The 2021 Annual Meeting gathered the co-presidency, members and active local governments to address emerging priorities and networking proposals in the agenda. Participants…
The UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights took part in the call for contributions issued by UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women…
The following statement has been produced as a direct follow-up to the consultation on the Myanmar crisis held last April by Gwangju. This event was attended by the OHCHR’s High…
The deep impacts of the pandemic over liberties, public health and socioeconomic conditions of people everywhere in the world have brought leaders and experts from global to local…
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In March 2021 there were parliamentary elections in the Netherlands. Although it is obligatory by the national law that voting…
A consultation on the Myanmar crisis was held last 6th April by the Mayor of Gwangju and co-president of the UCLG-CSIPDHR Lee Yong-sup. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,…
Local governments adopt participatory democracy practices to empower civil society, better include marginalized groups and build more accountable and inclusive institutions.…
Following the agreement of its municipal council on February 26th, the Castilian city of Segovia (52,000 inhabitants) has become the most recent adherent to the European Charter…
An MC2CM Peer Learning event held last March 16-18 by Grenoble addressed the concept of “local inclusive citizenship” in connection to the social inclusion of migrant residents.…
The following information has been provided by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Mr. Balakirhsnan Rajagopal. It refers to a call for inputs open to…
Our co-president local government of Seine Saint Denis is joining the global conversation aimed at celebrating the International Women’s Day by sharing its own policy in the field…
The final report of the "Dialogue on Migrant Women in Cities" organized last September 10 2020 has been published today on the occassion of 8th March 2021, International Women's…
The following section offers background information on the process of recognition of local governments’ role in the protection and promotion of human rights by the United Nations…
The World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF) is held annually in the South Korean city of Gwangju. After holding more than 10 consecutive editions, it has consolidated as a…
Over the last years, numerous Indonesian local and national stakeholders have taken an increasingly prominent role in global human rights city discussions. Spearheading the…