Eviction orders in San Antonio and Cartagena, Valparaíso Region, Chile, five thousand families affected
In August 2023, the Court of Appeals of Valparaíso (Chile) ordered the eviction of 254 hectares of the Bellavista Sector, where some 4,000 families live, and 1,000 more families in [...]
Capsules to understand the rent crisis
II Encuentro Nacional de Alquileres is a multi-sectoral space to provide information and proposals that contribute to the public debate in the context of the elections at different levels of [...]
HIC supports the call from SERI South Africa to the City of Johannesburg’s : fire at Usindiso Shelter for Women and Children
[Original press statement published here] City of Johannesburg’s wake up call: fire at Usindiso Shelter for Women and Children (31 August 2023). This morning Johannesburg residents woke up to the devastating news [...]
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child calls on states to take action in first guidance on children’s rights and the environment, with a focus on climate change
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has published General Comment No. 26 on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change. Source: [...]
Launch of HIC President Election process 2024-2028 – Call to volunteers for the EC
Habitat International Coalition is pleased to launch the HIC President election process. As global representative for HIC, the President plays a very important role within HIC; hence the importance of [...]
HIC at the second UN-Habitat Assembly: outcomes and reflections
The second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly (UNHA2) was held from 5 to 9 June 2023 in Nairobi. Kenya. The theme of the session was “A sustainable urban [...]
Be inspired by HIC Member tactics on Multi-level Advocacy – New HIC podcasts series
All the experiences and learnings resulting from an unique cross-regional, HIC Member-led mutual-learning process are now available. Don't miss any episode of our podcast series on Multi-level advocacy that will [...]
Almost 3000 families at risk of forced eviction in Chile’s Valparaiso region
An eviction order affects 3,000 families in the San Antonio-Cartagena conurbation area in the Chilean region of Valparaiso. The order does not define responsibilities either to carry out the eviction [...]
Livable Cities for All (at HLPF)
The Federal Republic of Germany’s Ministry of International Development Cooperation organized a side event at the High-level Political Forum (18 July 2023) that showcased the transformative potential of integrated urban [...]
Learning about housing policy from below at the International Festival of Social Housing 2023
The International Social Housing Festival (ISHF) 2023 (Barcelona, 7-9 June 2023) was a space for exchanges and debates around different experiences and models to secure the provision of social and [...]
From Local Action to Global Impact: Accelerating SDG11 across HIC’s pillars
Our President Adriana Allen coordinated the production of five position papers on the Localisation of SDG 11, launched by the Global Task Force of Local and Regional Government and UCLG [...]
HIC at the 2030 High-Level Political Forum: advancing the implementation of SDG 11
The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) is the central UN platform for the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and is held in July [...]