The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) Members and Allies will be in New York to participate in the High-Level Political Forum 2023 ( 10 to 19 July 2023), continuing with our international campaign during the second session of the United Nations...
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) Members and Allies will be in Nairobi to actively participate in the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly ( 5 to 9 June 2023), to call on UN Member States and UN-Habitat to accelerate the...
The GPR2C will participate in the 2021 High-Level Political Forum on sustainable development (6-15th July) to bring an urgent appeal to the United Nations and all international, regional, national and local institutions and civil society organizations to renew their...
2024 GPR2C’s Year in Review: Celebrating 10 years fighting for the Right to the City! Dear friends, 2024 marks the 10th year anniversary of the Global Platform for the Right to the City. We celebrate this milestone in a time characterized by a delicate global context...
Quito, Ecuador. Photo by Ariel Tutillo on Unsplash Because for the members and allies of the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) it is a great responsibility, even if the obligation lies with States. It is a great responsibility because thanks to the...
*Article originally published on RIPESS website. RIPESS’ contribution to the long road to success. Yvon Poirier // 18 april 2023 Today’s adoption by the United Nations General of resolution A/77/L.60 is a very significant achievement for our movement that has promoted...
In the last three decades, Latin America has played a key role in the debate and struggle for the Right to the City, being the region also a pioneer in experiences of legal recognition of this right and the formulation of public policies aimed at the implementation of...
This Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) document aims to visibilize the Right to the City approach to diverse and inclusive economies as to fulfill just, inclusive, safe and sustainable cities, villages and human settlements, defined as commons...
The document, prepared by the GPR2C for the 6th Congress of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), focuses on asseritng that to implement the SDG´s in their totality it is fundamental to apply the Right to the City framework. This is because the Right to the City...
The Habitat III process reflected the deliberation of various actors to collectively commit to actions that make our cities, villages, territories and human settlements more just, inclusive, safe and sustainable. Key issues emerged toward the adoption of the New Urban...
The 2023 SDG Summit will be convened in September 2023, during the United Nations General Assembly high-level week. Heads of State and Government will gather at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to follow-up and review the implementation of the 2030 Agenda...
The UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) will hold the second session of the UN-Habitat Assembly at UN-Habitat headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, from 5-9 June 2023. Theme The theme of the session is “A sustainable urban future through inclusive and effective...
The UN New Urban Agenda (2016) is the first document of its kind to enshrine the Right to the City principles and proposals. To a large extent, it can be considered an achievement of the mobilization and coordination between civil society organizations and local...
