Sustainable Development Goals

18 Jul 2016 Global Cities, Global Challenges International Seminar Series The UN Global Compact – Cities Programme and the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies – RMIT University will host a seminar series titled “Global Cities, Global Challenges: Understanding the Urban Implications of Climate Change, Energy and Food Security in Asia Pacific.” A total...

Melbourne Model Pilot The Grant Fund for Plock Human Rights Context The Grant Fund was established in 2003. Its objective was to help in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Town of Plock, adopted by the Municipal Council. The Strategy had been formulated in result of public consultations carried out with the...

17 Jul 2016 Ethical Cities event, Barcelona Throughout June and July, RMIT Europe in partnership with the UN Global Compact – Cities Programme and others led a series of international workshops, symposiums, talks and forums as part of the ‘Ethical Cities: Urban Innovation Forum’. The main flagship event, hosted in Barcelona on July 6, attracted...

14 Oct 2016 Michael Nolan ACUNS Podcast: Building trust for sustainability collaboration Alistair Edgar from the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) recently interviewed Michael Nolan, Chair of the UN Global Compact – Cities Programme, about the Melbourne Model and strategies for furthering sustainability. Drawing on examples of cross-sectoral collaboration, Michael elaborates on...

27 Oct 2016 A rich international dialogue on the role of the Global Compact in the New Urban Agenda UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UN Habitat Executive Director Joan Clos opened Habitat III, the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development in Quito, Ecuador on October 17 2o16. It was attended by...

10 Feb 2017 Collaborative approaches to global urban sustainable development As part of the World Urban Campaign and Australian Sustainable Living Festival, the UN Global Compact – Cities Programme hosted a forum and panel event on How to make public private partnerships work for urban sustainable development – challenges and successes. Held on Wednesday 8...