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UCLG’s Retreat Concludes with Participation Success
Tuesday, 04/04/2017
A success in terms of participation and partner’s engagement, the United Cities and Local Governments week-long retreat concluded last Friday, February 24. Located in Barcelona, the retreat represented a strategic moment for UCLG’s future, in which...
UCLG calls for locally elected women to #BeCounted on International Women’s Day 2017
Tuesday, 07/03/2017
UCLG, with the support of UN Women, is calling for a global indicator to track gender equality in local government and drive the achievement of SDG 5.On International Women’s Day 2017, UCLG wishes to underline the vital importance of increasing the...
The 5 Winners of the Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation
Tuesday, 24/01/2017
On 7 December, in the context of “The Guangzhou International Urban Innovation Conference” the winners of the 3rd Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation were announced. Launched in 2012 and co-sponsored by United Cities and Local Governments...
Habitat III Listens to the Voices of Local and Regional Governments
Monday, 28/11/2016
The United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, Habitat III, took place in Quito between the 17 and 20 October, with the aim of developing the New Urban Agenda. 20 years after the last meeting in Istanbul, Habitat II,...
Report Launch: The State of European Cities
Monday, 28/11/2016
The launch of The State of European Cities Report will take place next Tuesday, November 29, on an event organized by the London School of Economics. Co-authored by experts of the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy of the European...
The Guangzhou International Urban Innovation Conference
Monday, 28/11/2016
The millennial city of Guangzhou, China, will host the Guangzhou International Urban Innovation Conference on December 5-8.  Leader on the field of urban innovation in China, Guangzhou has been a historical business centre up until today. Among the...

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