Announcements
Announcements
Ciudades Digitales - 15/05/2020
As UN Secretary-General António Guterres said recently, the post-COVID19 world will be more digital than before. He views human rights as key to shaping the pandemic response, in terms of the public health emergency and the broader impact on people’s lives and livelihoods. Human rights put people at the center of this crisis. Therefore, while acknowledging the important, instrumental role that digital technologies can play in containing and resolving the current crisis, their application should significantly consider digital rights.
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Announcements
- 04/05/2020
UCLG would like to recall its Durban Motion in solidarity with the Mayor of Bamako who is still under detention after having been declared innocent in a first trial.
In view of the proving times the world is undergoing and mindful of the health challenges that detention facilities all over the world... (+)
Announcements
- 04/05/2020
Vulnerable and invisibilized populations, in particular those that live in informal settlements, and work in the informal economy, are among the most fragile affected by the pandemic. The Live Learning Session on Informalities and COVID-19 shed light on how to best respond to this immense challenge, from the local sphere, counting on our communities.
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Announcements
- 04/05/2020
The gathering of the Global Taskforce aimed to provide a safe space for member networks to discuss how each organization was dealing with the pandemic and how, as organizations, the work of the constituency of local and regional governments will be affected for the rest of the year and beyond.
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Announcements
- 29/04/2020
As the COVID-19 crisis unfolds, the scope of its implications for migration and development is equally gaining attention. The Global Forum for Migration and Development (GFMD), as the only international and state-led, multi-actor forum that has been discussing migration and development for more than a decade, seeks to bolster new solutions to shared challenges brought by COVID-19. To do so, a series of multi-actor webinars has been put in place, looking to connect COVID-19 discussions to the regional consultations and GFMD Summit.
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Announcements
Inclusive cities - 27/04/2020
With the priority to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, and harness the transformations from digitalization to reduce inequalities in cities- the World Blind Union hosted, in close partnership with UCLG, G3ict and IAAP, the webinar on Smart Cities for All: Leveraging Technology and Data for More Inclusive Cities Worldwide.
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