Consider the following statements:

1. ‘ Right to the City’ is an agreed human right and the UN-Habitat monitors the commitments made by each country in this regard.

2. ‘ Right to the City’ gives every occupant of the city the right to reclaim public spaces and public participation in the city.

3. Right to the City ’ means that the State cannot deny any public service or facility to the unauthorized colonies in the city.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The correct option is 2 and 3 only.

Let us analyze each statement step-by-step to understand the concept of the 'Right to the City':

Statement 1: ‘Right to the City’ is an agreed human right and the UN-Habitat monitors the commitments made by each country in this regard.
Analysis: Although the 'Right to the City' is a widely discussed socio-political concept and framework included in the New Urban Agenda (adopted at Habitat III in 2016), it is not a legally binding or formally agreed UN human right, nor does UN-Habitat strictly monitor individual country commitments under a legal human rights framework. Thus, Statement 1 is incorrect.

Statement 2: ‘Right to the City’ gives every occupant of the city the right to reclaim public spaces and public participation in the city.
Analysis: The core ethos of the 'Right to the City' emphasizes urbanization as a collective space, advocating that all inhabitants—regardless of background or status—have the right to access, use, inhabit, and shape public spaces as well as participate in urban decision-making processes. Thus, Statement 2 is correct.

Statement 3: ‘Right to the City’ means that the State cannot deny any public service or facility to the unauthorized colonies in the city.
Analysis: Under this rights-based framework, basic civic rights and access to essential public utilities (like water, sanitation, and electricity) are recognized for all urban residents, ensuring that legal status or residency in informal/unauthorized settlements does not serve as a basis for denying fundamental human rights and services. Thus, Statement 3 is correct.

Therefore, statements 2 and 3 are correct, making 2 and 3 only the right answer choice.