Livable Cities for All (at HLPF)
The Federal Republic of Germany’s Ministry of International Development Cooperation organized a side event at the High-level Political Forum (18 July 2023) that showcased the transformative potential of integrated urban [...]
Learning about housing policy from below at the International Festival of Social Housing 2023
The International Social Housing Festival (ISHF) 2023 (Barcelona, 7-9 June 2023) was a space for exchanges and debates around different experiences and models to secure the provision of social and [...]
From Local Action to Global Impact: Accelerating SDG11 across HIC’s pillars
Our President Adriana Allen coordinated the production of five position papers on the Localisation of SDG 11, launched by the Global Task Force of Local and Regional Government and UCLG [...]
HIC at the 2030 High-Level Political Forum: advancing the implementation of SDG 11
The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is the central UN platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and is held in July [...]
African civil society organizations come together to address concerns related to food and agriculture in Africa
Ahead of the fifth AU-EU Agriculture Ministerial Conference on June 30th, 2023, Africa’s largest social movements and civil society organizations held a virtual press conference demanding a transition of African [...]
Towards the articulation of proposals and actors in Latin America’s popular neighbourhoods
On 23 June, the HIC Regional Office for Latin America presented the conclusions of the Campaign "Our Neighbourhoods, Our Rights, Our Cities", a regional campaign made up of more than [...]
Mapping of Asian initiatives and actions towards the World Social Forum 2024
Labour Axis and HIC, along with numerous Asian organisations and social movements working on habitat-related rights, are presently conducting a comprehensive mapping of Asian initiatives and actions. This mapping endeavour [...]
Who is behind the 2023 Co-learning Spaces? Meet the facilitators
HIC co-learning spaces are cross-regional, multi-session encounters open to all HIC Members, Friends and allies to prioritize, strategize, learn and advocate together towards building social force for collective action and [...]
Announcement of the results of the election of European Representatives to the HIC Board
We are pleased to inform you that the electoral process for the election of the European Representatives to the HIC Board for the period 2023-2027 has been successfully concluded. As [...]
Towards the Global Nyeleni Forum on Food Sovereignty
HIC attended the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC) held in Rome in June 2023. The Coalition was represented by Sam Ikua, who works for Mazingira Institute, a historic [...]
Listen to a valuable cross–regional learning to strengthen our advocacy muscle: the new HIC podcasts series on land rights
Over a year ago, through a facilitated mutual-learning process, HIC Members came together to exchange knowledge and experiences towards advocacy on the human rights dimensions of land and its realization [...]
Call to ratify or reject the regional representation of Europe to the HIC Board (2023-2027) by the Team Alexandre A. Frediani/Irene Escorihuela
Two candidates, forming a mixed team, have been nominated to represent Europe to the HIC Board: Alexandre Apsan Frediani (International Institute for Environment and Development, UK) and Irene Escorihuela (Observatori DESC - Observatori dels [...]