The vote for the finalists of the 2021-2022 edition of the Transformative Cities Award is now open. To select the awarded stories, the public (this means you!) will vote on the top twelve initiatives via this page, starting from 6th October and ending on 6th November...
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) are proud to present the Policy Paper on the Commons, prepared to inform discussions during and beyond the 7th UCLG Congress to take place between October 10th and...
On 4 September the Chilean people will vote on the text of a new constitution. The new constitution will replace the 1980 Constitution, designed by the dictatorship of General Pinochet. After the social outburst in October 2019, 80% of Chileans expressed in a...
As in previous editions, the GPR2C and members have participated actively in the 11th World Urban Forum, held in Katowice, Poland, from the 26th to 30th of June. As the largest forum convened by UN-Habitat, the World Urban Forum was marked as a key space for...
Background On Thursday 28 April 2022 the President of the United Nations General Assembly convened a one-day High-Level Meeting (HLM) to assess the progress of the implementation of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) at the UN headquarters in New York. The discussion was...
Over the last years, Observatory DESC and the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) have been collaborating in a series of joint projects and initiatives that seek to reinforce the awareness around and recognition of the Right to the City as a key vector...
Solidarity with all peoples at war, we call for: ☮️ Strict compliance with Human Rights law ☮️ Protection of the civilian population ☮️ Refugees to be welcomed without discrimination 📢Stand up for Human Rights, Peace and Democracy! #solidaritywithukraine #Ukraine...
Interview to Lorena Zárate, our project coordinator, in the “Global Communities of Practice” radio program, by Anacláudia Rossbach and Edward Blakely. Listen and learn about her trajectory, the Global Platform for the Right to the City, the Right to the City and new...
Under its current strategy of reinforcing its Sustainability and Financial Resilience Strategy, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) is hiring a consultancy to support fundraising activities, identify opportunities and support the team with donor...
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) has been invited by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) to facilitate a thematic Town Hall process during 2022. The goal is to foster shared narratives and concrete recommendations from civil society...
