Every year, millions of people lose their homes. Forced evictions are not an accident of rapid urbanisation or climate crises. They are a direct consequence of political choices. They happen as a result of how our cities and housing markets are regulated, developed...
COP30, which takes place from November 10 to 21, 2025 in Belém do Pará, Brazil, can be an opportunity to leverage the Right to the City and Climate Justice in building a multi-actor, multi-level partnership for climate action, led by communities, in alliance with...
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) Members and Allies will be in Nairobi to actively participate in the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly ( 5 to 9 June 2023), to call on UN Member States and UN-Habitat to accelerate the...
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...
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) celebrates the conclusion of the GOLD VII research process on the Economies of Equality and Care, launched by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) as its flagship research initiative for the 2023-2026 period....
Lorena Zárate, coordinator of the Global Platform for the Right to the City 30 July- UCLG World Congress 2026 *Original source: Municipal Times The Congress marks an important milestone for the Local Social Covenant. From your perspective, what is its greatest...
22–25 June 2026 | Tangier, Morocco The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) actively participated in the UCLG World Congress of Local and Regional Governments, held in Tangier, Morocco, from 22 to 25 June 2026.Convened by United Cities and Local...
Baku, Azerbaijan | 17–22 May 2026 As in previous editions, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) and its members played an active role in the 13th World Urban Forum (WUF13), held in Baku, Azerbaijan. As the main multi-stakeholder dialogue platform...
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The Learning & Advocacy Note summarising the [Re]claiming Co-Produced Housing Dialogues is now available online in English, French, and Spanish. Download the Publication or read it here in English / French / Spanish. The Learning & Advocacy Note synthesises...
The global network of local and regional governments, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), adopted the New Global Charter-Agenda for Human Rights in the City on 25 June 2026 during its World Congress in Tangier. The Charter is a political commitment and...
This guide intends to present a series of indicators that allow for monitoring the implementation of public policies at the municipal level, and that make it possible to advance in the concretion and implementation of the Right to the City. We understand the Right to...
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...
The Habitat III process reflected the deliberation of various actors to collectively commit to actions that make our cities, villages, territories and human settlements more just, inclusive, safe and sustainable. Key issues emerged toward the adoption of the New Urban...
How is housing policy shaped by local actors inside and outside public institutions? How do these practices respond to the housing emergency with short and long-term actions? How do they vary across the globe? What alliances are driving them, particularly...
The International Social Housing Festival (ISHF) 2023 will take place in Barcelona, Spain, on June 7–9. It will focus on the lessons to be learned from mature as well as emerging housing systems vis-à-vis emerging social and economic challenges across the world, with...
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be held from Monday, 10 July, to Wednesday, 19 July 2023, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. This includes the three-day ministerial segment of the forum from Monday, 17 July, to...
Description: ActionAid Association is an organisation working for social and ecological justice. ActionAid has been engaged with the most marginalised communities in India since 1972. In 2006, ActionAid Association was registered as an Indian organisation, governed by...
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...
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...
Description: We are an Advisory Group working to achieve sustainable + resilient + humane cities Mission: To accompany the cities (their local governments in their different forms) so that they incorporate all the policies, tools and innovations...
