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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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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).
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
Local Governments as Frontliners Against Racism and Discrimination: Collaborative Frameworks for a Global Movement
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.
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.
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.
Report on migrant women in cities and the role of local governments (2020)
Summary of discussions held during the 2020 multi-stakeholder dialogue on migrant women in cities.
For a World of Inclusive Cities (2008)
This publication presents several policy guidelines and recommendations for local governments when designing public policies for social inclusion.
Senegalese Charter for Citizen Participation and the Right to the City (2017)
A nationwide initiative promoted by Enda Ecopop which brought together 75 local elected representatives.
Report of the 2020 UCLG Comunity of Practice on Housing
The meeting focused on exploring the emerging role of local governments facing the impacts of the COVID-19 over local housing systems.
Saint Denis Declaration on the Right to the City (2012)
Final declaration of the World Seminar of Local Authorities for the Right to the City held in Saint Denis (2012). This process would galvanize UCLG's recognition of the Right to the City.
Report of the European Workshop on Human Rights Cities (2018)
Held in the context of the Cities for Rights Conference, this event addressed the main outcomes of the 20 years old European human rights cities movement.
Summary of the intersessional panel discussion on Local Governments and Human Rights - A/HRC/38/22 (2018)
Summary of the intersessional panel discussion held on 2017 by the Human Rights Council.
