Announcements
Announcements
Local development, Urban Agenda, Access to basic services - 13/12/2013
Over 100 national, regional and urban policy-makers attended the meeting on 4-5 December in Marseille, France, organized by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The aim of the event was to discuss how national governments and cities can better work together to foster growth... (+)
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Sustainable cities, Sustainable Urban Goal - 11/12/2013
The UCLG Secretary General addressed the Opening of the Iberoamerican Inter-Ministerial Consultation on Sustainable Cities at UN New York, Co-organised by the Spanish Government and UN Habitat with the collaboration of UCLG, FLACMA and Mercociudades.
The Ambassador of... (+)
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Human Rights - 10/12/2013
To mark the occasion of the World Day of Human Rights and in reaction to the disappearance of Nelson Mandela, United Cities and Local Governments pays homage to this visionary who demonstrated extraordinary intuition in the battle for protection and the promotion of human rights. He will remain in our... (+)
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Urban SDG, Sustainable urbanization, Global Taskforce - 10/12/2013
UCLG has launched an Awareness Campaign for a Stand-Alone Urban Goal which aims at influencing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) process to acknowledge local and regional governments as a specific sphere of government and as key actors of development, building on their proven... (+)
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Agenda 21 for Culture, Award - 04/12/2013
UCLG and its Committee on Culture are fully engaged in the pursuit of sustainable cultural development at local, national and global levels. In this objective and with the collaboration of the City of Mexico, the Committee on Culture has launched the “International Award UCLG – MEXICO City... (+)
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Global Taskforce, Development Cooperation - 29/11/2013
The 29th of November saw the launch of the first Policy Forum on Development, organized by the European Commission. In attendance were UCLG co-president and Mayor of Victoria, Jacqueline Moustache-Belle, as well as elected representatives from across the world and the Secretary Generals of UCLG, CEMR,... (+)