Message from the HIC Presidency on World Habitat Day, 2024
Engaging young people to realize their human right to housing and land through Social Production of Habitat Image credits: Proyecto Habitar Argentina. This World Habitat Day, UN Habitat invites us [...]
HIC’s cross-regional learning and historical experience on the Social Production of Habitat is now available in a unique podcast episode
This episode of the podcast is now available to navigate through a global understanding of the Social Production of Habitat, and the steps needed to advocate for collective ownership and [...]
1st HIC Online Dialogue on the Convergence of Social and Feminist Movements
The first online dialogue on the convergence of social and feminist movements will be held on Thursday, the 24th of October, 1700-1830 SAST (check your local time here). The dialogue is part of [...]
A decade of innovation in community-led housing: CoHabitat Network Annual Meeting in Geneva
Celebrating a decade of innovation in community-led housing Source: CoHabitat Network Press release - 24 September 2024 Geneva, Switzerland – The CoHabitat Network will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a significant [...]
Reflections from the Asia Pacific Social Forum (APSF) Meeting
Written by Aravind Unni, Asia Program Officer, HIC – WPC Introduction The Asia Pacific Social Forum (APSF) is an essential platform for civil society organizations (CSOs), people's movements, and activists [...]
The activities of HIC and its allies in the run-up to the Future Summit, denouncing corporate impunity by the UN
This news article was developed jointly with ESCR-NET Coinciding with the Summit of the Future on September 22-23, HIC and allies will be present in New York to attend the [...]
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Practice. Part I – Understanding ESC Rights
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Practice – Handbook for Civil Society Organizations and Human Rights Defenders This handbook from Amnesty International aims to introduce its users to a range [...]
Call to volunteers for HIC-MENA Electoral Committee
Click here to read the call in Arabic Habitat International Coalition launches the election , as the mandate of our current representative for MENA, M. Khalid Khawaldeh (Dana and Qadisiyah [...]
Forced eviction in Abidjan in the Ivory Coast
Forced eviction operations underway in the Adjame Village neighborhood in Abidjan in the Ivory Coast Regarding the ongoing operations in the Adjame Village district in Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire, it [...]
HIC Women and Habitat Africa Working Group (WHAWG) appoints new Convener
The Women and Habitat Africa Working Group (WHAWG) is a group of Habitat International Coalition (HIC) Members and Friends across Africa committed to consolidating, developing and mainstreaming the feminist approach [...]
Realising collective housing rights at scale at the International Conference in Bangkok
Reflection written by Adriana Allen, HIC Former President 2019-2023, on the 2024 Collective Housing International Conference that took place in Bangkok Because housing is not the end but rather the [...]
Coming soon: Elections of MENA Representative to the HIC Board
Habitat International Coalition will soon call for the launch of the election process 2024-2028 for the Middle East/North Africa Representative to the Board, as the mandate of our current representative [...]