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 [...]
New Observers/representatives for Asia and North America/Canada to the HIC Board
The Habitat International Coalition's Board is pleased to announce the designation of Mrs Meena Menon as Observer to the Board for Asia and Mrs Geneviève Drouin as Observer to the [...]
HIC at the 2024 High-Level Political Forum: towards sustained commitment and action for climate justice
HIC will join the High-Level Political Forum discussions to draw attention on the clear connection between climate justice, housing and habitat with this podcast and our main actions to advance climate justice. [...]
HIC Letter of solidarity in the recent protests against the new tax bill in Kenya
HIC General Secretariat Team and Members in the Africa region are deeply concerned by the violence witnessed in many parts of Kenya during the recent protests. We are all especially [...]
HIC’s cross–regional learning to advocate for meaningful climate justice now available in a podcast episode
A unique podcast episode is available now, to navigate through a comprehensive understanding of climate change, climate justice, and the necessary steps to advocate for the climate actions we need [...]
New Representative to the Board for Women and/or Feminist movements: Mrs Zaida Muxi
The HIC Board is pleased to share with you the appointment of the new Representative to the Board for Women and/or Feminist movements, Mrs Zaida Muxi who is based in [...]
Fighting for a meaningful and collectively built Pact for the Future: Main takeaways of the UN Civil Society Conference
Between 9th and 10th of May the 2024 United Nations Civil Society Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya. Convened by the United Nations Department of Global Communications (DGC), the conference [...]
Call for Applications: Asia Program Officer for Housing and Habitat
The Working People’s Coalition (WPC) is a loose network of organizations, networks, and federations working on labour and labour related issues, with a focus on informal, low paid and migrant [...]
Forced evictions and demolitions in Kenya’s informal settlements
First came the devastating disaster of floods that washed away people’s homes leading to displacements and destruction of property, then came the bulldozers that swept away what was left. Around [...]
Appointment of Anacláudia Rossbach as the new Executive Director of UN-Habitat
It’s our pleasure to share with you that Anacláudia Rossbach has been appointed as the new Executive Director of UN-Habitat. We celebrate and welcome this news with happiness and enthusiasm, [...]