Welcome to UNDP´s Cities and Urbanization Network!
UNDP welcomes you to its new Cities and Urbanization Network, a group of professionals and practitioners interested in sustainable cities and all things urban!
This quarterly newsletter will share the work of UNDP and its partners in supporting more sustainable cities and the UN Global Agendas.
We work closely with local and regional governments, member states, international networks, architects, the business community and the UN system to support SDG 11 and the urban dimension of Agenda 2030. Through the launch of its Sustainable Urbanization Strategy, UNDP formally committed to support the New Urban Agenda implementation, following its three interlinked principles to “leave no one behind”, “ensure sustainable and inclusive urban economies” and “ensure environmental sustainability”.
This newsletter aims to be a meeting point to exchange with our partners, country offices and the global urban community in order to make the UN Global Agendas a reality for all, everywhere.
City2City Network is a peer-to-peer learning platform, hosted by UNDP, but open to all. It provides curated information and brings together cities and experts to collectively design solutions for urban challenges. It facilitates engagement between cities for knowledge exchange and approaches for building inclusive cities.
By joining the City2City Network you will be able to publish, link and upload content related to urbanisation and sustainable cities. Register today and share your knowledge here!
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
Third edition - Visualising the SDGs in cities
Virtual and in-person event - 26 and 27 November 2020, Venice (Italy) and online
This annual event aims to bring partners together around new narratives and tools to implement the SDGs locally, focusing specifically on the role of local and regional governments in Agenda 2030.
Co-organised by UNDP, UN-Habitat, the UN SDG Action Campaign, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and hosted by UCLG’s Italian Section, this year’s event will focus on the city as the perfect space to visualise SDG interaction and how local governments are using the SDGs for local policy implementation and monitoring.
More than 20 million people from 180 countries get involved every year in this international day to collect waste and promote recycling and sustainable consumption. 2020 focuses on cigarette butts, while some countries are focusing on plastic bottles; - find campaign materials here.
UNDP helped organise this year’s Forum at the High-Level Political Forum, where Mayors and Governors from across the world brought their voices and solutions to monitoring progress on implementation of Agenda 2030.
UNDP co-organized this official side event at the 2020 HLPF to discuss how local governments are using the SDGs to connect with people and build citizenship in times of COVID-19.
UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet.
We are continuously improving the City2City platform, so do let us know if you have any suggestions or questions at: info@city2city.nework
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