UCLG 7th World Congress and Summit of Local and Regional Leaders

Held every three years, the UCLG World Summit and Congress builds on the century-old origins of UCLG as a movement driven by peace, solidarity and city diplomacy, and the pledge of the local and regional governments’ constituency around the world to safeguard the dreams and aspirations of their communities. The 7th UCLG Congress will be held from 10 […]

Preparatory Meeting to the UN 2023 Water Conference

The Preparatory Meeting to the UN 2023 Water Conference will be held on the 25 October 2022 at the UN HQ, in New York. The aim is to finalize the themes of the interactive dialogues and other outstanding organizational matters of the UN 2023 Water Conference (that will take place in New York, 22–24 March 2023.). […]

Ending impunity for severe housing rights violations – Should domicide be recognized as an international crime?

Time: 27 October 2022, 13:15 EST (New York) The attacking, bombing and shelling of civilian targets and the destruction of entire cities and villages – displacing millions into homelessness – have been largely met with impunity. In his report to the UN General Assembly, the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing (A/77/190) argues to recognize these […]

United Nations Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP 27)

From 6 to 18 November 2022, the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt will host the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 27), with a view to building on previous successes and paving the way for future ambition to effectively tackle the global challenge of climate change. The meeting comprises the […]

Meeting of residents’ movements, researchers and citizen experts in Paris

Two days to strengthen cooperation between residents' movements, researchers and citizen experts Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 November 2022 in Paris   Presentation For several years now, AITEC, Next Planning & partners have been working to create a space for exchange, mutualisation and articulation between movements of committed residents, researchers and professionals. In the continuity […]

Human Rights Day 2022 75th Anniversary — Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) will be celebrated on 10 December 2023. Ahead of this milestone celebration, starting on this year's Human Rights Day on 10 December 2022, the UN Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner will launch a year-long campaign to showcasing the UDHR by focusing on its legacy, relevance […]

Extraordinary General Assembly – HIC Institutional Review

Wednesday 14 December 2022, Online HIC Members, Friends and Allies are invited to join us for the HIC General Assembly 2022 to reflect on current challenges, debate strategies and priorities, and look ahead. The 2022 HIC Extraordinary General Assembly on the HIC Institutional Review will include feedback from the consultants on the overall process, an overview […]

The sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women – CSW67 (2023)

The sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 6 to 17 March 2023. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to contribute to the session. Themes Priority theme: Innovation and technological change, and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and […]

61st Session of the Commission for Social Development – CSocD61

The 61st Session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD61) will take place from 6 to 15 February 2023 in conference room 4 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Priority Theme Creating full and productive employment and decent work for all as a way of overcoming inequalities to accelerate the recovery […]

HIC side event during the CSocD61: ’Unequal access to employment and decent work: The case of women in Africa and Latin America.’

The 61st session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD61). The priority theme of “Creating full and productive employment and decent work for all as a way of overcoming inequalities to accelerate the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. Date and Time: 14th February 2023 […]