FROM LOCAL INNOVATION TO INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION
UNIDO and UCLG brought forward the Global ScaleX Alliance for Cities, one of the initiatives discussed during the Executive Bureau on 23 June. The dialogue explored how cities can act as agents of industrial innovation by aggregating demand, sharing capacity and building “scaling corridors” to move solutions from pilots to implementation. The Western Balkans corridor was presented as the first pilot application of this approach.
More information: https://scalex.unido.org/
PEACE THROUGH LOCAL ACTION
Convened by Open Society Foundations, with the UCLG Peace Prize and VNG International, the session explored how local governments are advancing public safety and peace through prevention, social policies and partnerships. It also drew on experiences from the finalists of the 2026 UCLG Peace Prize, showing how local governments can turn peacebuilding into everyday practice.
More information: https://peaceprize.uclg.org/
WOMEN’S RIGHTS TO A LIFE FREE FROM VIOLENCE
The Observatory on Violence Against Women of the Seine-Saint-Denis Departmental Council and UCLG convened a dialogue on how local governments can prevent and respond to violence against women. The session promoted the International Charter “For Territories That Protect Women Victims of Violence” and the global network of local governments created through the project launched in 2021, with tools including a MOOC, fact sheets and knowledge-sharing materials.
More information: https://oivf.seinesaintdenis.fr/en/territories-that-protect-women-victims-ofviolence/
HOUSING FUTURES: DELIVERING HOMES FOR ALL
Convened by Metropolis, in collaboration with OECD, Housing Futures: Foresight for Cities Delivering Homes for All explored how housing policies need to evolve in the face of demographic, climate and technological change. With experiences from Bogotá, Rabat, Mexico City and Toulouse, the dialogue connected housing affordability with land use, mobility, sustainability and urban regeneration, linking directly with the Congress debate on the Housing Justice Academy.
More information: https://www.metropolis.org/
