Announcements
Announcements
Action learning, Social Inclusion - 09/04/2014
UCLG is pleased to announce the publication of “Basic principles of Community-Based Monitoring” officially launched on 8 April 2014 during the WUF jointly with the “Centro do Studios Sociais” (University of Coimbra, Portugal) and the The International Observatory on Participatory Democracy (IOPD). (+)
Announcements
Gender Equality, Women, Post-2015 - 07/04/2014
UN Women, UN-Habitat, the Huairou Commission and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) are coming together in a new global partnership to foster gender-responsive local governance. This partnership and the related programme will be presented during the WUF Gender Equality Action Assembly. (+)
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Access to basic services, Urban health - 04/04/2014
Cities and their suburbs are continuously growing, pollution is increasing, and the impact of climate change is being felt. All these factors are putting pressure on water resources, threatening human, economic and environmental security, and of course upon cities, which play a vital role in ensuring clean water and adequate sanitation for their citizens. (+)
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Gender Equality, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Post-2015 - 03/04/2014
The 58th Session Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) gathered in New York from 10 – 21 March 2014 to discuss and review the progress of the Millennium Development Goals as we approach the fifteen year deadline, coming in 2015. (+)
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Guangzhou Award - 28/03/2014
The Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation is co-sponsored by the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), the World Association of the Major Metropolises (Metropolis) and the City of Guangzhou. The aim of the Guangzhou Award is to recognize innovation. (+)
Announcements
Development Cooperation, Aid effectiveness - 28/03/2014
United Cities and Local Governments took part to the United Nations Development Cooperation Forum (DCF) High-Level Symposium from 19-21 March 2014 in Berlin. The meetings were hosted by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). (+)