On June 5, UN Special Rapporteur for Adequate Housing, Leilani Farha, launched the European Citizen's Initiative, Housing for All. About 82 million people in Europe are overburdened by housing costs. Homelessness is rising, and displacement of all kinds is becoming...
Fulfilled social functions
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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Triennial of Inhabitants 2019, Cameroon
How can decent housing for 5,000,000 households by 2035 be achieved? The National Network of Cameroonian Inhabitants are taking on this very #righttothecity, #right2housing issue, organising the Fifth Triennial of Inhabitants 2019, in Douala, #Cameroon between March...
African perspectives and realities on the Right to the City: Meeting of local governments and civil society during Africities summit (Marrakech)
Last November 22, our Committee and the Global Platform for the Right to the City organized the session “Right to the City and international agendas: African realities and perspectives” on the occasion of Africities: the meeting of African cities organized every three...
Urgent actionGovernment of Zimbabwe forcibly evicts 1 000 resettled villagers
About 1 000 families from Sikato resettlement in Masvingo West constituency are facing an uncertain future after being served with seven-day eviction notices to vacate the land which they occupied at the height of the land reform programme in 2000. The families, from...
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RIPESS
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...