27 Jul 2026 | Africa - Anglophone, Africa - Francophone
HIC is excited to officially launch this Call for Applications for Facilitators to help lead our upcoming Co-Learning Space on Women's Housing, Land and Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. This opportunity [...]
22 Jul 2026 | News & Articles
Image © Genevieve Drouin / Nelson Saule On 16–17 July 2026, the United Nations General Assembly held the High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) [...]
17 Jul 2026 | News & Articles
Image © UN Consistent with HIC’s advocacy priorities in global forums and processes such as the recent World Urban Forum (WUF 13), the Coalition’s messages to the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) [...]
11 Jul 2026 | News & Articles
We mourn and honor our friend Jordi Borja, who passed away today after dedicating his life to the city and to citizens' struggles for their social rights. Our International Habitat [...]
10 Jul 2026 | News & Articles
HIC Convergence of Social and Feminist Movements Cotonou, Benin · August 4–8, 2026 · 17th World Social Forum Why HIC Is at the World Social Forum The World Social Forum [...]
8 Jul 2026 | News & Articles
The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is the United Nations' central platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable [...]
24 Jun 2026 | News & Articles
Baku, Azerbaijan / 17–22 May 2026 Housing, land and basic services are back at the centre of the global human settlements agenda. This was evident at the 13th World Urban [...]
22 Jun 2026 | News & Articles
Contents Context and Objectives Global Initiatives and Presenting Pathways What is a Forced Eviction? — Leilani Farha Drivers & Pathways — Dr. Camila Cocina Civic Actions to Prevent and Remedy [...]
18 Jun 2026 | Global Convergence, News & Articles
What is the World Social Forum? The 17th edition of the World Social Forum (WSF) will take place in Cotonou, Benin this year from August 4th to August 8th 2026. [...]
4 Jun 2026 | News & Articles
Image: Avash Media (Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 4.0) No to War / No a la guerra / Halte à la guerre / لا للحرب / وقف الحرب ! / نه به جنگ / [...]
2 Jun 2026 | HIC-50-anniversary, News & Articles
Allan Cain – a profile This narrative reflects Allan Cain’s long-standing commitment to advancing housing and land rights through participatory, incremental, and people-centred approaches. Beginning with the co-founding of Development [...]
2 Jun 2026 | News & Articles
HIC has officially signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UN-Habitat (the United Nations Human Settlements Programme). Finalized at the 13th World Urban Forum (WUF13), this strategic 3-year agreement [...]
