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Habitat International Coalition (HCI) is a global network of organizations and individuals working in the areas of human settlement and of ensuring rights to a secure living. Their activities include intervening at United Nations treaty bodies to define the right to housing, promoting public awareness and information exchanges about housing, advocating for the rights of the homeless and the poor, and organizing campaigns, seminars and publications. There is a specific section of the website devoted to Women and Adequate Housing which contains links to resources on gender equality, adequate housing and violence, women in the city, and women's housing rights under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).