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The Tuzla Declaration: Cities for Human Rights
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
The city of Tuzla, in Bosnia-Herzegovina, hosted the 7th Conference on the European Charter for the Safeguarding of Human Rights in the City in early October, which was attended by more than 100 people representing 21 towns: Bihač, Foča, Gračanica and Mostar (Bosnia-Herzegovina), Koprivnica, Osijek, Rijeka, Šibenik and Vukovar (Croatia), Barcelona, Gavà and San...
7th Conferenceof the European Charter for The Safeguarding of Human Rights in the City in Bosnia
Monday, 30 August 2010
After the conferences in Barcelona (1998), Saint-Denis (2000), Venice (2002), Nuremburg (2004), Lyon (2006), and Geneva (2008), the Bosnian city of Tuzla will host the 7th Conference of the European Charter for the Safeguarding of Human Rights in the City. On this occasion, the event is of twofold importance. First, because it will be celebrating 10 years of history...
Joan Clos: new director of UN-Habitat
Thursday, 26 August 2010
Secretary-General of UN Ban Ki-moon nominated on the 23rd of August Joan Clos, former mayor of Barcelona, Spain, and one of the Founding Fathers of the World Organization, as the next head of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting environmentally and socially sustainable cities and towns, a key partner of UCLG on the international agenda. Elected by the...
UN recognizes the right to drinkable water as a human right
Thursday, 26 August 2010
After more than 15 years of a worldwide campaign led by Bolivia, the United Nations recognised the right to drinkable water as a fundamental right. The resolution was adopted with 122 votes in favour and 41 abstentions at the UN General Assembly. This historic step voices deep concern on the 884 million people that do not have access to clean drinkable water and on...
On line debats ont he themed areas of UCLg Congress
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
The Local and Regional Leaders World Summit, which will be held in Mexico City from 17 to 20 November, will be preceded by a series of online debates on the website http://www.uclgcongress.com/. These forums are designed to provide local and regional authorities with a shared space where they can engage in debate, share experiences and work together on the generation...
Peripherial Cities gathered in Getafe
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
The Second Forum of Local Authorities of the Periphery (FLAP) gathered, between 10 and 12 June in Getafe, 600 mayors and officials from around thirty countries, invited by the FLAP and the Committee of UCLG for Peripheral Cities. The mayor of Getafe, Pedro Castro, said during the presentation of the event that mayors from the five continents share "the space of...
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...

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