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Eurasian Local Governments Congress
Thursday, 22/10/2015
The Eurasian Local Governments Congress took place last August in Kazan (Russian Federation) under the title ‘Local Decisions for Global Development: Towards Eurasian Integration’.The main aim was to strengthen the capabilities of local authorities in...
Meeting of experts on municipal financing in developing countries
Thursday, 30/07/2015
The UN-Habitat Global Land Tool Network is working to create a package of information on municipal financing in developing countries.  A group of experts met at an event entitled, ‘Municipal Financing in Developing Cities: Review of Land-based...
Final draft of the outcome document for the UN Summit to Adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Thursday, 30/07/2015
The final draft of the outcome document for the United Nations Summit to Adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda has been published. This document, which is expected to be approved, calls for the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, to replace...
The EU adopts a Declaration on the future Urban Agenda
Thursday, 30/07/2015
Last June, at an informal meeting of EU Ministers responsible for Territorial Cohesion and Urban Matters, held in Riga under the Latvian presidency of the Council of the European Union, a Declaration on the future Urban Agenda was adopted.  Under...
Third International Conference on Financing for Development
Thursday, 30/07/2015
This July, the Third International Conference on Financing for Development was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. At this meeting, local governments defended the localisation of the Post-2015 Agenda, arguing that the battle for sustainable development will...
United Nations works towards Habitat III
Tuesday, 16/06/2015
The preparation process towards Habitat III includes the elaboration of 22 issue papers and the creation of 10 policy units. These issue papers are summary documents that address one or more research areas, highlight general findings and identify...

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