There is an urgent need for governments and society at all levels to deeply rethink the dominant urban development model and the nature of cities that it has spawned in order to correct the ongoing climate emergency. Said paradigm shift should advance towards more...

Diverse and inclusive economies
A city/human settlement with diverse and inclusive economies that safeguards and ensures access to secure livelihoods and decent work for all inhabitants, gives room to other economies (e.g. social and solidarity economy, sharing economy), recognizes the domestic care and community work developed largely by women and ensures the full development of women and girls.Diverse and inclusive economies
Campaigns
The GPR2C at the High-Level Political Forum 2021
The GPR2C will participate in the 2021 High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development (6-15th July) to bring an urgent appeal to the United Nations and all international, regional, national and local institutions and civil society organizations to renew their...
Right to the City: A Roadmap for Climate Justice
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) publishes the Thematic Paper: Right to the City: a roadmap for Climate Justice The relevance of the Right to the City to face Climate Change, Global Warming and Environmental JusticeThis thematic paper is the...
Decalogue for Participatory Slum Upgrading
The Decalogue arises from the alliance between civil society organizations, social movements, universities, research centers, international and regional organizations and networks that have come together within the framework of the "Synergies for Solidarity"...
News
Advancing on the Right to the City trough Municipal Policies: the Right to the City Indicators
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...
Social and Solidarity Economy is the way to overcome inequalities through the COVID-19 recovery
This post is also available in: French, Spanish. On the Occasion of the 2021 High-Level Political Forum, RIPESS, Urgenci and the Global Platform for the Right to the City have co-organised the side-event “Overcoming inequalities through the COVID-19 recovery:...
Find out more about HIC Co-learning Spaces
HIC Co-learning Spaces - the Habitat International Coalition is an active member of the Global Platform for the Right to the City - are cross-regional, multi-session encounters open to all HIC Members, Friends, and allies to generate and multiply emancipatory learning...
For the Right to the City and Housing in post-pandemic reconstruction in Latin America and the Caribbean: The GPR2C at the IV LAC Forum on Housing and Habitat
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...
Publications
The Right to The City in Asia Region: Stories from the ‘Invisible’
This research raises questions about the right to the city both in terms of definition and practice in the Asian region, drawing on the experiences of four countries: China, South Korea, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Through a fruitful collaborative process, the...
[THEMATIC PAPER] The City as a Common Good: A Pillar of the Right to the City
Since 2020, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) has embarked on a collective learning process together with all its members and allies for the elaboration of a series of thematic papers to explore and deepen into the key conceptual and programmatic...
[THEMATIC PAPER] Right to the City: A Roadmap for Climate Justice
This paper proves that the Right to the City framework is already providing substantial alternatives to work for Climate Justice, with examples of successful experiences worldwide! Since 2020, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) has embarked...
Moving toward the Implementation of the Right to the City in Latin America and Internationally
This publication gathers the research “Moving toward the Implementation of the Right to the City in Latin America and Internationally”, an initiative of the Global Platform on the Right to the City.
Events
Ciclo de debates “Avances del derecho a la ciudad en América Latina”
En 2021, se conmemoran 5 años de existencia de la Nueva Agenda Urbana (NAU) y se celebran los 20 años del Estatuto de la Ciudad (EC) de Brasil, ambos productos de importantes movilizaciones y estrategias de incidencia que han involucrado a distintos actores sociales y...
Ciclo de debates “Avances del derecho a la ciudad en América Latina”
En 2021, se conmemoran 5 años de existencia de la Nueva Agenda Urbana (NAU) y se celebran los 20 años del Estatuto de la Ciudad (EC) de Brasil, ambos productos de importantes movilizaciones y estrategias de incidencia que han involucrado a distintos actores sociales y...
Ciclo de debates “Avances del derecho a la ciudad en América Latina”
En 2021, se conmemoran 5 años de existencia de la Nueva Agenda Urbana (NAU) y se celebran los 20 años del Estatuto de la Ciudad (EC) de Brasil, ambos productos de importantes movilizaciones y estrategias de incidencia que han involucrado a distintos actores sociales y...
Ciclo de debates “Avances del derecho a la ciudad en América Latina”
En 2021, se conmemoran 5 años de existencia de la Nueva Agenda Urbana (NAU) y se celebran los 20 años del Estatuto de la Ciudad (EC) de Brasil, ambos productos de importantes movilizaciones y estrategias de incidencia que han involucrado a distintos actores sociales y...
Members
Vizinhos de Arroios
Description: "Vizinhos de Arroios" is an informal, non-partisan organization of neighbours and residents of the "Arroios" neighbourhood in the city of Lisbon (Portugal) Mission: Promote, Reclaim, Discuss, Debate, Denounce issues of...
Observatório das metrópoles
Description: Observatório das metrópoles is a networked research group, bringing together institutions and researchers from university, governmental and non-governmental fields. The team formed in the Observatory has been working for 20 years, currently...
Centro de Desarrollo Urbano Sustentable -CEDEUS
Description: Interdisciplinary research aimed at public policy Mission: To generate interdisciplinary scientific knowledge to increase awareness and strengthen the policy and practice of sustainable urban development in Chile. Outreach:...
Atelier Populaire d’Urbanisme-APU
Description: Atelier Populaire d'Urbanisme : mobilising the inhabitants of Villeneuve for the Right to the City Mission: To defend the interests of the inhabitants of Villeneuve de Grenoble in the urban renovation project. Outreach: Local Right to...