Announcements
Announcements
Housing - 16/11/2018
Our constituency lived a historical turning point last 15 and 16 July, when a group of major global cities brought to the UN a firm pledge for the Right to Housing in the form of the Declaration “Cities for Adequate Housing”. This global call to action builds on the #MakeTheShift campaign, launched by the UN Rapporteur on Adequate Housing.
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LocalizingSDGs - 17/10/2018
PSI and United Cities and Local Government (UCLG) have joined forces to improve labour data collection for their constituencies. On 15 October, they jointly called labour statisticians from around the world, gathered in Geneva for the 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS), to take steps towards filling this major gap.
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Announcements
- 16/10/2018
It is with deep regret that the Presidency, World Secretariat and Members of United Cities and Local Governments have learned of the passing away of Mr. Jockin Arputham, founder and president of Slum Dwellers International. The urban world community has lost a great inspiration and visionary.
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Announcements
- 15/10/2018
We have just received the sad news of the unexpected death of our dear colleague and friend, Néstor Vega, an indispensable companion of our shared passion: municipalism. Today, we all feel that from now on we will be missing an essential piece of our great family. The entire team of the World Secretariat would like to express our sincere condolences to his family and loved ones, to whom, from Barcelona, we send a heartfelt hug.
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Announcements
Localizing SDGs - 08/10/2018
Eurasia Local Governments Congress took place in the City of Cheboksary and brought together local and regional leaders of the Eurasian region to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among local authorities and to involve and assist them in the implementation of the SDGs.
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Announcements
Localizing SDGs - 08/10/2018
The Eurasia Local Governments Congress in the city of Cheboksary (Russia) upon the initiative of the Eurasian section of the World Organization “Unites Cities and Local Governments” brought together mayors of cities from all over Eurasia to discuss the issues of the Sustainable Development Goals implementation.
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