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April 8, 2025 12:00 pm

Briefing on the 8th session of the Global Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction

Villa Rigot and online
This event, co-organized with the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and Making Cities Resilient 2030, aims to brief local and regional governments on the upcoming session of the GPDRR. It will be structured around three central topics: the important discussions relating to cities and urban disaster risk reduction, the participation of local and regional governments, and the potential outcomes of the session.
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July 7, 2025 12:00 am

Smart City Leaders Talk at WSIS+20 & AI for Good Summit

Geneva and online
The rapid evolution of technology presents both significant opportunities and critical challenges for urban governance. To ensure our cities remain resilient, inclusive, and sustainable, we must proactively engage with emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence and virtual worlds. The development of Smart Cities and the creation of CitiVerses open up new perspectives for LRGs by offering new tools and frameworks.
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Localizing financing for sustainable climate-responsive development

5 years from the deadline of Agenda2030 it is crystal clear that attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will require the unlocking of local solutions, especially regarding climate-related efforts. In 2025 we will hear a lot about financing, including ‘Financing for Development’, ‘climate financing’ and ‘localization of financing’.
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March 17, 2025 1:00 pm

Local and Regional Governments as Key Actors in Advancing Human Rights and the SDGs

Salle XXII, Palais des Nations, Geneva
This side event will explore how LRGs can be further recognized and empowered as key human rights actors, building on recent Human Rights Council (HRC) resolutions, particularly HRC Resolution 57/12 on Local Government and Human Rights and HRC Resolution 51/33 on National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRFs). It will also reflect on insights from the Bologna Expert Roundtable on Data Planning and Collection by NMIRFs: the Role of LRGs, which underscored the need for greater policy coherence between local, national, and international human rights frameworks.

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