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HIC and the Global Platform for the Right to the City at the High Level Political Forum
Monday, 28 May 2018
Source: HIC – Global Platform for the Right to the City The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) is the main United Nations platform on sustainable development and it has a central role in the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the global level. The meeting of the high-level political...
Local governments from the FAMSI network reaffirm their commitment to implement policies on migration that respect human rights
Wednesday, 23 May 2018
The Andalusian Fund of Municipalities for International Solidarity – FAMSI organized last 15 May in Seville “Andalucía Integradora: City networks as an instrument to foster local action and social cohesion”; an event aimed at fostering the exchange between local government and experts on local experiences and challenges regarding social inclusion policies for...
The Right to the City in a land in conflict: the situation of Palestinian cities 70 years after the "Nakba"
Tuesday, 15 May 2018
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the “Nakba”, this article recalls the words of the Mayor of the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, Anton Salman, who took part, at the invitation of the Committee and its co-chair city of Gwangju, in the World Human Rights Cities Forum: a space of exchange and solidarity between local governments and communities committed to...
A global call to implement housing strategies from a human rights perspective: The UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing publishes her annual report
Wednesday, 09 May 2018
The UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing presented her 2018 annual report at the last session of the Human Rights Council, held in March 2018. The Rapporteur welcomed government initiatives to implement rights-based housing strategies, yet stressed the need to continue to advance national commitments and international agendas attention in this regard The...
Strasbourg 2018 - Executive Bureau
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Source: UCLG The United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) Executive Bureau will be held on 23-26 May at the European Parliament headquarters in Strasbourg, France, under the invitation of the Mayor of the city, and UCLG Co-President Roland Ries. The highlights of the programme: The Business session of the Executive Bureau will be held on 25 May from 14:30 to 18:...
Montevideo reaffirms its commitment to turn the Right to the City into a guiding principle of its urban agenda
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
From 16 to 18 April 2018, and on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the city of Montevideo organized the seminar “Diálogos Urbanos: Debates y Reflexiones para construir la agenda urbana de la ciudad” (Urban Dialogues: Dialogues and Reflections to build the city’s urban agenda). Our Committee attended this event in...
The Right to the City: What prospects fifty years after Henri Lefebvre’s eponymous book?
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
From April 4 to 5 the Committee organized – in co-partnership with several local organizations and the laboratory “la Ville en Commun” – the conference “Henri Lefebvre’s Right to the City”. On this occasion, researchers, former students of Henri Lefebvre, urban planners, architects, civil society representatives and local authorities discussed around the legacy and...
The report “Competitive Metropolises and Prospects for Spatial Justice” is already available online
Wednesday, 04 April 2018
The report "Competitive Metropolises and the Prospects for Spatial Justice: the role of metropolitan areas within the global agenda of local and regional governments for the 21st century” provides a global overview of the various realities interposed by the evolution of worldwide metropolitan areas. It aims at fostering the emergence of alternatives to metropolitan...

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