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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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"ورقة بحثية: "سلطات الحكم المحلي تكافح ضد تشويه الأعضاء التناسلية الأنثوية

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Factsheet #1 - Local governments combat violence against women in the public space

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"ورقة بحثية: "سلطات الحكم المحلي تكافح الزواج القسري

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Global Charter-Agenda for Human Rights in the City (2011)
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Global Charter-Agenda for Human Rights in the City (2011)

The first collective vision and roadmap by local governments worldwide on what local implementation of human rights meant on the ground and how could it be advanced.

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Role of local government in the promotion and protection of human rights - A/HRC/30/49 (2015)

Report developed by the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, adopted by the Council in 2016.

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"ورقة بحثيّة: "سلطات الحكم المحلي تكافح قتل الإناث

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European Charter for Human Rights in the City
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European Charter for the Safeguarding of Human Rights in the City (2001)

The document that scaled-up human rights cities networking in Europe. It was adopted in 2001 in Saint Denis (France) as a follow-up to the Barcelona Cities for Rights Declaration (1998).

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UCLG-CSIPDHR Report on Local Governments and Human Rights
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UCLG-CSIPDHR Report on Local Governments and Human Rights (2019)

Developed as a contribution to the OHCHR's 2019 call for contributions on local governments and human rights initiatives.

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UCLG-CSIPDHR case studies for the GOLD VI Report on "Pathways to Equality" (2022)

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“Cities as Catalysts: Municipal Strategies for Inclusive Local Policies,” Local and regional governments take the stage at the 4th edition of the UNESCO Global Forum Against Racism and Discrimination

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Co-Creating Local Policies to Realize Women Rights (2019)
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Co-Creating Local Policies to Realize Women Rights (2019)

Reporting on an event addressing violence against women in cities held in the context of the 2019 IOPD Conference (Iztapalapa).

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Report on COVID-19 and the right to adequate housing: impacts and the way forward - A/75/148 (2020)

By the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal

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Environment and climate change: Building a Human Rights approach at the local level

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Local Governments as Frontliners Against Racism and Discrimination: Collaborative Frameworks for a Global Movement

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Contribution to the Guidelines on the Implementation of the Right to Housing (2020)
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Contribution to the Guidelines on the Implementation of the Right to Housing (2020)

Contribution by the UCLG-CSIPDHR and UCLG-GOLD to the dedicated report by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing.

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Report: Webinar "LRGs against sexual violence"

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Cities for Adequate Housing Declaration (2018)
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Cities for Adequate Housing Declaration (2018)

A landmark declaration adopted by more than 40 local governments which brought the right to housing at the heart of local and global agendas.

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Local Governments for Human Rights: A Debate with the UN (2019)
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Local Governments for Human Rights: A Debate with the UN (2019)

A historical event which laid the foundations for a more structural dialogue between the UN and local governments on human rights.

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