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- 18/04/2012
During its Annual Forum, PLATFORMA invites the European Commission to clarify its strategy of collaboration with the local and regional authorities for development cooperation. PLATFORMA organized their annual forum in Florence, Italy, the 2nd and 3rd of April of 2012, with the participation of a... (+)
- 16/04/2012
A mission to Mozambique in march supported the cities of Xai Xai, Lichinga, Manhisa and Maputo to coordinate their strategies and involve partners through précising and negotiating areas of support and decentralized cooperation. Besides Porto Alegre, the mission was joint by 2 networks... (+)
- 13/04/2012
A High-level Local and Regional Authorities’ delegation is to meet the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon on 23 April at UN Headquarters in New York. "With half of humanity living in cities today, urbanization is a critical issue for Rio+20 - the United... (+)
- 11/04/2012
With half of humanity living in cities today, urbanization is a critical issue for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, also known as Rio+20, which will take place from 20 to 22 June in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), the United Nations said today. Cities are where the pressures of migration,... (+)
- 10/04/2012
On March 28th 2012, the Press Conference and Launch Ceremony for Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation was officially held in the city of Guangzhou, China. Representatives from the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), the World Association of the Major Metropolises (... (+)
- 22/03/2012
In presence of the UCLG President and Mayor of Istanbul, Kadir Topbas, as a special guest, the 6th Congress of the Latin-American Federation of Cities, Municipalities and Associations (FLACMA, the Latin-American Section of UCLG) was opened on 21 March 2012. The Congress gathered more than 1,500... (+)