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October 1, 2024 1:15 pm

Mayors meet Heads of International Organizations

During the 4th Forum of Mayors, the GCH will provide the opportunity for Mayors to directly interact with leaders of Geneva-based International Organizations and discuss how to handle today’s most pressing global challenges with local effects.

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October 1, 2024 6:15 pm

Action-Oriented Plans for implementing Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs)

Upon invitation only

During the 4th Forum of Mayors, the "Cities' Summit of the Future", the GCH will co-organize a side-event with UNECE and Switzerland on Voluntary Local Reviews, which constitute tools for local governments to monitor progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Plastic Pollution and Human Rights : The Role of Local and Regional Governments

At its 56th session, which ended last week, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted by consensus a procedural decision requesting the Advisory Committee, a think tank body composed of experts, to conduct a three-year study on plastic pollution and its implications for human rights.

How does the Forum of Mayors contribute to transforming global governance and reinvigorating the multilateral system

On 15 July 2024, on the margins of the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) the Global Cities Hub co-organized with UNECE an event “How does the Forum of Mayors contributes to transforming global governance and reinvigorating the multilateral system” in New York hosted by the Permanent Mission of Switzerland.

Joint Statement on “Digitalization of Cities and Human Rights”

On 1 July 2024, 52 countries joined the Statement on “Digitalization of Cities and Human Rights”. It is the first time that the UN Human Rights Council addresses the question of ‘smart cities’. While digitalization presents many opportunities, it also entails human rights risks, including those arising from the scale and quality of the collected personal data or arising from discrimination and the deepening of the digital divide.

Cities have the potential to drive innovative initiatives on drugs that can inspire national change

On 26 June 2024, at the occasion of the International Day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking, the Global Cities Hub (GCH) hosted a Geneva Urban Debate on “Advancing Drug Policy Reform at the Local Level”. The event was co-organized by the Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP), UN Habitat, with the sponsorship of the Permanent Missions of Colombia, Romania, South Africa and Switzerland, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Harm Reduction International and the “Support don’t Punish” campaign.

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