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12 May 2016 The road to Habitat III: Toluca Regional Meeting, Informal Meeting NY and the GAP The world is gathering for another milestone United Nations conference – Habitat III. A twenty year event, which also follows on the heels of the 2015 UN Sustainable Development conference, Habitat III looks set to squarely place cities...

3 Mar 2017 Transparency and social equality in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa This January, we had the pleasure of welcoming the Basque province of Gipuzkoa to the UN Global Compact – Cities Programme, a region whose commitment aligns to goals of social equity, sustainable industrial development, good governance, transparency and accountability. As part of...

22 Dec 2016 UNAAV Young Professionals and Better Cities The UN Association of Australia recently hosted the Global Goals Academy series aimed at educating and empowering change towards achieving the SDGs. For the fourth event on 16 November, the UNAAV Young Professionals teamed up with the Cities Programme to host “Better cities for a better...

22 Dec 2016 UNDP launches online course on migration Cities Programme Chair Michael Nolan recently met with the Programme Manager for the Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI) from the Brussels Office of UNDP, Cecile Riallant. Their discussion highlighted important overlaps that exist between the two programmes, primarily surrounding migration as an area of interest....

10 Oct 2016 Water Council CEO and President leads dialogues in Victoria, Australia The United Nations Global Compact – Cities Programme recently welcomed Dean Amhaus, CEO and President of The Water Council to Melbourne for a series of activities and events centred on the value of clustering, inter-sectoral collaboration and taking a water-centric approach to...

18 Aug 2016 Cities Programme welcomes Bangangté “Nobility, Dignity and Elegance” – motto of Bangangté This month we had the pleasure of speaking to the Commune of Bangangté‘s mayor, Celestine Ketcha Courtes, about the French-speaking, West Cameroonian city’s recent commitment to the UN Global Compact – Cities Programme. Culture With a population of 200,000, Bangangté’s...

26 August 2015 Australian Launch of the Guide to the Global Compact for Local Governments The Consul General of Chile in Melbourne, Diego Velasco von-Pilgrimm The Cities Programme hosted a celebratory and informative event to mark the Australian launch the English language version of the ´Guide to the Global Compact for Local Governments´and the next...

8 February 2017 Collaborative Approaches to Global Urban Sustainable Development When: Wednesday 8 February 2017 Time: 6pm to 8pm Where: RMIT Academic Building, Level 4, Room 11, 445 Swanston St, Melbourne As global mandates heighten there has never been a more critical need for public-private partnerships and collaborative action on the local level. In support...

16 February 2016 Ethical Cities: Locking in Liveability The UN Global Compact – Cities Programme and World Vision Australia invite you to contribute to this important conversation. What does it mean to live in an ethical city? Tim Costello, CEO of World Vision Australia will lead a dialogue addressing this question with world leading cities...