On October 31st, we celebrate the World Day for the Right to the City. As UN-Habitat makes a call for us to reflect on the role of youth leading climate and local action for cities, we reaffirm our commitment to building climate justice through the Right to the City....
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...
In June 2024, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) members, notably Instituto Pólis (Brazil), Kota Kita (Indonesia) and DW Angola submitted contributions to the “Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the context of...
Dear friends, As we bid farewell to another year, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) reflects on a journey of unwavering commitment to fostering democratic, diverse, solidary, and sustainable cities, villages, and human settlements, acknowledged as...
Dear friends, As the end of 2022 is approaching, we would like to take this opportunity to thank all members and allies of the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) for another very engaging and productive year of collaborative work and mobilization around...
On 4 September the Chilean people will vote on the text of a new constitution. The new constitution will replace the 1980 Constitution, designed by the dictatorship of General Pinochet. After the social outburst in October 2019, 80% of Chileans expressed in a...
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) has embarked on a collective learning process, with two stages: in 2020 and 2021. This process is being carried out together with all its members and allies for the elaboration of a series of thematic papers to...
As we celebrate the 2024 World Day for the Right to the City, we look at the actions and strategies from youth groups to learn how they have been engaging both for climate and territorial justice, through the perspective of the Right to the City. For such, the GPR2C...
This informative session from the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) will provide information on the organization of global climate governance, with a focus on the Conferences of the Parties (COPs), in view of the COP30 to be held in Brazil in 2025, and...
The side event is based on the premise that climate change adverse effects are unevenly distributed among populations living in urban peripheries and precarious settlements, making it imperative to address it as a matter of social justice. It will shed light on the...
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...
