UN Human Rights bodies special procedures have been developing different efforts to stress the importance of adopting a human rights approach in addressing the COVID-19 crisis. Beyond issuing a series of joint press releases and statements, a group of different...
Building the city with its inhabitants A call for the Right to the City COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented crisis. While it is still too early to measure all the consequences, this crisis has revealed the extent of social inequalities: mortality was higher in...
Global mapping of civil society collaborations and initiatives against COVID-19 in popular neighbourhoods In order to face the emergency and collectively imagine a post-pandemic future, it is necessary to generate and consolidate a global network of solidarity and...
Photo : Bahía Flores for CISCSA I want to contribute with 4 main points in relation to today’s topics: violence against women and their health is part of the Right to the City and Human Rights. Women's right to the city and to diversity is political, and implies the...
Official launch of activities related to the first edition of the Cameroon Cities and Homes Fair on World Day for the Right to the City (photo. Codas Caritas Douala) In collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (MINHDU) of Cameroon, the...
The session will be a debate between representatives from local governments, researchers and civil society within Africities. It will explore how the Right to the City is understood in the African context, the different ways in which it is implemented on the ground as...
Date: Thursday, September 20, 2018 to Saturday, September 22, 2018 Location: Harvard Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS) There are very few signs that slums will transition out of the urban landscape in the foreseeable future. Even after more than...
Register now for this FREE webinar Thursday, March 22, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET | 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PT. This webinar will introduce the latest report from the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, Protecting Tenants, Preventing Homelessness....
Description: TECHO, a civil society organization present in 19 Latin American countries, working in popular settlements to improve the quality of life of communities in terms of organization, housing, and habitat. Mission: To work with determination in popular...
Description: It is a non-governmental organization created in 2009, which implements comprehensive processes focused on promoting sustainable habitat management. Mission: To develop and manage community development or social interest...
Description: Corporation REGION is a Non-Governmental Organization that believes in building a just, democratic, and peaceful society. We work in processes of citizen formation, political incidence, research, and wide production of knowledge. We...
Description: It is a collective that publishes a bimonthly magazine about urban and territorial issues Mission: Contribute to a rigorous critique of the reality of our cities and territories. In particular with regard to destructive dynamics on...
