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...
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
Campaigns
News
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...
GPR2C Members and allies initiatives for Urban October 2020
As in each year, GPR2C members and partners are carrying out a myriad of initiatives (statements, campaigns, events, documents, etc) during the month of October. Discover them here below : During the month Campaign Urbamonde and CoHabitat Network partners Campaign...
Publications
Events
The Right to the City and the UN Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights
On the occasion of the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council, CCFD-Terre Solidaire, the Global Campaign to Reclaim People’s Sovereignty to Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity, the Global Platform for the Right to the City, and the UCLG Committee on Human...
UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26)
The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the UNFCCC was originally scheduled to take place from 9-19 November 2020, in Glasgow, UK. On 28 May 2020, the COP Bureau decided that it would take place from 1-12 November 2021, in Glasgow, UK. The change...
Roundtable between United Nations Special Rapporteurs, civil society organizations and local governments
Connecting across Habitat Rights and the Right to the City Following the first roundtable in December 2020, this collective dialogue between United Nations Special Rapporteurs, civil society organizations, and local and regional governments continues on Wednesday, 3...
The GPR2C at the World Social Forum 2021
The Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C) will participate, from January 23th to January 31st, in the World Social Forum 2021. The 20th-anniversary edition will be virtual due to the pandemic. The event program and the daily self-organized assemblies will...
Members
Fundación Somos Ecuador-FSE
Description: It is a non-governmental organization created in 2009, which implements comprehensive processes focused on promoting sustainable habitat management. Mission: To develop and manage community development or social interest programs aimed at fulfilling the...
Corporación Región para el desarrollo y la democracia
Description: Corporation REGION is a Non-Governmental Organization that believes in building a just, democratic, and peaceful society. We work in processes of citizen formation, political incidence, research, and wide production of knowledge. We...
Crítica Urbana
Description: It is a collective that publishes a bimonthly magazine about urban and territorial issues Mission: Contribute to a rigorous critique of the reality of our cities and territories. In particular with regard to destructive dynamics on...
UCLG-CISDP
Description: The United cities and local governments- Committee of Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights brings together local governments from across the world committed to the global advance of human rights and the right to...