23/07/2012
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 policy-making…
17/07/2012
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…
13/07/2012
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…
11/07/2012
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)…
06/07/2012
FROM: HIC-HABITAT. Naples 3-7 september 2012.
We invite local, national, and international inhabitants´ organisations, networks, and citizens, who are involved in the livability…
04/07/2012
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 The Urban Future…
29/06/2012
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 2011, UCLG and…
25/06/2012
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…
21/06/2012
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…
15/06/2012
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 and…
11/06/2012
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 American and…
31/05/2012
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…
29/05/2012
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…
21/05/2012
The UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights, the city of Saint-Denis and the conurbation authority of Plaine Commune will be organizing the "…
14/05/2012
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 Cities…