“Thinking, learning and making together” the Right to the City from the commons – an exchange at the National University of Moreno in Buenos Aires
On Thursday, May 2, Lorena Zárate, Professor of History UNLP (National University of La Plata) and coordinator of the Global Platform for the Right to the City facilitated a virtual [...]
Recognition to Dr. Ify Ofong by the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY
Our Coalition congratulates Dr. Ify Ofong, HIC Wisdom Keeper, for the recognition of the NGO Committee on the Status of Women, NY. In recognition of their contributions to helping NGO [...]
Enhancing gender equality, women’s land and habitat rights to accelerate poverty eradication and implementation of the SDGs
The 68th of the Commission of the Status of Women parallel event organized by the Women and Habitat Africa Working group took place on Monday 18th March 2024 at the [...]
Readings for the book day to echo the importance of defending human rights related to habitat
Every April 23 is celebrated as International Book and Copyright Day. A date used to encourage reading around the world. According to recent studies, reading is necessary for vocabulary development, [...]
Coveting Land, Targeting Homes, Shelters and Shelter Seekers: Israel’s raison d’état, military doctrine and consistent practice
Palestinian News & Information Agency (Wafa) in contract with APAimages, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Text by Joseph Schechla, HLRN Israel’s targeting of homes, shelters and shelter seekers has [...]
Securing land and habitat rights can help safeguard women against domestic violence and poverty – CSocD62 event report
Inclusive Social And Fiscal Policies: Key To Achieving Poverty Eradication And Women’s Right To Land And Habitat. 7th February 2024, UN Headquarters New York CSocD62 Side Event organized by Worldwide [...]
Call to nominate candidates for the women and feminist movement Representative to the HIC Board
Information sent to HIC Members to call to nominate candidates for the position of HIC Board Representative for women and feminist movements The term of the current HIC Board Representative [...]
Coming soon: learning dialogues to exchange strategies on the urban commons in Africa
Social movements and civil society organizations are invited to join a series of virtual dialogues to share strategies and practices to claim, protect and advance urban commons in Sub Saharan [...]
New fires in the Valparaíso Region, Chile
Note to HIC, by Ana Sugranyes, Wisdom Keeper of the Coalition. On February 2nd, several simultaneous fires devastated forest and housing areas in the Valparaiso Region, Chile: they killed 132 [...]
HIC’s President message on the occasion of International Women’s Day
Women are special. They nurture humanity, care and support the family unit and make the world a better place for all. The struggle for women’s equality started over a century [...]
Our message for International Women’s Day – recognising the role of women in the context of conflict and violence
International Women's Day and the whole month of March is the moment to raise our voices in the defense, promotion and realization of gender equality as a fundamental issue that [...]
A wave of forced evictions in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire)
In the wake of Côte d'Ivoire's hosting of the African Cup of Nations, the great mass of African football, the Ivorian authorities, in the person of Cissé Bacongo, the new [...]