The International municipality community gears up for the implementation decade of the SDGs at the 6th UCLG Congress
The 6th UCLG Congress took place in Durban, South Africa between the 11-15 November, where 2,000 delegates including mayors, councillors, presidents of local associations and local and regional practitioners came together to renew the future of the international municipality movement and to discuss bottom-up continental and regional specific priorities, with […]
Cities and the Ethical Turn: Cities and Climate Change
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 […]
Leeuwarden becomes a global goals municipality
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 […]
A European week through the eyes of the future
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 […]
City Partnerships Challenge fosters partnerships between City of Newcastle and the University of Newcastle
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 […]
Five liveability challenges Melbourne and Bangkok must face together
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 […]