Sami Kanaan, President of the Global Cities Hub, opened the 10th Geneva Peace Week on 30 October. His address emphasized the important role of local authorities in developping peaceful communities. Peace often originates at the local level. Cities are best positioned to implement measures that can reduce the root causes of conflict and contribute to …
On 24 October 2023, GCH and ITU organized a webinar on the citiverse to explore how it can help Local and Regional Governments (LRGs) develop people-centered sustainable cities and what is required on the regulation and technical sides. An excellent line of speakers presented their views, shared their experiences and explained the challenges stakeholders face …
On 12 October 2023, as part of the Geneva Urban Debates series, the Global Cities Hub and UN Habitat invited the organizers of the 3rd Forum of Mayors (FoM) and of Building Bridges 2023 (BB), as well as the representative of Switzerland to brief local and regional governments (LRGs) on the main outcomes of these …
Dr. Yousef Alshawarbeh, Mayor of Ammann and member of the Secretary General’s Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments granted the Global Cities Hub an interview, following his participation at the 3rd Forum of Mayors (2-3 October 2023, Geneva). Read about the Mayor’s perspective on the international engagement of his city. What you will bring back home from …
The 3rd Forum of Mayors (FoM) took place on 2-3 October, in Geneva. It enabled mayors to share valuables experiences on urban regeneration and resilience through a series of roundtables, including through a new “interregional segment”, co-organized by the Global Cities Hub (GCH) and all UN Regional Economic Commissions and which gathered for mayors from …
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 …
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