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- 10/09/2010
UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals is held at the UN Headquarters in New York on 20-22 September 2010, in the framework of the United Nations General Assembly. With a view to the Summit in September, and in partnership with the UN Millennium Campaign, UCLG has called on local and regional... (+)
- 09/09/2010
Numerous Mayors and Presidents of regions, representatives of the most important international institutions, international partners of UCLG and other major stakeholders of civil society have been invited to speak on the occasion of the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders - 3rd Congress of United... (+)
- 08/09/2010
The 3rd World Congress of United Cities and Local Governments will be held in Mexico City from 17 to 20 November 2010, jointly with the Local and Regional Leaders’ World Summit. Thousands of representatives from local and regional governments will meet in Mexico to define the international work... (+)
- 08/09/2010
Prior to the Local and Regional Leaders’ World Summit, on-line forums are being organized. The idea is to allow local and regional authorities and practitioners from different regions of the world to have access to a common space where they can pose questions, debate topics, share their... (+)
- 06/09/2010
After more than 15 years of a worldwide campaign led by Bolivia, the United Nations recognized the right to drinkable water as a fundamental right. The resolution was adopted with 122 votes in favor and 41 abstentions at the UN General Assembly. This historic step voices deep concern on the 884 million... (+)
- 25/08/2010
Secretary-General of UN Ban Ki-moon nominated Joan Clos, former mayor of Barcelona, Spain, and one of the Founding Fathers of the World Organization, as the next head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting environmentally and socially sustainable cities and towns, a key partner of UCLG on... (+)