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 in dates had been anticipated following a […]
Mark your calendar: special event on climate justice HIC presents a special event to bring people’s voices together in a collective call for climate justice and to discuss the outcomes of the CoP26 negotiations. Building on HIC’s mandate and the five pillars of the Habitat Voices Manifesto, the event will also seek to highlight some […]
The HIC General Assembly 2021 was attended by 86 registered participants (43 women and 43 men) from 54 organizations, 31 countries; 8 Board Members, and the team of 7 HIC Reference Centres. Click here to read the minutes HIC General Assembly minutes 2021 Save the date! HIC General Assembly Thursday 9 December 2021, Online HIC Members, […]
The 60th session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD60) will take place largely online from 7 to 16 February 2022 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Commission is the advisory body responsible for the social development pillar of global development.Priority Theme: Inclusive and resilient recovery from COVID-19 for sustainable livelihoods, well-being […]
The sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) which is scheduled to be held from 14-25 March 2022 and will consider the priority theme of “Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls in the context of climate change, environmental and disaster risk reduction policies and programmes”. The […]
The objective of the World Water Alternative Forum (WWAF) – in French, Forum Alternatif Mondial de l’Eau (FAME) – is to create a concrete alternative to the World Water Forum (WWF) which is organized by the World Water Council. This Council is a mouthpiece for transnational companies and the World Bank and they falsely claim […]
On March 26th and 27th, housing movements around Europe will be taking the streets for a third time during the 2022 Housing Action Day in coordinated actions to demand the effective protection and implementation of the right to adequate housing and the city. As in other countries of the world, the population of European cities […]
The UN New Urban Agenda (2016) is the first document of its kind to enshrine the Right to the City principles and proposals. To a large extent, it can be considered an achievement of the mobilization and coordination between civil society organizations and local governments. In this sense, both the final text and the process […]
The World Social Forum (WSF) will be celebrated from May 1st to 6th, 2022 in Mexico City. The WSF is an opened space – plural, diverse, non-governmental and non-partisan – that stimulates the decentralized debate, reflection, proposals building, experiences exchange and alliances among movements and organizations engaged in concrete actions towards a more solidarity, democratic and fair world.Taking into […]
The Association for Democratic Prosperity - Zid is pleased to invite you to take part in the Housing Forum. They are opening a space for the participation of 50 representatives of institutions, organizations at the local, regional and international level, students and professors and all those interested in the topic of affordable housing. The gathering […]