd and 3rd 2016 - University of Barcelona, Spain  The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) European Regional Meeting was held on April 2nd and 3rd 2016 in Barcelona, Spain, gathering 74...

GPR2C comments on Policy Papers Frameworks

By GPR2C Team and UCLG The GPR2C (Global Platform for the Right to the City) commented the 10 Policy Papers Frameworks – all of them were released on last 29th February. According to the Habitat 3 Secretariat, the policy papers are considered official inputs to United...

Habitat 3 Secretariat releases the 10 policy papers

By GPR2C The Habitat 3 Secretariat launched on March 9th 2016 all of the 10 policy papers submmited by Habitat 3 Policy Units on 29 February 2016. The documents are available online and they can be downloaded here. According to the Secretariat, the policy papers are...

GPR2C represents the right to the city at experts meeting

GPR2C Team The GPR2C (Global Platform for the Right to the City) members are participanting of the second Habitat III Experts Meeting Policy Unit 1: Right to the City for all,  from 27th to 28th January in Bogota, Colombia. The event is focused on the draft of the New...

Habitat III ‘policy units’ experts announced

By Greg Scruggs (Citiscope) NEW YORK — Following two months of delay, the organizers of next year’s Habitat III summit on urbanization have made public the list of 200 individuals who will make up key thematic expert groups for the drafting of the New Urban Agenda,...

PrepCom 2: Official statements indicate concerns around participation

By Greg Scruggs and Carey L. Biron - Citiscope Developing countries and other stakeholders are expressing concerns on two issues in particular as talks in Nairobi push forward the Habitat III process: broadening participation in that process and figuring out how to...