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Secretary-General and Participants of UN-Habitat’s “Sustainable Cities Days”.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre) poses for a group photo with ministers and mayors attending the “Sustainable Cities Days” organized organized by the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and the Friends of the Sustainable Cities and the Global Taskforce. To the left of Mr. Ban is Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat. Photo # 574480

The UCLG Secretary General addressed the Opening of the Iberoamerican Inter-Ministerial Consultation on Sustainable Cities at UN New York, Co-organised by the Spanish Government and UN Habitat with the collaboration of UCLG, FLACMA and Mercociudades.

The Ambassador of Spain, Román Oyarzun, recognised the role to be played by sustainable cities in the eradication of poverty and the leading role that cities played in innovation and creativity.