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4th World Forum on Human Rights in the City
Monday, 12 July 2010
From the 28th of June to the 1st of July, the city of Nantes hosted the fourth edition of the Global Forum on Human Rights in the City. The Forum, which was originally put forward by UNESCO, takes place every two years thanks to the support of the Greater Nantes Metropolitan agglomeration, the Loire Region, the county of Loire-Atlantique, and the city of Nantes, and...
CSIPD meeting in Getafe
Friday, 02 July 2010
The first meeting of the Committee in 2010 took place in Getafe on 12 June in the framework of the 2nd FALP. The meeting was attended by more than 20 cities from all over the world, from Brazil, Spain, France, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay, which worked together to construct the political foundations of the CSIPD for the period 2011 - 2013. The proposals arising from the...
Conclusions of the 2nd FALP
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
The 2nd Forum of Peripheral Cities (FALP), held in Getafe between 10 and 12 June, brought together 600 mayors and elected representatives from thirty countries to debate how to construct solidarity-based, sustainable and democratic metropolises. Many round table discussions were held over the three days, dealing with issues as diverse as gender equality, metropolitan...
World Urban Forum 5, Rio de Janeiro
Monday, 05 April 2010
Between 22 and 26 March 2010, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) hosted the 5 World Urban Forum (WUF), an event that has been organised by the United Nations Habitat programme every two years since 2002. After Nairobi (2002), Barcelona (2004), Vancouver (2006) and Beijing (2008), this year´s WUF was based around "The right to the city: bridging the urban divide". The CSIPD, and...
Solidarity with Haiti
Friday, 05 March 2010
After the earthquake in Haiti last January, many cities and local government associations have mobilised in support of the country´s reconstruction process. UCLG has created a space on its website featuring all the initiatives promoted by local governments in solidarity with Haiti.
Social Inclusion Observatory
Friday, 05 March 2010
The CSIPD is making progress on the creation of the International Observatory on Local Social Inclusion Policies. The Observatory has 15 innovative policies available for consultation in Spanish, English and French on the Committee´s website. By late 2010, it plans to have 50 more policies, from North America, Latin America, Europe, Eurasia, Africa, the Middle East...
UCLG Executive Bureau in Chicago
Friday, 05 March 2010
Between 25 and 27 April 2010, the city of Chicago will host the next UCLG Executive Bureau and an Extraordinary General Assembly in order to review the statutes of the international organisation. On the same dates, there will also be a Global Forum of Local Governments in which various cities twinned with Chicago will be participating. Among other items, the agenda...
Photomontage of the 2009 CSIPD Annual Meeting
Monday, 01 March 2010
The photomontage produced by the ETCS Co-operative (Barcelona) of the working seminar involving the CSIPD member cities at the 2009 Annual Meeting, which took place in Reggio Emilia (Italy) on 21 November 2009 as part of the IX IOPD Annual Conference, is now available on the Committee´s website. The meeting was attended by 33 people representing 17 cities and...

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