A “News of the Members” section has been created in the Committee Newsletter in order to announce new memberships and to give our members a space to share their experiences.…
During the 2016 April-May period, the network of local and regional governments for fair, democratic and sustainable cities has grown with the incorporation of new members and…
Last May 28, the Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights was invited to the third edition of the Lisbon Citizens Forum, a participative space…
From 3 to 5 May, the Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights attended a human rights experts’ meeting convened by the Office of the UN High…
On May 2016, the zero draft of the New Urban Agenda was released, after being written by the Habitat III Bureau under the coordination of the Secretariat and based on…
[This article was published by Citiscope on April 10th 2016]
Nutrition and agriculture as key parts of integrated urban-rural development are almost completely absent from the…
“Municipalities are key to consolidate democracy”. This statement from Fernando Pindado, (Director of Citizen Rights, Participation and Transparency of the Barcelona City Hall)…
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) European Regional Meeting was held on April 2nd and 3rd 2016 in Barcelona, Spain, gathering 74 participants from 19…
From 21 to 24 July 2016, the 6th World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF) will be sponsored by Gwangju Metropolitan City and Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education…
Last 5th April, as part of the Habitat III Thematic Meeting on Public Spaces in Barcelona, it took place the side event on “Homeless people’s rights: what place in the New Habitat…
On 21-22 April 2016, it was held in Barcelona the first Pan-European Meeting of “Local Authorities and the New Generation of Free Trade Agreements”, organized by the …
The Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights attended International Social Integration Summit, organized by the Union of…
From 4 to 10 December 2015, the Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights was in Paris and its surrounding areas (Seine‑Saint‑Denis) to participate…
International and local organizations meet during the weekend prior to the Habitat III thematic conference in Barcelona
Barcelona, 29th…
Being satisfied that the issue of wealth distribution through taxation and the public and citizen control of the land and housing market are necessary to ensure the right to the…