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Urban Development
Urban Development

World Urban Forum: Here’s where Europe’s local and regional governments will play an active role

7 February 2020
Today, 55% of the world’s population lives in urban areas, and this proportion is expected to incr...
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Financing
Financing

Council calls for cities to be better taken into account as part of development programmes

27 June 2018
Member States encourage the European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS)  ...
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Urban Development
Urban Development

World Urban Forum – assessing progress in the implementation of the New Urban Agenda

19 February 2018
The city of Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) hosted the ninth edition of the World Urban Forum (WUF9). One an...
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Urban Development
Urban Development

World Urban Forum: which role for intermediary cities in the implementation of the New Urban Agenda

5 February 2018
The Ninth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF9) to take place in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) is the fi...
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Urban Development
Urban Development

Local and regional governments celebrate the one-year anniversary of the New Urban Agenda

16 October 2017
16 October 2017 marks the first anniversary of the Second Assembly of Local and Regional Governments...
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Urban Development
Urban Development

Local and regional leaders met UN Secretary General

8 September 2017
"Expectations are high on the objectives set by the UN towards local and regional governments; it is...
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Climate change
Climate change

How can African cities mitigate climate impact? The answer in Nairobi

3 May 2017
Africa is expected to be one of the continents hardest hit by climate change. With this in mind, it ...
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Urban Development
Urban Development

5 questions on the New Urban Agenda: Citiscope interviews PLATFORMA

27 October 2016
Citiscope, a leading media on local issues, interviewed PLATFORMA Policy adviser Wouter Boesman on t...
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Urban Development
Urban Development

At Habitat III, the EU commits to increase support to city-to-city cooperation

20 October 2016
The EU Commissioner announced that the EU would “boost cooperation between cities around the world...
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Urban Development
Urban Development

Our shortlisted events for Habitat III

17 October 2016
Habitat III is the third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development. Twe...
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Local democracy
Local democracy

Mpho Parks Tau elected President of our partner UCLG

17 October 2016
Mpho Parks Tau was elected President of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), the world’s la...
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Urban Development
Urban Development

UCLG Congress starts today: our 7 shortlisted events

12 October 2016
The 2016 edition of UCLG World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders starts today in Bogotá, capita...
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Urban Development
Urban Development

Habitat III opens the door to towns and regions!

14 September 2016
The final draft of the new Urban Agenda finally opens the door to local and regional governments. Th...
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Urban Development
Urban Development

Urban Agenda: Countdown to listen to cities at Habitat III

9 September 2016
The informal negotiations in New York from 7-9 September mark the beginning of the countdown to the ...
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Urban Development
Urban Development

Final lap to Quito – PLATFORMA speaks up for local and regional governments’ role in the new Urban Agenda!

1 September 2016
Betty De Wachter from the Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities (VVSG) spoke on behalf of...
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Urban Development
Urban Development

Local governments acknowledged as distinct group ahead of Quito conference

29 August 2016
CEMR secretary general, Frédéric Vallier, was representing European towns and regions at the PrepC...
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Urban Development
Urban Development

Have UN Member States listened to cities in the latest draft of the New Urban Agenda for Habitat III?

25 July 2016
The latest draft of the New Urban Agenda reveals that the voices of cities and territories are havin...
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Urban Development
Urban Development

Global Urban Agenda: European institutions announce their full support to local governments

22 June 2016
Each national delegation has to include a local or regional government representative during Habitat...
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Urban Development
Urban Development

Habitat III should bolster city-to-city cooperation and learning

13 June 2016
The New Urban Agenda is an opportunity to recognize and strengthen one of our most efficient and eff...
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Urban Development
Urban Development

Which role for local and regional governments in Habitat III process?

2 June 2016
The role of towns and regions in the consultation process of Habitat III should be strengthened, wil...
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