{"id":13709,"date":"2021-11-24T11:15:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T10:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.genevacitieshub.org\/?page_id=13709"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:08:14","slug":"what-we-do-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalcitieshub.org\/en\/what-we-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What we do"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13709\" class=\"elementor elementor-13709\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c327946 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c327946\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68bf0ab\" data-id=\"68bf0ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8005bde elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8005bde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/QJscQPQvRw4?si=cnV7J1Ywvb06aJOn&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-390cd44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"390cd44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bffa8dc\" data-id=\"bffa8dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8859533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8859533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>The Global Cities Hub (GCH) connects cities and local and regional governments (LRGs) to International Geneva\u2019s ecosystem<\/strong>, which includes the United Nations (UN), other international organizations, representatives of States, and a wide range of academic and civil society actors.<\/p><p>The GCH envisages a world in which LRGs are recognized as full-fledged actors in multilateral governance and actively strengthen its overall effectiveness to respond more effectively to global challenges.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The <strong>GCH\u2019s mission<\/strong> is twofold:<\/p><ul><li><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"text-indent: -24px; color: #000000;\">contribute to a more inclusive and effective multilateralism, by strengthening LRG\u2019s influence in Geneva-based multilateral processes;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"text-indent: -24px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">promote the \u201curban\u201d on the agenda of International Geneva, by providing it with a space to discuss urban issues.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"text-indent: -24px;\">\u00a0<\/span><strong>3 core objectives <\/strong>lie at the heart of the GCH\u2019s work:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">becoming the main platform for international urban diplomacy;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">increasing LRG\u2019s influence at the international level;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">identifying future international trends that matter for cities.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>To realize these objectives<\/strong>, the GCH runs activities following the 4Cs: Convening, Connecting, Championing, Capacity-building:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Convening<\/em> events to promote the development of a more inclusive and effective multilateralism and to raise awareness about the urban dimension of global challenges;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Connecting<\/em> LRGs and city networks to the international community. To do so, the GCH identifies entry points into multilateral processes where LRGs can contribute and provides policy advice to that effect;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Championing<\/em> the role and perspectives of LRGs in multilateral processes, by encouraging States to better acknowledge LRGs and formalize their participation at the international level;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Supporting <em>Capacity-building<\/em> for LRGs, by serving as an information hub on key urban topics and actors. The GCH does so through its<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/globalcitieshub.org\/en\/mapping\/\">Mapping<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and its<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/globalcitieshub.org\/en\/city-networks-directory\/\">Directory of International City Networks<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, as well as through its<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/globalcitieshub.org\/en\/publications\/\">policy work<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and its broad network of contacts within International Geneva.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>In terms of <strong>thematic engagement<\/strong>, the GCH focuses on the local dimension of specific topics, including: \u00a0human rights, urban health, environment and climate change, sustainable urban development and smart cities. 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