Thursday 17 December 2020 to talk about how to best strengthen and support the Coalition in the region. The objectives of the forthcoming meeting are: to update you on the efforts we have devoted so far to secure funding for the aforementioned purpose, to discuss the next steps to strengthen Africa's presence in the Board and, more […]
Monday 18 January 2021 to follow up agreements and discussions of the last meeting on 17 December, and to talk about how to best strengthen and support the Coalition in the region. Monday 18 January 2021 (at this local time)
The WSF will be celebrated from January 23th to January 31st. Considering the global pandemic situation, the 2021 edition will be virtual. The proposal of the 2021 World Social Forum (WSF) is an assembly of several ideas and part of the experience of face-to-face forums, mixed with the potential of the virtual one. HIC Members, […]
Connecting across Habitat Rights and the Right to the City: the continuation of a dialogue between United Nations Special Rapporteurs, civil society organizations and local and regional governments. 15h-17h CET (check your local time here) The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that it is not possible to separate the protection of health from access to food, […]
** In light of the evolving COVID-19 situation and taking the latest guidance from the United Nations Secretary-General and the World Health Organization (WHO), the CSocD59 will take place this year “largely” online** The 59th session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD59) will take place from 8 to 17 February 2021 at the United Nations […]
The HIC General Assembly 2020 was attended by 98 registered participants (50 women and 48 men) from 67 organizations, 30 countries; 7 Board Members, and the team of 5 HIC structures. Click here to read the minutes HIC General Assembly minutes 2020 The date is set and preparations are underway for the HIC General Assembly. […]
Women’s Day it is a relevant opportunity to place gender as a fundamental issue that cuts across all aspects of habitat-related rights. Are you planning to organize an event, campaign or initiative on the occasion of the 8th March? Share your Women’s Day activities If that’s the case, we would love to share it with the rest of HIC Members […]
The sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 15 to 26 March 2021. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to attend the session. Themes Review theme: Women's empowerment and the link to sustainable […]
This year, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is focused on the midterm review of the International Decade for People of African Descent undertaken by the Human Rights Council in Geneva as part of its 43rd session. As the Decade approaches its half-way mark in 2020, a review will take stock of the progress […]
World Water Day is an annual UN observance day (22 March) used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. The theme of each day focuses on topics relevant to clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), which is in line with the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 6. The UN World Water Development Report (WWDR) is released each year around World Water Day. UN-Water is the convener for World Water Day and […]