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“Gender Equality, a Priority for Global Development”, a Global Conference for Elected Women

The Standing Committee is deeply convinced that gender equality is a fundamental right and an essential value. Not only are these rights to be firmly recognized by law, but they must be applied in aspects of every daily life: political, economic, social and cultural. This equality is essential for the existence of democracy. The commitment …

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World Water Forum

AS the 6th World Water Forum co-organized by the French Government, the City of Marseilles and the World Water Council is approaching, we would like to inform you that the 14th and 15th of March will be dedicated to local and regional authorities. As you know, at the 5th World Water Forum (Istanbul 2009), UCLG, …

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UNITAR e-learning Course Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Countries

THE next session of the e-learning course Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Countries will be conducted from 3 December 2012 to 22 March 2013. The online course is implemented by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in partnership with the German Technical Cooperation (GIZ). The online course Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing …

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UCLG Newsletter November 2012

The 2nd UN High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda took place in London from 29 October to 2 November hosted by the British Prime Minister David Cameron. Dr. Kadir Topbaş, Mayor of Istanbul and President of UCLG, voices the views of local and regional governments in this important forum which will play a key role in…

Preliminary Results of Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation

THE Preliminary Review Conference to decide the preliminary results of Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation was held in Guangzhou on 17 to 17 October 2012. The nominees for Guangzhou Award include: 6 cities from Asia (Seoul, Kaohsiung, Chiang Rai, Sylhet, Kocaeli and Sakhnin); 3 cities from Europe (Vienna, Salerno and Perm), 2 cities from …

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UNITAR Online Course

THE Local Development Programme of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) will conduct a new session of its online courses on The SymbioCity Approach: Achieving Urban Sustainability in Asian Cities, from 12 November to 15 February 2013. The e-learning course, based on the Swedish SKL International approach to sustainable urban development, aims …

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he 4th UCLG ASPAC Congress: Towards Sustainable Cities

THE 4th UCLG ASPAC Congress hosted by the Jakarta Capital City Government was held at Borobudur Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia, on 2-5 October 2012, and officially opened by UCLG ASPAC President and Governor of Jakarta, Fauzi Bowo. “Resilient Cities: Rethink, Rebuild, Revitalize” was chosen as the main theme of the congress, and discussed in three plenary …

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