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Editorial

The 100 Days of Local Multilateralism come to an end on 30 July 2026. This collective journey has connected a series of milestones that, taken individually, might have appeared as separate events.

Local Leadership for a Shared Global Future
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Being entrusted as the President of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) is, for me, both a profound ...

From Tangier to the Next Chapter of Multilateralism
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The international community is entering a decisive moment. As the 2030 Agenda approaches its final stretch and discussions on ...

What Tangier Leaves Behind
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When the 8th UCLG World Congress opened in Tangier on 23 June 2026, it did so with one eye on ...

Delivering the Local Social Covenant
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Lorena Zárate, coordinator of the Global Platform for the Right to the City

Localisation at a Turning Point
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The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) marked the last key moment of the 100 Days of Local ...

Voluntary Local and Subnational Reviews as Transformative Tools
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When Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs) and Voluntary Subnational Reviews (VSRs) first emerged, they were primarily seen as reporting ...

Towards Habitat IV
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Ten years after governments adopted the New Urban Agenda in Quito, they returned to United Nations Headquarters to ...

The Municipal Movement Demands Beyond the 100 Days
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If the 100 Days of Local Multilateralism demonstrated anything, it is that the international municipal movement is unified, strong, ...

After 2030? The Conversation Already Underway
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The High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) has always looked in two directions at once. It reviews ...

What Comes Next?
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The mandate agreed in Tangier runs until 2029. The global agenda it must help deliver runs until 2030. That single ...