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7th World Water Forum
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Local and regional authorities key partners in disaster risk reduction
23/03/2015
The United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, which took place in Sendai, Japan, between 14 and 18 March 2015, resulted in a historic agreement by the international community to reduce disaster risk, and recognized local authorities and the local level as essential to achieving this. Strongly represented at the Conference, local and regional authorities showed the world that they are fully engaged in the risk reduction process at all levels. (+)
Main Stories
Towards the Second World Assembly of Local and Regional Authorities
02/04/2015
Access to water: a fundamental and inalienable right
22/03/2015
Pioneering cities from across the globe approve new action plan to harness culture in sustainable development
20/03/2015
The essential role of culture in the sustainable development agenda
19/03/2015
Cultural rights are the key pillars of sustainable development!
19/03/2015
Third Policy Forum on Development: progress in the strategic partnership with the European Union
19/03/2015
Solidarity following the attacks in Tunis
19/03/2015
Triumph of Decentralised Cooperation
17/03/2015
Local governance key to achieving gender equality and social equity: Let’s make it happen!
06/03/2015
UCLG Sections & members
The city of Matola elected as new presidency of the OIDP
30/03/2015by: OIDP: International Observatory of Participatory Democracy
European mayors reinforce their commitment to tackle climate change
30/03/2015by: CEMR
The Climate and Territories World Summit
The Climate and Territories World Summit website is now online
27/03/2015by: Rhône-Alpes Region
Register now to Metropolis Annual Meeting: Live the City
25/03/2015by: METROPOLIS
Africities 2015
The date of Africities 2015 modified
18/03/2015by: UCLG-A
Empowerment Needed to Respond and Prevent Disasters
17/03/2015by: UCLG ASPAC
COMMITTEES, WORKING GROUPS, COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE & FORA
Building human-scale cities: Barcelona hosts the 9th International Public Markets Conference
30/03/2015by: Intermediary Cities Working Group
Local authorities take centre stage in the agenda of the World Social Forum
26/03/2015by: Local Economic Development Working Group
Agora of Cities in Barcelona
Agora of Cities 2015: City networks in the international projection of local governments
26/03/2015by: Committee on Decentralization and Local Self-Governments
VNG International
VNG International produces policy brief on implication SDGs for international capacity building programme
25/03/2015by: Capacity and Institution Building Working Group
World Social Forum in Tunis: strengthening alliances with civil society
24/03/2015by: Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights
UCLG Community on Urban Innovation
Find out the 15 cities that take the lead in URBAN Innovation
18/03/2015by: UCLG Community on Urban Innovation
Launch of the study on the state of local finance at the global level
13/03/2015by: UCLG Committee on Local Finance for Development
Blog
Habitat III: Exciting times ahead!
01/04/2015by: Citiscope
Open space needs local governments’ political will
17/03/2015by: Mathias Hariyadi
Proposed SDG Governance Indicators: Rule of Law or Simply Rule?
17/03/2015by: Permanent Observer
IPU President calls for a success in Sendai
16/03/2015by: Andy McElroy, UNISDR
COP 21 : Paris et les Parisiens mobilisés pour le climat
09/03/2015by: Mairie de Paris
Meet a 2015-er: Emilia Saiz
04/03/2015by: Mythili Sampathkumar
How cities can promote equality and fight racism: Inclusive Cities Observatory case study
26/02/2015by: Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights
Publications
Financing Local and Regional Governments
Culture 21: Actions
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Events
La Cumbre Mundial de Arte y Cultura para la Paz de Colombia
06/04/2015
III Meeting of Municipalities with Sustainable Development (III EMDS)
07/04/2015
Special event on Local Finance: Mobilizing local finance to implement the post-2015 development agenda
10/04/2015
DeLog Global Seminar Series
10/04/2015
PrepCom II for Habitat III
11/04/2015
7th World Water Forum
12/04/2015
Local and regional governments’ contributions to Habitat III
14/04/2015
Cumbre Latinoamericana 2015 de Ciudades y Gobiernos Locales
16/04/2015
UN-Habitat Governing Council (GC25)
17/04/2015
Seminar on the Right to the City & first 2015 Biannual Meeting of the UCLG CISDP Committee
20/04/2015
CEMR Secretaries General and Directors' meeting
21/04/2015
African Mayor Awards
29/04/2015
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