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), [...]
Zero Evictions Marathon 2024
The Human Rights Centre of the University of Padua and the International Alliance of Inhabitants (IAI) organized the Zero Evictions Marathon (ZEM),and event that HIC-HLRN joined with the intervention from [...]
New report – Defiled in Northern Syria: Rights to Housing, Land, Water and Livelihood
On the occasion of World Habitat Day and `urban October,` this new report from Insight Organization and HIC-HLRN documents examples of the housing, land, water and livelihood rights violations endured [...]
Procedure and schedule for the Election of MENA Representative at the HIC Board 2024-2028
Click here to read the call in Arabic Electoral Committee introduces the procedure and schedule for the Election of MENA Representative at the HIC Board 2024-2028 The term of HIC MENA [...]
Message from the HIC Presidency on World Habitat Day, 2024
Engaging young people to realize their human right to housing and land through Social Production of Habitat Image credits: Proyecto Habitar Argentina. This World Habitat Day, UN Habitat invites us [...]
HIC’s cross-regional learning and historical experience on the Social Production of Habitat is now available in a unique podcast episode
This episode of the podcast is now available to navigate through a global understanding of the Social Production of Habitat, and the steps needed to advocate for collective ownership and [...]
1st HIC Online Dialogue on the Convergence of Social and Feminist Movements
The first online dialogue on the convergence of social and feminist movements will be held on Thursday, the 24th of October, 1700-1830 SAST (check your local time here). The dialogue is part of [...]
A decade of innovation in community-led housing: CoHabitat Network Annual Meeting in Geneva
Celebrating a decade of innovation in community-led housing Source: CoHabitat Network Press release - 24 September 2024 Geneva, Switzerland – The CoHabitat Network will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a significant [...]
Reflections from the Asia Pacific Social Forum (APSF) Meeting
Written by Aravind Unni, Asia Program Officer, HIC – WPC Introduction The Asia Pacific Social Forum (APSF) is an essential platform for civil society organizations (CSOs), people's movements, and activists [...]