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Much political attention is focussed on the growing migration and refugee crisis in the Mediterranean and the Middle East , the Indian Ocean, the US-Mexican border and elsewhere. Short term coordinated international actions – not defamatory…
On August 3, U. N. Member States reached consensus on the Sustainable Development Goals and finalized the outcome document, “Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. Even before the confirmation of the final 17 SDGs…
Final SDGs text, likely to be adopted in full at September summit, seen as bolstering local authorities. A marathon weekend negotiating session reached the finish line on Sunday as 193 U. N. member states reached consensus on the outcome…
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,…