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The Annual Report of the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights is now available (2018)!
Thursday, 28 November 2019
We are pleased to inform you the Annual Report of the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights is already available online. The Report includes all the activities carried out by the Committee throughout 2018. The Annual Report 2018 includes articles on events such as: The European Workshop of Local Government and Human Rights (...
The 2019 UCLG Congress: A Platform for Advancing the Committee’s Strategy on Human Rights and the Right to the City
Monday, 25 November 2019
The 2019 edition of the UCLG Congress, held in the South African city of Durban from 11 to 15 November, has provided local governments gathered in the framework of the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights (UCLG CSIPDHR) with a platform to advance many of their priorities and shared initiatives at a global level. Many events...
Reimagining “Human Rights Cities”: Gwangju hosts a new edition of its World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF)
Sunday, 10 November 2019
From 30 September to 2 October, the City of Gwangju became once more the beating heart of the global human rights cities movement after hosting the 9th edition of the World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF). In its 2019 edition, local government, civil society and international participants to the Forum assessed the latest policy developments in local human rights...
Implementing the Right to Adequate Housing: Nourishing Durban Congress debates and the next Report of the UN Special Rapporteur
Tuesday, 29 October 2019
The next UCLG World Congress of Durban (11-15 November) will host several events and networking opportunities that will define the future strategy on housing of member local governments and the world organization in the coming period. [ ACCESS THE GUIDELINES - LINK ] A working session organized by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing on 13...
Jember Regency to host Indonesia’s 6th Human Rights Festival (19 - 21 November 2019)
Monday, 14 October 2019
Source photo: Ikhlasul Amal The largest annual meeting of the Indonesian movement of human rights cities will take place this year in Jember Regency (East Java) on 19 – 21 November. The festival will welcome participation of hundreds of Indonesian and international participants. Jember’s Human Rights Festival will focus on “Social Justice and Human Rights-Based...
Barcelona has published a methodological guide that shares the City’s experience towards becoming a “human rights city”
Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Barcelona has recently published a methodological guide – “Human Rights City: The Barcelona Model” – gathering the main lessons learnt by the Catalan capital in terms of developing a municipal system for human rights protection and promotion. A myriad of examples and recommendations on strategic planning, policy design, implementation and evaluation for municipal...
19th Conference of the International Observatory of Participatory Democracy (IOPD)
Thursday, 05 September 2019
The next edition of the IOPD International Conference will take place in Iztapalapa (Mexico) on December 7, 8, 9 and 10, 2019. This edition of the Conference will be held under the theme “Participatory Cities with Full Rights: Participatory Democracy and Human Rights” and will be organized by the OIDP Secretariat and the Municipality of Iztapalapa with the support...
Launch of the Peer Learning Note 25: Urban Migration in the Mediterranean - Local Governments and Civil Society
Friday, 30 August 2019
Source: CGLU Learning Key Lessons from the peer learning in Sfax, Tunisia now available here. Building synergies, creating bridges and sharing resources- these are the objectives for cooperation efforts in the inclusion of migrants and refugees. This requires trust between administrations and civil society, and experience shows that trust can be built on previous...

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