On the margins of the 3rd Forum of Mayors, the Global Cities Hub provided a unique opportunity for mayors to meet with heads of international organizations (UNHCR, WHO, IFRC, UN Habitat) and engage in a dialogue on urban challenges including refugees’ influx, health, climate change and sustainable urban development. All heads of international organizations emphasized …
In response to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ Call for inputs on Human Rights Council resolution 51/12, the Global Cities Hub (GCH) has made a submission on ways to enhance the engagement of local and regional governments (LRGs) in the UN human rights system. Recalling that States bear the primary responsibility …
On 24 October, the Global Cities Hub and the International Telecommunication Union will organize the webinar “What is a citiverse? And how can it contribute to sustainable city development?” If there’s more than one metaverse, there will obviously be more than one citiverse. How can we anticipate which might be the most useful one for …
The Geneva Cities Hub becomes the “Global Cities Hub” (GCH) and opens to new members. It remains committed to better connect local and regional governments to the UN and other international organizations in Geneva. In today’s interconnected and urbanized world, cities are more than administrative and economic entities. They are global actors rising on the …
The GCH was honored to host a foresight exercise on urbanization and potential conflicts by the UN Futures Lab and UN University Center for Policy Research to discuss how we can re-imagine our ambition in creating a transition to safe, sustainable and more resilient cities. The contributions by a dozen of organizations from the International …
On 28 August 2023, the Geneva Cities Hub took part in the OHCHR expert meeting on “Enhancing capacity-building for local governments to incorporate human rights into all their work”, organized in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 51/12. The GCH called upon States to establish a new status for LRGs at the UN, in order to facilitate their …
The Geneva Cities Hub has joined the ITU Partner2Connect Digital Coalition (P2C) and will promote the objectives supported by the P2C within its network of representatives of Local and Regional Governments (LRGs) on all continents to harness the enormous potential of digitalization to improve people’s lives and fast forward progress on the SDGs. The GCH …
On 13 July 2023, ITU together with Greece and Tanzania organized an event on “Exploring the metaverse: A New World of Possibilities for Cities and Communities” during the 2023 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). It was an exciting discussion about digitalization, smart cities, metaverse and CitiVerse. The event explored the potential of the …
On 11 July, the Geneva Cities Hub, together with the Global Parliament of Mayors, co-organized an online briefing for Mayors on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR). Speakers included leading global health experts Prof. Ilona Kickbusch and Prof. Rebecca Katz, as well as Mayors from the cities of Fort-Collins (USA), Quelimane (Mozambique) and Braga (Portugal). As States have …
On 30 June, the Geneva Cities Hub submitted its contribution to the World Health Organization (WHO), in relation to the establishment of a new mechanism, the Universal Health and Preparedness Review (UHPR). The UHPR is a new mechanism in which countries agree to a voluntary, regular and transparent review of their comprehensive national health and …
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