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Language around next year’s cities conference is under discussion during the final week of negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals text. At the start of the final week of negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…
In October 2016, the United Nations will convene the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) in Quito, Ecuador. As part of preparations for the Habitat III Conference…
"Human-induced climate change is a scientific reality, and its decisive mitigation is a moral imperative for humanity” Declaration of Mayors 21 July, VaticaOn July 21 2015, a large delegation of mayors, including many UCLG members and partners,…
The third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD3) was held from 13-16 July 2015 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to agree on the financing mechanisms for the implementation of the Post-2015 Agenda. The Global Taskforce of Local and…
On the 26th of June, UCLG President, Mayor Kadir Topbaş, represented local and regional authorities of the Local Authorities Major Group and the Global Taskforce at the opening plenary of the third High Level Political Forum on Sustainable…
Against the odds, the global community agreed on an ‘action agenda’ for financing development. But is it up to the challenges ahead? ADDIS ABABA — Defying widespread scepticism and mounting concern, government negotiators at a summit…