During the 2016 June-August period, the network of local and regional governments for fair, democratic and sustainable cities and territories has grown with the incorporation of…
As part of the Mediterranean City-to-City Migration Project (MC2CM), the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights coordinated the first peer-…
Adopted in the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights’ meeting in Gwangju (22nd July 2016), the 2015 Activities Report and 2016 Action Plan…
On July 25-27 2016, the third and last Habitat III Preparatory Committee took place in Surabaya (Indonesia), with the attendance of most of the States’ delegates. The UCLG…
We, inhabitants, citizens and organizations undersigned, call on national governments and all stakeholders involved in Habitat III's preparation process to commit to …
From 21 to 23 July 2016, our co-presidents of the Metropolitan City of Gwangju and Gwangju International Center organized the sixth edition of the World Human Rights Cities Forum…
Between September and December 2015, the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights and the Secretariat for Social Integration of the city of…
Barcelona City Council’s action plan regarding rights and citizenship will be implemented aiming both at guaranteeing, protecting and promoting all its inhabitants’ citizenship…
On the eve of the Habitat III Conference, local and regional governments, representatives of civil society, the academic world and the Office of the United Nations High…
On 29 June 2016, Lorena Zárate, President of the Habitat International Coalition (HIC), addressed the following statement to the States'…
The "International Award UCLG-Mexico City-Culture 21" is awarded to Timbuktu (Mali) and Vaudreuil-Dorion (Canada) in the "City, Local or Regional Government" category and to…
Last 2-3 April, it was hold in Barcelona the European Regional meeting of the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C). The plurality of aspects of the Right to the…
Local and regional governments are on the front line of welcoming and integrating people seeking refuge from violence and insecurity. Now, more than ever, states must hear our…
In December 2014, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, Leilani Farha, issued her first thematic report to the UN Human Rights Council. This report serves as a…
In views of the Habitat III informal hearings hold in New York last 6-7 June, Habitat International Coalition (HIC), the International Alliance of Inhabitants (IAI) and the…