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5 Dec 2016 Colombo innovating with agro-industrial economic development When Colombo made the commitment to the 10 Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in September 2015, the city acknowledged the work that would be required to build a socially, environmentally and economically sustainable future. Now, just one year later, Colombo has become an Innovating...

19 Jan 2016 El Cinturón Verde Metropolitano – Medellin Medellin has come a long way in recent years with a focus on sustainable growth, community building and improving public spaces. Large-scale constructions of schools, libraries, green spaces, culture and knowledge centres have contributed in the development of Medellin as the Innovative City of the year....

17 Jul 2016 Ethical Cities event, Barcelona Throughout June and July, RMIT Europe in partnership with the UN Global Compact – Cities Programme and others led a series of international workshops, symposiums, talks and forums as part of the ‘Ethical Cities: Urban Innovation Forum’. The main flagship event, hosted in Barcelona on July 6, attracted...

25 Feb 2016 “Ethical Cities: Locking in Liveability” Urban Thinkers Campus When we talk about ethical cities we need to think in terms of local solidarity governance! Those were the powerful words of Cézar Busatto, Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) for the City of Porto Alegre. The ethical city therefore can be understood as the search...

5 Mar 2017 Second round of the ‘Ethical Cities’ MOOC starts April Originally launched on 14 November 2016, the Ethical Cities Massive Open Online Course is now open for registration in its second round, which commences 4 April. This five-week interactive course attracted a massive 1,200 participants in its first run, ending on 16 December....

20 Oct 2016 ‘Ethical Cities’ Massive Open Online Course launched at Habitat III Today the UN Global Compact – Cities Programme and RMIT University launched a first-of-its-kind ‘Ethical Cities’ open online course at the United Nations’ 20 year conference for sustainable cities with the aim of connecting people around the world with ethical concepts...

16 Nov 2016 Youth perspective of Habitat III Four Australian university students had the opportunity to attend Habitat III, the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development which happens every twenty years. This was through an initiative that allows young people to gain insight and experience of events of global significance, Global Voices....

11 Aug 2016 Big increase in Argentinian Global Compact cities and regions Within the last two months the Cities Programme has been delighted to welcome six new Argentinian Global Compact city participants. The Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur and Sante Fe; and Municipalities of Carnerillo, Quilmes, Yerba Buena...

17 Jun 2016 Konvitz on Cities and Crisis Josef W. Konvitz’s recently published Cities and Crisis comes just in time for the lead up to Habitat III. A historian, former diplomat and authority on economic governance and urban development, Konvitz is also a UN Global Compact – Cities Programme Global Advisor. He was responsible for...

18 Jul 2016 Global Cities, Global Challenges International Seminar Series The UN Global Compact – Cities Programme and the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies – RMIT University will host a seminar series titled “Global Cities, Global Challenges: Understanding the Urban Implications of Climate Change, Energy and Food Security in Asia Pacific.” A total...