The GCH goes to the 6th UN Environment Assembly
Over the years, UNEA has gained importance as a global UN Assembly addressing important environmental issues, including plastic pollution on which the GCH has engaged lately.
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LRGs should engage ahead of negotiations in Ottawa to influence future plastic pollution treaty
On 15 February, the Global Cities Hub organized an informative webinar to inform local and regional governments (LRGs) about the upcoming negotiation round (4th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, INC-4) on the new UN plastic pollution treaty that will take place in Ottawa, Canada (23-28 April 2024).
Exploring areas of cooperation with UNCTAD SG Rebeca Grynspan
On 9 February 2024, we had an inspiring discussion with SG Rebeca Grynspan on the activities of UNCTAD and the potential areas of connecting LRGs to the work of the organization. Localizing SDGs and linking investment to SDGs are key to advance socio-economic development and achieve our goals set in Agenda 2030. UNCTAD Member States …
Pact for the Future: transforming global governance
On 29 January 2024, the co-facilitators of the preparatory process for the Summit of the Future – Germany and Namibia – published the first proposal (zero draft) for the Pact for the Future. This Pact will be adopted by the UN General Assembly as the outcome of the Summit of the Future (September 2024), which should constitute a …
SDG-driven and climate resilient local public-private partnerships
On 25 January 2024, the Global Cities Hub (GCH), in cooperation with UN-Habitat and WAPPP organized the Geneva Urban Debate on “Using local Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to create more reliable and resilient infrastructure”. We could hear from experts and practitioners about strategies to optimize locally aligned PPP projects for critical infrastructure development and financing. While …
At GFMD, national and local governments identify and implement solutions hand-in-hand
The Global Cities Hub will take part in the 14th Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), starting tomorrow, in Geneva (23-25 January 2024). With a whole delegation of local and regional governments (LRGs) mobilized by the GFMD Mayors Mechanism, LRGs will deliver strong messages about their bold and innovative actions to protect and assist …
Comments to the revised draft for INC-4
Preparations are underway for the 4th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4, 23-29 April 2024, Ottawa, Canada) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. A revised draft of the instrument has been released by the UNEP secretariat on 28 December 2023 and the Global Cities Hub is glad to see its suggestions included, thereby taking …
GCH submits inputs to elaborate the UN Pact for the Future
The President of the United Nations General Assembly invited co-facilitators of the preparatory process for the Summit of the Future to ensure that all relevant stakeholders participate and engage meaningfully in the consultations, in line with paragraph (c) of General Assembly decision 77/568. The co-facilitators – Germany and Namibia – invited Member States and observers …
Cities took active part in the Global Refugee Forum (GRF)
Held in Geneva from 13-15 December 2023, the 2nd Global Refugee Forum (GRF) gathered 4,200 participants and resulted in 1,600 pledges to support refugees and their hosts[1], as well as an estimated $2.2 billion in new financial commitments by States and other actors, including some $250 million pledged by the private sector (UNHCR figures). While …
GCH presented its pledges to P2C Digital Coalition
On 12 December 2023, at the Partner2Connect Digital Coalition Annual Meeting co-director Kemileva officially presented the pledges by GCH to raise awareness among Local and Regional Governments (LRGs) about the important role they can play to scale-out efforts to increase meaningful connectivity in cities. The GCH seeks to better connect local and regional governments to …