Readings for the book day to echo the importance of defending human rights related to habitat
Every April 23 is celebrated as International Book and Copyright Day. A date used to encourage reading around the world. According to recent studies, reading is necessary for vocabulary development, [...]
Coveting Land, Targeting Homes, Shelters and Shelter Seekers: Israel’s raison d’état, military doctrine and consistent practice
Palestinian News & Information Agency (Wafa) in contract with APAimages, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Text by Joseph Schechla, HLRN Israel’s targeting of homes, shelters and shelter seekers has [...]
Call to nominate candidates for the women and feminist movement Representative to the HIC Board
Information sent to HIC Members to call to nominate candidates for the position of HIC Board Representative for women and feminist movements The term of the current HIC Board Representative [...]
Coming soon: learning dialogues to exchange strategies on the urban commons in Africa
Social movements and civil society organizations are invited to join a series of virtual dialogues to share strategies and practices to claim, protect and advance urban commons in Sub Saharan [...]
New fires in the Valparaíso Region, Chile
Note to HIC, by Ana Sugranyes, Wisdom Keeper of the Coalition. On February 2nd, several simultaneous fires devastated forest and housing areas in the Valparaiso Region, Chile: they killed 132 [...]
HIC’s President message on the occasion of International Women’s Day
Women are special. They nurture humanity, care and support the family unit and make the world a better place for all. The struggle for women’s equality started over a century [...]
Our message for International Women’s Day – recognising the role of women in the context of conflict and violence
International Women's Day and the whole month of March is the moment to raise our voices in the defense, promotion and realization of gender equality as a fundamental issue that [...]
A wave of forced evictions in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire)
In the wake of Côte d'Ivoire's hosting of the African Cup of Nations, the great mass of African football, the Ivorian authorities, in the person of Cissé Bacongo, the new [...]
Tracing a long history of the Habitat International Coalition and the social production of habitat
In “Tracing a long history of the Habitat International Coalition and the social production of habitat,” Ana Vilenica engages with Enrique Ortiz and Maria Silvia Emanuelli from HIC-AL to explore [...]
What’s happening at the 62nd session of the UN Commission for Social Development (CSocD)
The 62nd Session of the Commission for Social Development is taking place from the 5th to 14th February 2024: the priority theme is “Fostering social development and social justice through [...]
Job opening: 2024 Young Professional Overseas Placement Program for the Women’s Spaces Project
Rooftops Canada – Abri International is seeking four (4) qualified candidates to participate in our 6-month Young Professionals (YP) Overseas Placement Program as part of our five-year project “Women’s Spaces: [...]
Result of HIC President 2024-2028 Election
Dear HIC Members, Friends and Partners, The Electoral Committee is pleased to inform the result of HIC Presidential Election process that took place between 28 August 2023 and 20 December [...]