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Madrid: Thousands Protest, Return 87-year-old Woman Evicted after 71 Years
By :Adam England, People
30 September 2026
87-Year-Old Woman Who Was Evicted After 71 Years Allowed Home After Nearly 10,000 People Protest in the Streets María del Carmen Abascal’s lawyer has negotiated a deal setting rent on her Madrid apartment at 30% of her income for the next eight years   Summary   An 87-year-old woman evicted from her home of 70
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Israel/Palestine: Accountability through Sanctions to End the Ongoing Nakba
By :BADIL and 93 organizations
13 May 2026
Accountability through Sanctions to End the Ongoing Nakba    May 2026 marks 78 years of ongoing Nakba and 31 months of genocide in the Gaza Strip: ongoing Israeli crimes that are enabled and bankrolled by Western, colonial states, exposing the extent and depth of their complicity. The Israeli regime relentlessly advances its
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Day of the Landless 2026
By :Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) et al.
29 March 2026
Defend Our Land and Territories! Forge a Future Free from Imperialist Control! Statement for the Day of the Landless 2026     We, peasants, farmers, farmworkers, Indigenous Peoples, fisherfolk, pastoralists, herders, rural women, rural youth and children, along with our organizations, coalitions, networks, and allies in civil society organizations - unite our voices and struggles
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The Operational and Financial Crisis Facing UNRWA
By :Palestine Refugee Policy Forum, Policy Brief 6
01 March 2026

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Indigenous Peoples and social movements reaffirm unity at ICARRD+20
By :IPC
28 February 2026
Political Declaration: closing session ICARRD+20 Indigenous Peoples and social movements reaffirm unity and support to ICARRD+20 organizers, but reject conference declaration at closing ceremony Cartagena de Indias, Colombia   Indigenous Peoples and social movements come today in front of you to express our irreducible unity. For centuries, oppressors have been using a divide
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Faith Coalition Demands Land is a Human Right
By :WCC news
26 February 2026
Faith coalition at Agrarian Reform conference demands land as human right A coalition of Christian organisations issued a joint statement during the International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD), being held in Cartagena, Colombia from 24–28 February.     Peter Prove, director of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the
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Land and the right to adequate housing: Brazil
By :Catalytic Communities (Brazil)
30 May 2025

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Climate Finance in Morocco (matrix)
By :HIC-HLRN
23 April 2025

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Reflecting on World Urban Forum 12
By :HIC-GS
21 November 2024
This report by the HIC General Secretariat reflects on the events, activities, collaborations and commemorations of Coalition Members and friends at the 12th World Urban Forum, Cairo, 4-8 November 2024.   HIC Events    Social and feminist movement convergence around social production of habitat, with contributions by Massa Kone, HIC Board Representative for Social Movements,
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Rome: Pope Francis Joins World Meeting of Popular Movements
By :Dicastery for Integral Human Development (DPIHD)
20 September 2024
Pope Francis participates in the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the first World Meeting of Popular Movements The Holy Father attends the Symposium at the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Pope Francis visited the Dicastery for Integral Human Development (DPIHD) on September 20, to participate in the 10th anniversary symposium
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Documents (26)

Document Title

Publication Date

The Operational and Financial Crisis Facing UNRWA

01 March 2026

The Mefane Declaration by the Bagyeli Indigenous Peoples of Akom II Subdivision for Recognition of Their Rights

09 August 2025

Land and the right to adequate housing: Brazil

30 May 2025

Validation Meeting on the CCIAJT Application Findings

21 May 2025

Climate Finance in Morocco (matrix)

23 April 2025

La Déclaration Mefane des Peuples Autochtones Bagyeli de la subdivision Akom II pour la reconnaissance de leurs droits

09 August 2024

Human Rights Related to Habitat (Land, Housing, Population Transfer, Natural Resources) in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara

16 March 2022

Crowborough letter

25 February 2021

Consolider, développer et intégrer l`approche féministe dans HIC Afrique

10 February 2021

Global Farmers Strike - First Wave

01 February 2021

"A Pandemic of Violations"

05 October 2020

Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism for Sustainable Development

09 February 2020

Integrating the engagement of local governments and stakeholders in UN HABITAT

22 October 2018

ميثاق الحق في المدينة: بيروت الكبرى

17 November 2017

Right to the City Charter in Greater Beirut

17 November 2017

Human Rights Habitat Observatory

10 July 2017

Tunisia: Jemna Oasis Land Struggle

13 April 2017

Gains and Losses of Habitat III

31 December 2016

Queer Declaration calling for inclusion in Habitat 3

07 September 2016

Alternativas desde la sociedad civil hacia Hábitat III,

12 August 2016

Livret vert de la Convergence des luttes pour la terre et l`eau

19 March 2016

المنتدى الحضري العالمي السادس: مستقبل المدن

09 July 2012

إعلان توصيات مؤتمر الفلاحين الدولى - إعلان نياليني

27 February 2007

Cities and Homes for All: The Habitat Agenda

30 June 1996

إعلان القدس: مشروع ميثاق حركة حقوق السكن الفلسطينية

29 May 1995

HIC Global Policy Declaration

15 June 1989

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