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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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Human Rights Cities and the SDGs
A publication by the Raoul Wallenberg Institute on Human Rights.
2019 Annual Report (UCLG-CSIPDHR)
Annual Report for 2019 by the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights
Asian Human Rights Charter (1998)
Landmark document in the advance of human rights in the Asia Pacific region which ultimately influenced the regional movement of human rights cities. Adopted in Gwangju (South Korea) in 1998.
The Right to the City in the Habitat III Summit (2016)
A report of the activities organized by the Committee during the Habitat III final Conference held in Quito.
Urban Migration: Strenghtening Cooperation with Civil Society (2019)
Reporting on the MC2CM Peer Learning event held in Sfax. Focus on local government - civil society cooperation on migration.
Tuzla Human Rights Cities Declaration (2010)
The final declaration of a key seminar, which gave follow-up to the implementation of the European Charter for Human Rights in the City before the adoption of the Global Charter Agenda (2011)
Local government debates on human rights and the right to the city (2017)
These were held in Madrid, Geneva and Gwangju, and gave a crucial follow-up to the Habitat III Conference.
Live Learning Experience on COVID-19 and Migration (2020)
A meeting of the UCLG #BeyondtheOutbreak community focusing on local governments' role in protecting migrant residents face to the COVID-19 crisis.
2023 Annual Report - UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights
Gwangju Guiding Principles for a Human Rights City (2014)
Developed in the framework of the World Human Rights Cities Forum, they seek to inspire more local governments to become human rights cities.
Right to the City for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the New Urban Agenda (2018)
A publication by the Global Platform for the Right to the City.
New Urban Agenda (2016)
First international document to mention the right to the city. Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2016 after the Habitat III process.
2018 Annual Report (UCLG-CSIPDHR)
Annual Report for 2018 by the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights