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The United Nations will celebrate the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on 4-15 March 2013 in New York. CSW is the principal UN global…
Over the last few days, the cities of Coimbra and Lisbon have hosted the Cities are Us meeting, at which researchers and political representatives from all over the world…
European Local Democracy Week (ELDW) has chosen its theme for 2012. As it did last year, this year the week will focus on "Human rights for more inclusive local governments."The…
FROM: METROPOLIS UN-Habitat jointly with the Italian hosts (Government of Italy, Campania Region and City of Naples) will celebrate the 6th Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF)…
FROM: HIC-HABITAT. Naples 3-7 september 2012.  We invite local, national, and international inhabitants´ organisations, networks, and citizens, who are involved in…
UN-Habitat jointly with the Italian hosts will celebrate the 6th Session of the World Urban Forum on 1-7 September in Naples. The theme for this year´s Forum is …
UCLG presents the main outcomes of the Rio+20 Summit and the important successes achieved. With the negotiations heading towards an environmentally driven agenda in…
Local and sub-national authorities from around the world have gathered in Rio to remind the governments gathered at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, the…
By May 31st, the Guangzhou Award Secretariat has received a great number of registrations from cities and local governments around the world. Considering that some applicants have…
The cities of Aubervilliers and Saint-Denis, and the conurbation authority of Plaine Commune, at the invitation of the Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy…
The last round of negotiations in New York for the Rio Summit open up today with a new draft text on the table produced by the Co-Chairs (Antigua and Barbuda - Latin…
After some consultations carried out last week on the participation of UCLG in Rio de Janeiro next June, the UCLG Presidency has decided to cancel the Executive Bureau initially…
For the first time since it was adopted in 2006, the Montreal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities has been revised through public consultation in accordance with a provision of…
The UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights, the city of Saint-Denis and the conurbation authority of Plaine Commune …
The National Federation of Tunisian Cities (FNVT) is organizing, jointly with United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and the Province of Barcelona, with the support of…