sustainable cities Archives - United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/tag/sustainable-cities/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Sun, 22 Apr 2018 15:57:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 Day 6 of COP23: Non-state actors show commitment to climate /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/day-6-of-cop23-non-state-actors-show-commitment-to-climate/ Sat, 11 Nov 2017 19:01:48 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34673 Just outside the perimeter of the COP, a tent called "America's Pledge" brought together participants determined to show that support for climate action in the US was still strong at the national, state, and city levels.

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]]> COP23: ĢƵ-Habitat chief on what cities are doing at the forefront of climate change /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/cop23-un-habitat-chief-on-what-cities-are-doing-at-the-forefront-of-climate-change/ Sat, 11 Nov 2017 17:19:22 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=34669 The post COP23: ĢƵ-Habitat chief on what cities are doing at the forefront of climate change appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> New Urban Agenda, sustainable cities take spotlight at General Assembly event /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/09/new-urban-agenda-reform-of-un-habitat-take-spotlight-at-high-level-general-assembly-talks/ Tue, 05 Sep 2017 21:31:36 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=31065 ĢƵ deputy chief today said that the Organization is failing to deliver sufficiently in cities, and its work in and on urban areas must be reinvigorated, as the General Assembly kicked off a high-level meeting on a new ĢƵ approach to the rapidly urbanizing world. “Today, we acknowledge that the ĢƵ is not [...]

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]]> Organizational reform moves ahead as Guterres receives proposals on a strengthened ĢƵ-Habitat /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/08/organizational-reform-moves-ahead-as-guterres-receives-proposals-on-a-strengthened-un-habitat/ Fri, 04 Aug 2017 17:59:22 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=30289 An independent panel reviewing the effectiveness of the ĢƵ Human Settlements Programme (ĢƵ-Habitat) has proposed the programme be recast as the Organization's 'urban champion,' including through the establishment of a coordinating mechanism to complement its work and convene all ĢƵ agencies and partners on urban sustainability.

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]]> Polluted environments kill 1.4 million in Europe annually; ĢƵ agencies urge stepped-up action /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/06/polluted-environments-kill-1-4-million-in-europe-annually-un-agencies-urge-stepped-up-action/ Wed, 14 Jun 2017 18:47:42 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=27892 As some 1.4 million people in Europe and Central Asia die prematurely each year from polluted environments, United Nations agency heads at high-level meeting call for regional leaders to scale up action to stem environmental deaths and diseases.

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]]> Inclusive development ‘best form of preventing conflict,’ ĢƵ chief tells Central Asia summit /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/06/inclusive-development-best-form-of-preventing-conflict-un-chief-tells-central-asia-summit/ Sat, 10 Jun 2017 01:28:35 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=27639 Secretary-General António Guterres today stressed the importance of partnership between the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in achieving global development goals and combating some of today's key threats to peace and security, such as terrorism.

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]]> ĢƵIC Beirut and NGO organize Bike Tripoli 4 ride /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/05/unic-beirut-and-ngo-organize-bike-tripoli-4-ride/ Thu, 18 May 2017 15:51:49 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=26375 For the third year in a row, the Lebanese NGO Social Way Association has organized a bicycle ride, Bike Tripoli 4, in cooperation with the ĢƵ Information Centre (ĢƵIC) in Beirut, Bike Lebanon, Beirut by Bike, and the northern coastal cities of Tripoli and Al-Mina municipalities. The theme for the sporting event was “Empowering women in decision making positions.”

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]]> ĢƵ report explores ways urbanization can be a catalyst for rural development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/03/un-report-explores-ways-urbanization-can-be-a-catalyst-for-rural-development/ Mon, 27 Mar 2017 15:14:44 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=24776 One way to encourage mutually beneficial developments for urban and rural areas alike is to develop value chains and food systems more efficient and inclusive, a United Nations-backed report examining the ‘quiet revolution’ towards sustainable urbanization has found.

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]]> Habitat 3 in photos: 16 October /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/10/habitat-3-in-photos-16-october/ Sun, 16 Oct 2016 22:14:57 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=21208 ĢƵ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in the Ecuadorian capital for the Habitat 3 conference on sustainable urban development, toured Quito on 16 October 2016.

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]]> SDGs explained: Sustainable cities and communities /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/10/sdgs-explained-sustainable-cities-and-communities/ Mon, 10 Oct 2016 16:42:12 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=21002 The post SDGs explained: Sustainable cities and communities appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> SDGs explained: communities and resilience /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/10/sdgs-explained-communities-and-resilience/ Fri, 07 Oct 2016 16:57:36 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=20982 The post SDGs explained: communities and resilience appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> In Slovakia, Ban highlights importance of ‘living harmoniously’ and sustainably /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/10/in-slovakia-ban-highlights-importance-of-living-harmoniously-and-sustainably/ Mon, 19 Oct 2015 15:56:25 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=11489 Visiting the Slovakian city of Levoca, the United Nations Secretary-General stressed the importance of the role of the local community, particularly mayors and governors, and the importance of living harmoniously and in a sustainable way.

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