UN Human Rights bodies special procedures have been developing different efforts to stress the importance of adopting a human rights approach in addressing the COVID-19 crisis. Beyond issuing a series of joint press releases and statements, a group of different...
Global mapping of civil society collaborations and initiatives against COVID-19 in popular neighbourhoods In order to face the emergency and collectively imagine a post-pandemic future, it is necessary to generate and consolidate a global network of solidarity and...
Article by Lorena Zárate, originally published at Minim There is no doubt about it: the current global pandemic offers some acute warnings and delivers several fundamental messages to our societies. First and foremost, it suddenly and simultaneously focuses our...
Source: WSFTE The World Social Forum on Transformative Economies continues to move forward, with challenges that are more urgent than ever in a...
Description: Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN), India, works for the recognition, defence, promotion, and realisation of the human rights to adequate housing and land, which involves securing a safe and secure place for all individuals and communities, especially...
Description: Huairou Commission is: A member-led coalition of grassroots women leaders and their organizations; A movement building coalition for grassroots women; A platform for collective action; A peer learning community; A strategy-driven coalition; A global...
Description: RIPESS works at intercontinental and sectorial level to promote Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) and SSE policy Mission: Promotion of Social Solidarity Economy and SSE policies Outreach: International Right to the City Components: Non Discrimination Gender...
Description: Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) is a research-action-policy network whose mission is to improve the status of the working poor especially women in the informal economy (waste pickers, street vendors, home based workers and...
