SDGs

UCLG has published a new short guide for local governments, entitled “From SDG5 to Habitat III: the role of local governments in promoting gender equ

By David Satterthwaite, senior fellow at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

UCLG explains why all 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda matter to local governments in a new guide for local leaders.

From 13 to 16 October 2015, the City of Turin will host the Third World Forum of Local Economic Development (LED Forum).

By Josep Roig, UCLG Secretary General

"We, the local and regional leaders gathered in United Cities and Local Governments and the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments, have been here this week to make everybody aware that the Sustainable Development Goals – all of them – are at the core of our work."

New York, USA - Joint Press Release of the Global taskforce and UNCDF. The Sustainable Development Goals represent a transformative agenda. The objective is to transform the economies and societies of developing countries with a view to eliminating poverty by 2030.

By Helen Clarck, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme

Up for decision: Can local governments participate in negotiations toward the New Urban Agenda? 

As the member states of the UN prepare to meet in New York to adopt the new Post-2015 Development Agenda, UCLG celebrates the inclusive process that was carried out to negotiate the new sustainable development goals.