March 8th is a day to commemorate women's struggles around the world. The resistances that have taken place and those that still need to be sustained. This new 8th of March brings us together again, amplifying voices to which we add and raise the Women's Right to the...
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
News
The GPR2C opens a news inbox for its member organisations and allies
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C), among other objectives, aims to be a space for the dissemination of relevant news on the Right to the City. We are here to make it easier for all GPR2C members and allies to publish, in a more agile way, on the...
Connecting across Habitat Rights and the Right to the City
Civil society and local governments join forces with UN Special Rapporteurs in a first roundtable to discuss possible paths for joint work On Friday, December 4th, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C), Habitat International Coalition...
The creation of the GPR2C’s Thematic Papers
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) is organizing a process of collective learning on the Right to the City. This process is being carried out through the development of seven thematic papers on the perspective and connection of the Right to the City...
GPR2C Thematic Papers
For the remainder of 2020, the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) is embarked on the preparation of three thematic documents to deepen the key conceptual and programmatic contents related to the right to the city. These documents are intended to...
Right to the City News-September 2020
We have just released the September issue of our quarterly newsletter. There you can find a summary of the most important activities and campaigns we have carried out over the last three months, as well as upcoming events and other information of interest. At this...
Community organisation: First line of urban habitat for response and recovery from the current crisis
This article has been collaboratively written by GPR2C members and allies, see more at the end. In today's challenging context, with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, longstanding structural inequalities have become strikingly apparent. This scenario is not...
International Live Zero Eviction
On September 4, institutions and social movements held an international online event against evictions and removals. The event was broadcast live through Zoom, with Balakrishnan Rajagopal, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, and social movement...