Pictured: The Metro Station University of Chile, the most extensive Metro Network in South America, powered by 60% renewable energy. Sadly 80 stations have been destroyed in the recent protests. About Santiago’s Metro. The words ethics and cities have recently been combined by philosophers and urbanists to focus on a Read more…
Coinciding with the SDG summit under the auspice of the UN General Assembly last month, The City of Leeuwarden was making its own commitments to further the Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs] at the local level. The City of Leeuwarden became an innovating city with the UN Global Compact – Cities Read more…
This article is an opinion piece written by Javier Cortes, Head of Local Engagement with the UN Global Compact Cities Programme, that first appeared in the online public journal of Portuguese daily newspaper, Público. Read the original article in Portuguese here. These days we are celebrating the 18th edition of European Read more…
A City of Newcastle led Taskforce through the City Partnerships Challenge, is working with Miromaa Language and Technology Centre to increase authentic local Aboriginal tourism products in the Newcastle local government area. The initiative aims to engender a deeper understanding of local Aboriginal history and culture with visitors and the Read more…
In 2017, the UN Global Compact – Cities Programme began partnering on a project with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, facilitating an Urban Liveability and Resilience Program focused on knowledge building and exchange. Two years on, what can Melbourne and Bangkok learn from each other to improve liveability and wellbeing for Read more…
On the 9-18 July, leaders gathered in New York for the 2019 High Level Political Forum [HLPF] under the auspice of Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. The thematic explored in 2019 was “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality” which focused on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4 Read more…
From 1-3 July 2019, Pacific Island states came together for the fifth Pacific Urban Forum (PUF5) in Nadi, Fiji. Cities Programme Global Advisors Dr. Jane Stanley (EAROPH Australia) and Ms Mia Davison (EAROPH International) presented the side event, “Pacific Partnerships” which focused on opportunities for cities to get involved with Read more…
The State of Paraná was recently presented with the Partnership for Development award at the World Family Summit 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland. “By adopting the Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as strategic reference points for Paraná, we are seeking to fulfill our role in making the planet Read more…
The Rotorua community continues to inspire with its remarkable culturally aware and respectful approach collaboration and projects. Rotorua Lakes Council and Central North Island (CNI) Iwi Collective (CNI) have made a commitment to end spraying treated wastewater in Whakarewarewa Forest by 2019 by upgrading the Wastewater Treatment Plant to handle Read more…
Santa Lucija’s mission to establish a green town was given a boost recently through its membership of both the Covenant of Mayors and the UN Global Cities Programme. At a recent Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy, held in Brussels in November 2017, Fredrick Cutajar, Vice-Mayor of Santa Lucija, Read more…