Announcements
Announcements
Global Taskforce, UN Secretary General, Habitat III, Post-2015 - 30/05/2013
"It is often said that, like all politics, all development is ultimately local. As the world strives for a more sustainable path in the years ahead, particularly beyond 2015, local voices and local action will be crucial elements in our quest.
That is why I welcome the creation of the... (+)
Announcements
Global Taskforce, Habitat III, Post-2015 - 29/05/2013
Elected representatives of local and regional governments were welcomed by the Vice President of ECOSOC and UN Secretary General Representative in New York. The UN Secretary General sent the following message to participants: "I welcome the creation of the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments for 2015 and towards Habitat III". (+)
Announcements
Intermediary Cities, South-South Cooperation, Urban Strategic Planning - 24/05/2013
Are you aware that in 2011, cities with fewer than 500,000 inhabitants accounted for about 50% of the world urban population?
Cities with populations ranging between 500,000 and 1 million were equivalent to 10.1 % of the world urban population. In conclusion, cities with fewer than 1 million... (+)
Announcements
Social Inclusion, Sustainable Development - 30/05/2013
The UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights participated recently in the 5th World Forum of Human Rights that took place in Nantes (France) from 22 to 25 May 2013.
In this context, the Committee organized a round table entitled: “The struggle... (+)
Announcements
Disaster Risk Reduction - 21/05/2013
The official 4th session held in the framework of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction’s fourth session took place from 20th to 21st may in Geneva with participants from several countries and numerous partners of the Platform including over fifty local elected representatives... (+)
Announcements
City-to-city cooperation - 21/05/2013
Con un apoyo de la Unión Europea por 1.5 millones de Euros, el Distrito Federal lidera un proyecto de cooperación con Quito, Ecuador; Lima, Perú; Medellín, Colombia; Morón, Argentina; Belo Horizonte, Brasil y Montevideo en Uruguay; el Fondo Andaluz de Municipios para... (+)