Newsletter January 2014
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The members of the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Leaders gathered in New York on 13 December at the invitation of UN Habitat, the Group of Friends of sustainable cities and UCLG.
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On this day, the voice of local and regional governments, UCLG, reiterates its support for the principle of solidarity, both at international and subnational level. Solidarity must be built, not only between the rich and poor nations of the world, but also within countries and cities. Some of the greatest...
The UN Secretary General received from UCLG Co-President Moustache Belle, 157 forms from Mayors, Governors and their Associations and civil society partners calling for an Urban SDG to be included in the new Development agenda during a special Session on 12 December.
Secretary-General and Participants of UN-Habitat’s “Sustainable Cities Days”. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) poses for a group photo with ministers and mayors attending the “Sustainable Cities Days” organized organized by the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat),...
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 Spain,...
UCLG is pleased to invite to all its members to participate in the 2014 Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation (the Guangzhou Award). The Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation is co-sponsored by the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), the World Association of the Major...
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 and...
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 memories...
UCLG Sections & members
Source: CEMR
CEMR co-president in New-York to call for "sustainable urbanisation" to become one of the future goals of sustainable development after 2015
In 2015, national governments around the world will define a set of objectives to guide the sustainable development policies for the...
Metropolis promotes investments in Effective Governance and Capacity Building for Intelligent Cities
Source: www.metropolis.org
During World Intelligent Cities Summit, WICS 2013 in Istanbul, Metropolis presented research case studies and international experiences from Metropolis member cities and partners citing the important and immediate need of investments in effective governance and (administrative)...
Ms. Annemarie Jorritsma-Lebbink,, President of the the association of Netherlands municipalities (VNG) and Mayor of the Duch city of Almere, was elected yesterday in Prague as the new President of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions, (CEMR). CEMR is the European...
COMMITTEES, WORKING GROUPS, COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE & FORA
The Mediterranean Committee collaborates with the Anna Lindh Foundation within the framework of the “DAWRAK– Citizens for dialogue” project. The DAWRAK programme launched by the Anna Lindh Foundation aims at building the capacity of civil society organisations and citizens in order...
The Dunkerque Forum +10 aimed to analyse the last 10 years of European decentralized cooperation with Palestine. This process involved a joint reflection on the mid and long-term perspectives to contribute to the improvement of living conditions of local populations and contributing to the construction of a Palestinian State.