The fourth edition of the Latin American and the Caribbean Forum on Housing and Habitat, co-organized by Habitat for Humanity and Urban Housing Practitioners Hub (UHPH), took place from 17-21 May 2021. As in previous editions, the Global Platform for the Right to the...
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Urban October 2021 initiatives: Share with us what are you planning!
Every year, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) celebrates Urban October, an opportunity to raise our voices about our struggles and initiatives and to join forces for a better world. In 2021, Urban October will commence on Monday, 4 October with...
How cities can mitigate human-nature conflict
Climate justice must be put at the centre of the agenda, radically changing how we relate, produce and consume in our societies.A group of people participates in the sit-in in front of the Congress of Deputies called on the occasion of the Global Day of Action for...
Second dialogue between civil society, local governments and UN Special Rapporteurs
Collaborating internationally and working locally towards care and systemic transformation Following a first roundtable held on December 2020, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C), Habitat International Coalition (HIC) and United Cities and...
The GPR2C supports the call for a Binding Treaty on Transnational Corps. and Human Rights
Cities are on the front lines of today’s most urgent challenges, dealing with the climate crisis and rising global inequality. Local governments from across the world are increasingly committed to the advance of #HumanRights and the #RightToTheCity. However, the...
How to think about Women’s Right to the City?
March 8th is a day to commemorate women's struggles around the world. The resistances that have taken place and those that still need to be sustained. This new 8th of March brings us together again, amplifying voices to which we add and raise the Women's Right to the...
The GPR2C opens a news inbox for its member organisations and allies
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C), among other objectives, aims to be a space for the dissemination of relevant news on the Right to the City. We are here to make it easier for all GPR2C members and allies to publish, in a more agile way, on the...
Connecting across Habitat Rights and the Right to the City
Civil society and local governments join forces with UN Special Rapporteurs in a first roundtable to discuss possible paths for joint work On Friday, December 4th, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C), Habitat International Coalition...
The creation of the GPR2C’s Thematic Papers
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) is organizing a process of collective learning on the Right to the City. This process is being carried out through the development of seven thematic papers on the perspective and connection of the Right to the City...
GPR2C Thematic Papers
For the remainder of 2020, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) is embarked on the preparation of three thematic documents to deepen the key conceptual and programmatic contents related to the right to the city. These documents are intended to...