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THE PACT IS ADOPTED!
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The Pact for the Future of Humanity has been adopted by the UCLG World Council during its gathering ...

The New Urban Agenda: An Accelerator for an Inter-urban Future
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The session “The Future of the New Urban Agenda: Moving towards an Inter-Urban Future” took place on the ...

Local Democracy for Collective Responsibility
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The transformation required to achieve the global agendas on sustainable urbanization, climate change, and sustainable development can only ...

UCLG Presidency Pledge on the government component of the Pact for the Future of Humanity
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During the Pact for the Future of Humanity plenary session focused on the “government” pillar of the Pact, ...

The Pact for the Future of Humanity: Embracing Transformative Governance
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Through social movements and civil society, citizens are increasingly calling for governing systems to be more inclusive and ...

PLEDGING TO REVERSE THE CLIMATE CRISIS: THE PACT FOR THE FUTURE
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The Pact for the Future of Humanity session on the planet emphasized the need to transform our collective ...

How can the 2030 Agenda be localized in cities?
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The Local4Action track at the UCLG World Congress looks at governance and accessibility. A key question is ...

Climate action and resilience: Early action and investments saves lives
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No conference involving aware leaders can take place in today’s times without acknowledging climate change. Considering that ...

The “Right to the City” as a Driving Principle for the Global Commons
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One of the UCLG World Congress Town Hall sessions on 13 October was dedicated to the commons, more precisely ...

Unleashing the Power of Culture as a Pillar of Climate Action
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The Town Hall on Culture and Climate, held on Thursday, 13 October, discussed the potential of culture to serve ...

Palmira wins the UCLG Peace Prize 
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The city selected for the prize was Palmira, Colombia, for implementing a comprehensive approach to violence prevention that ...

Pledge of the UCLG Presidency on the Planet component of the Pact for the Future of Humanity 
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During the Pact for the Future of Humanity plenary session focused on the “planet” pillar of the Pact, ...

Feminism: Creating cities that work for women
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The Feminist Municipal Movement underscores the importance of examining all local and regional government issues through a gender ...

Implementing Human Rights in city
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Human rights are at the center of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda, which seeks to realize the human rights ...

GOLD VI report: A fundamental contribution to the urban and territorial equality
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The GOLD VI Report is an essential contribution to the Pact for the Future of Humanity, the expected ...

MAYORS EMBRACE MIGRANT AND REFUGEE PROTECTION WORLWIDE
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United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) achieved a major milestone with the launch of the Lampedusa Charter during ...

Celebrating 10 years of the Network of Locally Elected Women in Africa
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The Network of Locally Elected Women of Africa (REFELA), one of the largest women's representative bodies in the ...

Be a part of the Pact for the Future of Humanity!
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From 12 to 14 October, a daily plenary session will take place at the UCLG 7th World Congress to foster ...

Local4Action: Innovative action-oriented solutions 
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More than 35 Local4Action events will be held by UCLG and its partners, intergovernmental organizations, civil society, and ...

A new partnership model for cities and civil society: The ‘Town Hall’ process
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The Town Hall was one of the key processes leading to the 2019 United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) ...

The World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders and World Congress kicks off in Daejeon
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The World Summit is the largest gathering of mayors, presidents of associations, local elected officers, and practitioners from ...