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 empathy. With this in mind, the partner organizations of the COiNVITE project have launched the...
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A city/human settlement fulfilling its social functions, that is, ensuring equitable and affordable access for all to housing, goods, services and urban opportunities, particularly for women, marginalized groups and people with special needs; a city/human settlement that prioritizes theFulfilled social functions
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Applications open for Al-Haq International Law Summer School program 2020 | 1-14 June 2020
Original source: AL-HAQ Al-Haq Center for Applied International Law is pleased to announce its Sixth International Law Summer School for professionals, legal researchers, post-graduates and academics in the fields of international law and human rights. The summer...
Special Rapporteur’s guidelines for the implementation of the Right to Adequate Housing
Source: Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing The Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Leilani Farha, submits her final report with Guidelines for the Implementation of the Right to Adequate Housing. The document seeks to respond to global housing conditions...
New article: “De-Colonising Planning Education?” by Urban Know
Image credits: Aboubacarkhoraa, via Wikicommons Source: Urban KNOW The Knowledge in Action for Urban Equality, a global consortium of researchers and partners across 13 institutions, focusing on nine countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, has just released a...
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Register now! Free webinar: Protect Tenants, Prevent Homelessness
Register now for this FREE webinar Thursday, March 22, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET | 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PT. This webinar will introduce the latest report from the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, Protecting Tenants, Preventing Homelessness....
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Ciudad Común
Description: Ciudad Común is a non-profit organization whose main objective is to promote a critical perspective of urban and housing studies in Chile and Latin America. As a think tank, the Corporación Ciudad Común is composed of academics, activists, and public...
IBDU
Description: The Brazilian Institute of Urban Law (IBDU) is a non-profit association constituted by lawyers, urban planners and other professionals involved in the defense of the Right to the City through the research, advocacy and...
CENCA
Description: The Institute of Urban Development CENCA (CENCA) was created in 1980 and since that date has been working on issues of regional urban planning, city and housing and knowledge co-producing. It is a member of HIC and IAI. Mission: CENCA is an organization...
HLRN India
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...