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...

Gender equality
A city/human settlement of gender equality, which adopts all necessary measures to combat discrimination in all its forms against women and girls; a city/human settlement which takes all appropriate measures to ensure the full development of women and girls, guarantee them equality in the exercise and fulfillment of human rights, and a life free of violence.Gender equality
Campaigns
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...
8M 2021: The Right to the City is Gender Equality!
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...
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...
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...
How cities can mitigate human-nature conflict
Climate justice must be put at the centre of the agenda, radically changing how we relate, produce and consume in our societies.A group of people participates in the sit-in in front of the Congress of Deputies called on the occasion of the Global Day of Action for...
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] The impact of COVID-19 on 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...
Womens Right to the City Manifesto
Events
Dialogue series “The Right to the City in the face of today’s challenges”
CLACSO and the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) organize a dialogue series to advance the collective learning process of the GPR2C Thematic Papers 2021 and present the workbook "The Right to the City in the face of challenges from today" The four...
GPR2C Members and allies initiatives for Urban October 2021
Every year, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) celebrates Urban October, an opportunity to raise our voices about our struggles and initiatives and to join forces for a better world. In 2021, Urban October will kick-off on Monday, 4 October with...
The GPR2C at the Fearless Cities 2021
‘Fearless’ means daring to get our hands dirty rather than watch from the sidelines. Fearless Cities is an informal global movement of activists, organizations, councilors and mayors that are working to radicalize democracy, feminize politics and drive the transition...
Generation Equality Forum: Paris
The Generation Equality Forum in Paris will take place from 30 June – 2 July. Attended by Heads of State, the Paris Forum will convene Governments, international organizations, civil society, youth, the private sector and activists from the entire world to make...
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...
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...