Gender Equality is key to the 'Right to the City for all' struggle! The International Women's Day (IWD), on March 8, and this month as a whole mark a key moment in the feminist struggle around the world. Gender equality is one of the eight components of the Right to...
Fulfilled social functions
A city/human settlement fulfilling its social functions, that is, ensuring equitable and affordable access for all to housing, goods, services and urban opportunities, particularly for women, marginalized groups and people with special needs; a city/human settlement that prioritizes theFulfilled social functions
Campaigns
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"...
Cities for Dignity, not for Profit!
This Urban October the Global Platform for the Right to the City is launching a campaign to pressure authorities to act on long-term structural transformations and commit to protecting the social function of the city. We demand cities understood as commons that...
The Right to the City at the High-Level Political Forum
The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) is the core United Nations platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The theme of this year's edition is "Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and...
News
Transformative Cities People’s Choice Award: Vote now!
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...
Chile will decide whether to approve or reject a new Constitution that includes the Right to Housing and the City
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...
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...
Cycle of debates “Advances in the right to the city in Latin America: Debating the Statute of the City, the New Urban Agenda, new constitutional provisions, laws and public policies”
In the last three decades, Latin America has played a key role in the debate and struggle for the Right to the City, being the region also a pioneer in experiences of legal recognition of this right and the formulation of public policies aimed at the implementation of...
Publications
[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.
Cities for All: Proposals and Experiences Towards the Right to the City
For over thirty years, Habitat International Coalition (HIC) has focused on the link between human habitat, human rights, and dignity, together with people’s demands, capabilities, and aspirations for freedom and solidarity. HIC has been committed to be involved in...
Events
Human Rights Day 2022
Every year on 10 December, the world celebrates Human Rights Day, the very day when, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This year’s Human Rights Day slogan is “Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for...
Monitoramento do Direito à Cidade e ODS nas Políticas Municipais
Da relevância de indicadores sobre o indicadores sobre o direito à cidade para a implementação e acompanhamento das Agenda Global 2030 – ODS e Nova Agenda Urbana por meio do desenvolvimento de políticas municipais, pois os indicadores foram construídos a partir dos...
Asia-Pacific regional consultation for the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing report on climate change and housing
Objective The purpose of this public consultation is to collect input and recommendations from Civil Society Organizations in preparation for the Rapporteur’s next report to the Human Rights Council in 2023 to the issue of the right to adequate housing and climate...
Americas consultation for the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing report on climate change and housing
Objective The purpose of this public consultation is to collect input and recommendations from Civil Society Organizations in preparation for the Rapporteur’s next report to the Human Rights Council in 2023 to the issue of the right to adequate housing and climate...
Members
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...
Fundación AVINA
Description: We are a Latin American foundation that promotes sustainability through collaborative processes, generating positive impacts on a large scale. To fulfill our mission, we work for the South (Latin America and Africa), in line with the United...
Arquitectura Sense Fronteres de Catalunya- ASF Catalunya
Description: In Architecture Without Borders of Catalonia, we promote universal access to decent housing, overcoming poverty, improving access to education and health, gender equity and environmental quality, with projects both locally and...