Day 2 of the VLR-VSR days brought together representatives from national governments and from local governments’ associations to exchange on Voluntary Subnational Reviews, as a tool to enhance dialogue between spheres of government as well as ownership of the goals among local and regional governments. The session allowed to present the main findings of the VSRs developed in 2021, and a moment for reflection to enhance subnational involvement in the monitoring of the SDGs, and gathered more than 160 participants.
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Urban 20 leaders are outlining their vision for worldwide efforts to “recover together, recover stronger” from the pandemic and economic strife.
In the Urban 20 Summit communiqué, mayors and governors call for more investment in health systems and housing as a cornerstone to a global, inclusive and equitable recovery that boosts social protection and cohesion.
U20 cities urge G20 leaders and others to support equitable access to the job market and a renewable energy transition that puts equal access to sustainable mobility at its centre.
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The long-standing partnership by UCLG and UN-Habitat on advancing the localization of the SDGs reached a high point during the 2021 High-Level Political Forum.
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The world organization United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and the Barcelona Provincial Council, through the Observatory for Decentralized Cooperation and UCLG Learning, are launching the 3rd edition online course "Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Tools for Local Transformation" with new updated content and innovative good practices, adjusted to the latest times.
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Also in the lead up to the Generation Equality forum, UCLG has been involved in important engagements in the spirit of the feminist municipal movement. This includes 2 publications with external partners and members that further nurtures the UCLG agenda that will enhance the gender strategy in 2022 into all fields of work.
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The new UCLG Learning Module 4 on localizing the SDGs through decentralized cooperation, developed by UCLG, Platforma, United Nations Development Programme and UN Habitat, has started its roll out with the different regional sections of UCLG.
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