In recent days, in different parts of the world we have witnessed unacceptable episodes of violence and human rights violations by police and military forces. The events in Colombia, in the favela of Jacarezinho in Rio de Janeiro, in Palestine, and in Myanmar point to...
Collaborating internationally and working locally towards care and systemic transformation Following a first roundtable held on December 2020, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C), Habitat International Coalition (HIC) and United Cities and...
Cities are on the front lines of today’s most urgent challenges, dealing with the climate crisis and rising global inequality. Local governments from across the world are increasingly committed to the advance of #HumanRights and the #RightToTheCity. However, the...
March 8th is a day to commemorate women's struggles around the world. The resistances that have taken place and those that still need to be sustained. This new 8th of March brings us together again, amplifying voices to which we add and raise the Women's Right to the...
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C), among other objectives, aims to be a space for the dissemination of relevant news on the Right to the City. We are here to make it easier for all GPR2C members and allies to publish, in a more agile way, on the...
We are now on LinkedIn! The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) has launched a new page on LinkedIn. Joining this professional social network will facilitate strengthening the links between the platform's members and its global partners, and promoting...
This year will mark a turning point in the history of Chile and the world. The Constitutional Process approved in October 2020 represents a historic opportunity for Chile to build, for the first time in democracy and on a parity basis, a New Constitution that...
We have just released the December issue of our quarterly newsletter. There you can find a summary of the most important activities and campaigns we have carried out over the last three months, as well as upcoming events and other information of interest. At this...
Civil society and local governments join forces with UN Special Rapporteurs in a first roundtable to discuss possible paths for joint work On Friday, December 4th, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C), Habitat International Coalition...
Let us abandon the idea of profit and put the social function of urban space back into practice *Article originally published in Spanish in the section Seres Urbanos of El País At the end of a year of so many challenges and transformations, we have celebrated Human...
