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Local and regional governments driving equality, climate action and a new agenda for peace The Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments produces the annual Towards the Localization of the SDGs report, facilitated by UCLG. This…
The United Nations High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) will be held from Monday, July 8 to Wednesday, July 17, 2024, under the theme "Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of…
Sao Paulo, Brazil (20 June 2024) – 38 Mayors and city representatives representing some of the world’s largest economies gathered in Sao Paulo for the Urban 20 (U20) 2024 Mayors Summit. They urged world leaders to take concrete actions to…
Since 2017, seven ‘Towards the localization of the SDGs’ reports have been presented by the Global Taskforce (GTF) to the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), the central platform for follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development…
On 6 October, 2023, the long-awaited Advisory Group of the United Nations Secretary-General on Local and Regional Governments met for the first time in a hybrid manner. The establishment of the Advisory Group, whose creation was proposed in…
The Local and Regional Governments constituency gathered for the SDG Summit at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), as an official part of the intergovernmental process, to ensure localization and the role of local and regional governments in…