United Cities and Local Governments 8d ago

Housing is one of the defining challenges facing communities worldwide. This session launches the Housing Justice Academy as a platform for political leadership, peer learning and collective action on housing as a human right and public common good. Bringing together local leaders and international partners, the dialogue will explore responses to affordability pressures, displacement and climate vulnerabilities, while advancing housing justice as a key pillar of the Local Social Covenant. The Dialogue on Everyday Essentials advances a shared vision of everyday essentials — including housing, care, food, health and culture —as the foundations of dignity, equality and local democracy. Bringing together political leaders, civil society and international partners, the session explores how local and regional governments are strengthening access to essential services through rights-based and people-centered approaches. The discussion will contribute to a renewed social contract rooted in solidarity, wellbeing and local action.