Enhanced political participation

A human settlement with enhanced political participation in the definition, implementation, monitoring, and budgeting of urban policies and spatial planning in order to strengthen the transparency, effectiveness and inclusion of the diversity of inhabitants and their organizations.

Enhanced political participation

Campaigns

The GPR2C at the Second session of the UN-Habitat Assembly

The GPR2C at the Second session of the UN-Habitat Assembly

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 City as a Common Good: A Pillar of the Right to the City

The City as a Common Good: A Pillar of the Right to the City

There is an urgent need for governments and society at all levels to deeply rethink the dominant urban development model and the nature of cities that it has spawned in order to correct the ongoing climate emergency. Said paradigm shift should advance towards more...

The GPR2C at the High-Level Political Forum 2021

The GPR2C at the High-Level Political Forum 2021

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...

Right to the City: A Roadmap for Climate Justice

Right to the City: A Roadmap for Climate Justice

The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) publishes the Thematic Paper: Right to the City: a roadmap for Climate Justice  The relevance of the Right to the City to face Climate Change, Global Warming and Environmental JusticeThis thematic paper is the...

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News

2022 Right to the City Overview

2022 Right to the City Overview

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...

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Publications

Towards the implementation of the Right to the City

Towards the implementation of the Right to the City

This guide intends to present a series of indicators that allow for monitoring the implementation of public policies at the municipal level, and that make it possible to advance in the concretion and implementation of the Right to the City. We understand the Right to...

The Right to The City in Asia Region: Stories from the ‘Invisible’

The Right to The City in Asia Region: Stories from the ‘Invisible’

This research raises questions about the right to the city both in terms of definition and practice in the Asian region, drawing on the experiences of four countries: China, South Korea, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Through a fruitful collaborative process, the...

[THEMATIC PAPER] The impact of COVID-19 on the Right to the City

[THEMATIC PAPER] The impact of COVID-19 on the Right to the City

Since 2020, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) has embarked on a collective learning process together with all its members and allies for the elaboration of a series of thematic papers to explore and deepen into the key conceptual and programmatic...

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Events

High-Level Political Forum 2023

The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be held from Monday, 10 July, to Wednesday, 19 July 2023, under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. This includes the three-day ministerial segment of the forum from Monday, 17 July, to...

Monitoramento do Direito à Cidade e ODS nas Políticas Municipais

Da relevância de indicadores sobre o indicadores sobre o direito à cidade para a implementação e acompanhamento das Agenda Global 2030 – ODS e Nova Agenda Urbana por meio do desenvolvimento de políticas municipais, pois os indicadores foram construídos a partir dos...

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Members

ActionAid Association

ActionAid Association

Description: ActionAid Association is an organisation working for social and ecological justice. ActionAid has been engaged with the most marginalised communities in India since 1972. In 2006, ActionAid Association was registered as an Indian organisation, governed by...

Vizinhos de Arroios

Vizinhos de Arroios

          Description: "Vizinhos de Arroios" is an informal, non-partisan organization of neighbours and residents of the "Arroios" neighbourhood in the city of Lisbon (Portugal) Mission: Promote, Reclaim, Discuss, Debate, Denounce issues of...

Observatório das metrópoles

Observatório das metrópoles

    Description: Observatório das metrópoles is a networked research group, bringing together institutions and researchers from university, governmental and non-governmental fields. The team formed in the Observatory has been working for 20 years, currently...

Global & Local

Global & Local

      Description: We are an Advisory Group working to achieve sustainable + resilient + humane cities Mission: To accompany the cities (their local governments in their different forms) so that they incorporate all the policies, tools and innovations...

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