PLATFORMA and CEMR are proud to present the 2021 edition of our regular series of publications on how municipalities, regions and their associations are making the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a reality on the ground.

Entitled European Territories Localise the SDGs: Continuity and Change in Times of COVID-19, this 46-page report is jam-packed with data, infographics, charts and best practices on how local and regional governments are working on the SDGs in Europe and beyond.

In the context of the the UN High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), PLATFORMA and CEMR are organising a dedicated webinar to launch this publication on Thursday 8 July 2021, 10.00 – 11.30 CET, via Zoom, interpretation EN, FR, ES.

Panelists include: Sandra Bartelt, Deputy Head of Cabinet of European Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen; Carola Gunnarsson, Lord Mayor of Sala, Spokesperson for International Affairs of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions and UCLG Vice-President (CEMR); Frédéric Vallier, Secretary General of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions; Nino Rukhadze, Member of the Tbilisi Municipal Assembly, member of NALAG and PLATFORMA Spokesperson; Ronald Hijden, Director of LBSNN, The National Town-Twinning Council Netherlands-Nicaragua; Edgardo Bilsky, Director of programs and research at United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG); Sabine Drees, Advisor for International Affairs at the Association of German Cities; Reet Nõmmoja, Coordinator of the URBACT-CEMR Global Goals for Cities project at the City of Tallin; representatives from the Basque Government and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), among others.

Register  here.