The proposed agenda is the following:
4. Approval of the minutes of the previous GA meetings (Belem and Cairo 2009)
- Right to the City
- Housing and Land Rights
- Gender mainstreaming
- Campaigns
- Social Production of Habitat
- Human Settlements and Climate Change
HIC General Secretariat calls on all HIC members to send us your comments and proposals related with this proposed agenda and the motions that you would like to present during this General Assembly.
On UN-Habitat website, you’ll find information about the WUF5.
So far, the programmed activities are the following:
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Sunday, 21 March
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HIC Board meeting (only with special invitation)
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Monday, 22 March
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AM: Inauguration Session of the WUF5 and mobilization in front of the WUF
From 3:00 to 9:00 PM: HIC General Assembly
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Tuesday, 23 March
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Noon: Launching HIC book “Cities for All. Proposals and Experiences towards the Right to the City” PM: Civil Society Round Table on Right to the City with Social Justice |
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Wednesday, 24 March
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PM: Special Session on the Right to the City in Latin America, with translation, open to the other Regions |
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Thursday, 25 March
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PM: Networking Event on the “Urban Conflicts: Evictions and Mega Projects” |
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Friday, 26 March
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AM: Final Session of the WUF5
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From 22 to 26 March
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Shared space with social movements and organizations, especially for exchanges of experiences.
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According to the Convergence of Urban Movements and Organizations subscribed in Belem 2009, the CSO Round Table, the Latin America Consultation on the Right to the City, the Networking Event on the Urban Conflicts and the Training Event on how to implement the Right to the City are organized in coordination with the Asociación Latinoamericana de Organizaciones de Promoción (ALOP); Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE); Dignity International (DI); ENDA Tiers-Monde; Forum Nacional de Reforma Urbana (FNRU); Forum of Local Authorities (FAL); Habitat for Humanity in Latin America; International Alliance of Inhabitants (IAI); Local Communities Organizations in Asia (LOCOA); Observatori DESC; Swedish Cooperative Center in Latin America; and UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing of OHCHR.
Confirm your presence in Rio as soon as possible.
For the purpose of the HIC General Assembly and the activities at the WUF 5, this Secretariat has a reservation of affordable accommodations for 52 persons in twin bed rooms for USD 350 per person for the whole stay during the WUF.
For any further information, contact HIC-GS.
For the registration and how to get visa, see the information on UN-Habitat site.