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....

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Interview with Lorena Zárate in the Municipal Times: Delivering the Local Social Covenant
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...
The Right to the City at the 13th World Urban Forum and the New Urban Agenda
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...
The GPR2C at WUF12: celebrating our milestones and advancing torwards the realization of the Right to the City
As in previous years, the GPR2C and its members have attended the 12th session of the World Urban Forum, held between November 4th and 8th in Cairo, Egypt. Amid a wide diversity of participants and thematics represented, including also a strong presence of corporate...
The GPR2C joins 1500+ organizations worldwide to call on States to Support South Africa’s Genocide Convention Case Against Israel at the ICJ
Sign in English / firmar en castellano / leggere in italiano / euskaraz irakurri / lire en français / leia em português / auf Deutsch lesen / قراءة باللغة العربية On December 30, a group of organizations including the Black Alliance for Peace, the Palestinian...
Housing policies from below at the ISHF2023
Barcelona. Photo by Aleksandar Pasaric on Pexels The International Social Housing Festival (ISHF) 2023 (Barcelona, 7-9 June 2023) was a space for exchanges and debates around different experiences and models to secure the provision of social and affordable housing,...
Why do we continue to advocate for the realisation of the NUA commitments?
Quito, Ecuador. Photo by Ariel Tutillo on Unsplash Because for the members and allies of the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) it is a great responsibility, even if the obligation lies with States. It is a great responsibility because thanks to the...
2022 Right to the City Overview
Dear friends, As the end of 2022 is approaching, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all members and allies of the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) for another very engaging and productive year of collaborative work and mobilization around...












