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…
Tigre is said to be the only town in Argentina that has 6 children’s orchestras, made up of more than 350 children from different neighbourhoods. This Argentinian town’s leadership in promoting community participation, preserving local culture and advancing sustainable tourism are some of its important initiatives to advance the UN’s Ten Principles and Sustainable Read more…
The US might be out of the Paris Agreement but San Francisco, a city leader on climate action, is standing firm. President Trump’s rejection of the Paris Agreement, on June 1, even coming as no surprise still sent shock waves throughout the world but his withdrawal of the US from Read more…
The long awaited research report on Chocolatão and the innovative cross-sectoral networks of Porto Alegre was recently presented to the city’s Mayor, Prefeito Jose Fortunati, bringing with it a refined development process model for cross-sectoral, participatory collaborative networks and a wealth of new achievement and impact. The ‘Sustainability and Citizenship Networks of Read more…
The north east Brazilian state of Maranhão has some of the most extreme levels of poverty in the country, affecting 20% of the population (in comparison to the 6% national average). In 2014, the state took a dramatic change in direction with the election of lawyer and former congressman, Flávio Dino Castro, Read more…