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Global network for the right to habitat and social justice
Vol. 36 / Nr. 8 / 2018
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The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) is the main United Nations platform on sustainable development and it has a central role in the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs at the global level. HIC together with the Global Platform for the Right To The City (GPR2C) will participate at the HLPF whose theme will be "Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies".

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HIC statement for international investigation in Gaza violence

Statement by Joseph Schechla, coordinator of HIC-Housing and Land Rights Network at the 28th Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

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Experiences to face the Housing Crisis at the International Conference on the Right to the City in Barcelona

The rise of renting, gentrification, expulsion of people from cities, the increase activity of vulture funds were some of the aspects covered at the Conference on the Right to the City. This international gathering organized by HIC together with the Observatorio DESC and the Global Platform for the Right to the City aimed to analyse the causes and the experiences to fight against the housing crisis.

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Red Hábitat Bolivia awarded with the first position of the best experiencies on Gender Equality and Women’s Economic Empowerment in Latin America

The announcement was made during the Good Practices Award Ceremony held on 18 May 2018 within the framework of the IV Summit of Local Gender Agendas in Cuenca, Ecuador. Red Hábitat won the First Prize for its experience entitled "Women Building Habitat - Entrepreneurship and Rights in the City". The call for this award was launched by the Local Economic Development and Gender Initiative (DELGEN). Text available in Spanish.

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OTHER NEWS
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HIC statement against the persecution and assassination of Abahlali baseMjondolo members, grassroots movement in South Africa
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Call for international Mobilization: Casare Ottolinni coordinator of IAI accussed of defending a family against eviction
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Enough is Enough: 95 civil society organizations call on the Human Rights Council to urgently launch a ‘Commission of Inquiry’ to investigate violence against protesters in Palestine
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People are the solution: The benefits of community-led housing
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Public Note from the Victims of the Fire of the Occupied Building of Sao Paulo
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Dialogues on the Right to the City: experiences, challenges and implementation in Latin America
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HIC joins the call for international solidarity with the Brazilian people
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The Politics of the 'Expropriation of Land without Compensation' in South Africa

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“Las ciudades no se expanden por la migración, sino porque son un negocio”
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"Hay que regular la vivienda de alquiler en relación al nivel de ingresos de la población"

Upcoming Events

High Level Political Forum, 9-18 July 2018
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"Cities and the Global Agenda: On the Road to the U20 in Buenos Aires” 13 July 2018
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SDG Learning workshop at High Level Political Forum 12 July 2018
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Training Session on the Right to the City at High Level Political Forum 13 July 2018
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Public Event in New York: Right to the City 14 July 2018
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Right to the City Alliance conference July 2018
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Conference Intersections 2018 1-4 October 2018


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Past Events

Save our Homes Conference 16-19 June 2018
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3rd Latin American and Caribbean Forum on Housing and Habitat, 12-14 June 2018
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Roundtable: "Promoting Community-led Housing Around the World" 14 June 2018
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CIDOB in conversation with LorenaZarate
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Ada Colau, Carmen Pérez and Lorena Zarate speak about Fearless Cities
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Right To The City Barcelona Conference
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X Foro Lima: Centro Vivo 2018
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Dialogues on the Right to the City: experiences, challenges and implementation in Latin America
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HIC at the World Social Forum


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For more information on HIC and its Reference Centres,
please refer to the following websites:
Habitat International Coalition
www.hic-net.org
HIC General Secretariat
www.hic-gs.org
HIC - Latin America
www.hic-al.org
HIC - South Asia
www.hlrn.org.in
HIC - Middle East and North Africa
www.hic-mena.org
HIC - Housing and Land Rights Network
www.hlrn.org
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