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Montevideo presents “Fincas”: An urban renewal project aimed at transforming abandoned properties into housing initiatives with a social function
Thursday, 14 March 2019
Montevideo presents today the work done by the city in the framework of the project “Fincas”. Through carrying out actions at different levels, Fincas aims at recovering abandoned properties at the heart of the city for Montevideo’s Cartera de Tierras (Land Portfolio) and, thus, transform them in the long run into common goods with a social function for the city....
UCLG Peace Prize: Promoting local efforts in conflict prevention, peace building and post conflict reconstruction
Wednesday, 13 March 2019
The UCLG Peace Prize is a triennial award for (a coalition of) local governments that have implemented innovative initiatives in conflict prevention, resolution or peace building, that have had a significant positive impact. The Prize aims to contribute to a full acknowledgement of the important but often overlooked role of local governments as peace building...
The Committee presents its Action Plan for 2019: Human Rights, Right to the City and Participatory Democracy
Sunday, 10 March 2019
The UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights is pleased to present its 2019 Action Plan. This document provides a comprehensive framework aimed at articulating the strategy and initiatives of member-local government throughout 2019, marked by the UCLG World Congress (Durban - eThekwini, 18-22 November) and the 9th edition of the...
The Right to the City for Women: Open letter by the Mayors of Mexico City, Montreal and Barcelona on International Women's Day
Friday, 08 March 2019
The UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights publishes, on the occasion of 2019 Women's Day (March 8), an open letter by the mayors of Mexico City, Montreal and Barcelona:   The Right to the City for Women « The protection and defence of women’s rights remain a major issue in our society. In recent years, discussions on the...
On our way to the UCLG Congress of Durban – eThekwini 2019! The Committee holds a working meeting on the occasion of the UCLG Retreat
Thursday, 21 February 2019
Several member-municipalities and partners of the Committee held a working meeting last February 13 in Barcelona. The objective of this meeting was twofold: to evaluate the activities carried out by the Committee throughout 2018 and to explore synergies around the Committee’s Action Plan for 2019. This Action Plan has been conceived as an open document, built on...
Human rights-impact assessment of economic reform policies (UN Human Rights Council)
Tuesday, 05 February 2019
Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, UN Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of human rights, will present next February 28 to the Human Rights Council a guiding principles proposal on “human rights impact assessment of economic reforms” (Report A/HRC/40/57). This new framework...
Móstoles, in Spain, is leading an ambitious strategy for the Right to Housing and the rights of homeless people (Interview with Deputy Mayor Gabriel Ortega)
Friday, 25 January 2019
The Spanish city of Móstoles (205,614) is a good example of the numerous initiatives taken by municipal authorities across the world to carry out ambitious and innovative strategies to protect and realize the right to housing. As many surrounding municipalities, Móstoles suffered harshly the effects of the economic crisis that began in 2008 and still continues...
Cities in transition, Welcoming cities? Invitation to participate in the Biennale of Cities in Transition of Grenoble (March 2019)
Friday, 25 January 2019
The French city of Grenoble will host, from 8 to 16 March 2019, the second edition of Biennale “Cities in Transition”. This event will be a great opportunity to get to know territories from across the world which are promoting local, innovative initiatives in the field of economic, ecological, social and democratic transition. Nowadays, issues regarding migration...

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