Local Governments / SDG’s
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New ECOSOC President outlines focus on pandemic, SDGs and climate action
Now is the time to implement policies and commitments to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, achieve the Sustainable Development Goals…
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Addressing informalities in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak and beyond
Barcelona, Spain and Nairobi Kenya, 04 May 2020: Vulnerable and invisibilized populations, in particular those that live in informal settlements, and…
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COVID-19: Ensuring income and investment in local service provision is critical for global recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting local service provision throughout the world. The Live Learning Session on local finance highlighted how…
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Ensuring everyone can stay at Home through the provision of public services
Nairobi, Barcelona, 2 April 2020 – The Live Learning Series hosted by UCLG, Metropolis, and UN Habitat, that began last…
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Ten new migratory species protected under global wildlife agreement
Asian elephants, jaguars and great Indian bustards were among 10 new species added to a global wildlife agreement on Saturday.…
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New UN finance panel to push Global Goals forward
The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday encouraged Member States to support a new panel that has been set up…
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Finding common ground in East Africa: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
SDG’s: Together, Kenya and Uganda kick-start a Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by partnering with the…
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Israel/Palestine war crimes probe ‘momentous step forward’, says UN rights expert
31 December 2019 |Human Rights: An independent UN human rights expert hailed on Tuesday, the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to…
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FROM THE FIELD: Nepal’s magic mushrooms
The traditional cultivation of oyster mushrooms in Nepal, which has required burning large quantities of wood, has been replaced by…
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