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Implementation by cities of adequate housing policies through the lens of human rights and economic development

The GCH concluded its research aimed at exploring the status of cities in the UN human rights system in relation to an issue for which cities have significant responsibilities – namely the right to housing. To do so, Marie Boyenval, a Geneva Academy student enrolled in the LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, analyzed numerous reports …

June 3, 2021
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Urban violence and protection of healthcare in the city

About the event On 1 June 2021, the Geneva Cities Hub (GCH), the ICRC and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) co-organized an online event on Urban violence and protection of healthcare in the city. The objective was to focus on selected cities affected by urban violence and to hear from municipal representatives and health …

June 1, 2021
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Our 2020 Annual Report is out !

The 2020 Annual Report presents the work carried out by the Geneva Cities Hub during its first year of existence to initiate policy discussions and other activities to strengthen the links between cities, city networks and International Geneva and also provides perspectives for 2021. Download 2020 Annual Report

May 7, 2021
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Inclusive and responsible digitalization in the city

On 4 May 2021, the Geneva Cities Hub and the Association internationale des maires francophones (AIMF) co-organized an online workshop on Inclusive and Responsible Digitalization in the City in the framework of the World Summit on the information society (WSIS). The event gathered the cities of Geneva, Tunis, Kigali and Lyon and it was actually …

May 4, 2021
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World Summit on the Information Society 2021: Digitalization in the Cities and Privacy for Citizens

The Geneva Cities Hub hosted an online panel at the WSIS Forum 2021 in conjunction with the Geneva Human Rights Platform. The event was followed by an audience representing municipal authorities and communities from around the globe keen to learn more of the challenges that digitalization presents for cities with regard to promoting and safeguarding …

April 30, 2021
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First Geneva Urban Debate Dedicated to Issue on Top of City Leaders’ Agenda: Water & Sanitation

On World Water Day (22 March 2021), the Geneva Cities Hub and UN Habitat organized the first of a series of “Geneva Urban Debates” (GUDs) which highlight the role of cities in relation to global issues that lie at the heart of the International Geneva ecosystem, and their capacity to adopt multi-stakeholder approaches to put …

April 1, 2021
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IMPROVING URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT – LESSONS LEARNT FROM COVID

Geneva Solutions, published an article on 26 March where they discuss the Geneva Cities Hub first Geneva Urban Debate on Water and Sanitation in the City and on how the Covid Pandemic influenced access to water in Urban areas. Read full article

March 30, 2021
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THE COVID PANDEMIC AS “X-RAY” – ZEROING IN ON URBAN WATER & SANITATION GAPS

Health Policy Watch, published an article on 22 March 2021 on the first Geneva Urban Debate on Water and Sanitation in the City. They highlight the importance of access to water, and how the current Pandemic has been a challenge for persons with limited access to clean water. Read full article

March 22, 2021
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FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE GENEVA CITIES HUB

Watch the video for our first anniversary.

March 1, 2021
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EXPERTS DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE CITY LEVEL

‘Although the vast majority of national and local governments are currently focusing on pre-outbreak and outbreak planning, the most successful preparedness and response plans will have exit strategies and recovery plans in mind’ * António Guterres, Sercretary-General of the United nations View In an online conference co-organized by the Geneva Human Rights Platform, UN-Habitat, the Office of the …

February 23, 2021
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