Honoring the Life and Legacy of Yves Cabannes
Emeritus Professor of Development Planning at University College London It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Yves Cabannes, a visionary urban planner, passionate activist, and cherished [...]
We celebrate our winning Members of the World Habitat Awards 2025!
From HIC, we extend our warmest congratulations to The Community Land Trust, Hastings Commons, the Movement of Occupants and Tenants (MOI) in Argentina and FUNDASAL in El Salvador, for being [...]
Welcome to our new Wisdom Keepers: Ana Falú and Adriana Allen
We are delighted to welcome our newest Wisdom Keepers, Ana Falú and Adriana Allen, as proposed by the HIC Board and confirmed at the HIC 2024 General Assembly. HIC Wisdom [...]
HIC end of year 2024 message
Dear HIC Members, Friends and Allies, As we wrap up 2024, the HIC-GS sends our best wishes for a restful and joyful end to the year. It is a pleasure [...]
Global demand that States uphold their obligations to end complicity with Israel’s violation of Palestinians’ rights
The members of Habitat International Coalition, unite in this demand to end the genocide being carried out by Israel in the Gaza Strip and the longstanding apartheid occupation imposed across [...]
HIC Africa honored Genevieve Drouin
Genevieve Drouin is Executive Director of Rooftops Canada - Abri International Advancing Equal Rights to Land, Housing, and Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa Around the world, the privatization and commodification of housing and [...]
130 Syrian Organizations Urge the United Nations Security Council to Protect Civilians, Promptly Intervene to Stop the Military Escalation in Northern Syria, and Enhance Humanitarian Response
Image © Syrians for Truth & Justice The undersigned organizations warn of the repercussions of the recent military escalation in Northern Syria and call on all parties to the conflict [...]
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People -monitoring and documenting land right violations
On this International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, HIC-HLRN is sharing the latest products of its monitoring and documentation of the Indigenous People’s housing and land rights [...]
Laying the Groundwork for the 2026 World Social Forum: Insights from the preparation Workshop in Cotonou
From November 20–21, 2024, the Global Convergence for the Struggle for Land and Water (CGLTE-OA) held a pivotal workshop in Cotonou, Benin, setting the stage for the highly anticipated 2026 [...]
HIC at WUF12: centering the social function of housing, human rights and meaningful civil society participation
The World Urban Forum (WUF) is a global gathering convened every two years by UN Habitat to connect and facilitate the participation of different actors working on habitat-related issues. For [...]
Save the date! HIC General Assembly 2024
Wednesday 11 December 2024, Online Please save the date and join us for the 2024 HIC General Assembly. Our agenda will include regional, thematic and cross-regional reports, discussions on HIC’s [...]
Cities in Crisis: a HIC Latin America series on speculation of the human right to housing
In the framework of Urban October, Habitat International Coalition Latin America (HIC-AL), together with the Latin American Television Network (TAL) and the Centre for Strategies and Actions for Equality (Ceapi), [...]