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In the Local Policies section you will find a compilation of local government policies on human rights, the right to the city, housing and other key topics for local social inclusion and participatory democracy agendas. Our search engine will allow you to select practices according to more specific categories or types of contents, including more than sixty case studies developed within the Inclusive Cities Observatory initiative (a joint endeavour by the UCLG-CSIPDHR, the University College of London and the Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra). The Resources section of this Knowledge Hub gathers useful publications, policy documents, international declarations and valuable learning resources.
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UCLG Manifesto on the Future of Housing (2019)
UCLG's renewed policy position on housing adopted by the World Congress of 2019 held in Durban.
Report on the right to housing of persons with disabilities - A/72/128 (2017)
Report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing, Leilani Farha.
Prostitution of minors in Seine-Saint-Denis: a study of the files of the Children's Social Services
This study made it possible to analyse their profiles to enable professionals to better understand their pathways, anticipate risk situations and therefore better protect them.
European Charter for Human Rights in the City - An Explanatory Note (2006)
By Aida Guillén.
The Right to the City: Building another possible world (2016)
Guidelines for understanding and operationalizing the right to the city by the Global Platform for the Right to the City.
Cooperative housing: An alternative to the financialization of housing (2019)
By Lorenzo Vidal (CIDOB).
Public policies and budgets with a human rights perspective : an operational manual for public servants
A publication by the OHCHR - Mexico Office.
Invitation to join the global campaign “10, 100, 1000 Human Rights Cities and Territories by 2030"
Homeless Bill of Rights (2017)
A European initiative by FEANTSA aimed at better protecting the rights of homeless people in cities. Local governments can adhere to this initiative.
2020 Action Plan (UCLG-CSIPDHR)
Action Plan for 2021 by the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights
Ecological Transition and the Right to the City (2015)
Report of discussion events on the Right to the City and the Ecological Transition held in the context of the Paris COP21 Summit.
The Right to the City for Women: An Open Letter (2019)
Open letter endorsed by the Mayors of Barcelona, Montreal and Mexico City on the occasion of the 2019 Women's Day.
Report on access to justice for the right to housing - A/HRC/40/61 (2019)
By the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing, Leilani Farha.
2021 Annual Report (UCLG-CSIPDHR)
Annual Report for 2021 by the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights
Urban Global Justice: The Rise of Human Rights Cities (2016)
By Michelle Grigolo and Barbara Oomen.
Policy paper on the Right to the City (2019)
Policy paper developed by the Global Platform for the Right to the City on the occasion of the UCLG World Congress of Durban (2019).
Local Government Initiatives to Prevent and Address Femicides and Violence Against Women (2021)
Contribution by the UCLG-CSIPDHR to the 2021 Call for Contributions by the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women.
