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Mr. Sami Kanaan, Deputy Mayor of the City of Geneva and President of the Geneva Cities Hub opened the 2nd UNECE Forum of Mayors<\/a> on 4 April 2022, alongside UNECE Executive Secretary, UN-Habitat Executive Director and UNOG Director General.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the first successful edition held in 2020, this second Forum of Mayors focuses on the theme \u201cRecovering from Covid-19while advancing on the implementation of the SDGs\u201d. It gathers more than 45 Mayors from the European region and beyond to exchange and share good practices in relation urban mobility, public spaces, housing and urban planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his intervention, Sami Kanaan recalled that \u201cthe Forum of Mayors is unique because it enables local authorities to get a voice and share their perspectives in a multilateral UN framework<\/em>\u201d. At a time where political tensions were high, he pointed out that UNECE needed to maintain space for multi-level dialogue, i.e. between Mayors themselves, but also with States and the UN. Highlighting that municipal expertise had become more important given the world\u2019s urbanization, Mr. Kanaan referred to the need to foster cooperation between cities, their networks, States, and international organizations. That is why the city of Geneva, the Canton and the Swiss federal authorities had created the Geneva Cities Hub to facilitate cooperation by \u201cputting forward local solutions to address global challenges, in order to demonstrate the added value of local authorities at international level, in particular in multilateral processes\u201d. The Mayors\u2019 Action Platform provides an interesting tool to exchange good urban practices in that regard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UNECE Forum of Mayors lasts until 5 April and its outcome will be reported back to the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development. The Forum of Mayors can be followed live on UN Web TV.<\/a> Numerous side-events will be organized, including the GCH side-event with UN Regional Commissions, on 6 April.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mr. Sami Kanaan, Deputy Mayor of the City of Geneva and President of the Geneva Cities Hub opened the 2nd UNECE Forum of Mayors on 4 April 2022, alongside UNECE Executive Secretary, UN-Habitat Executive Director and UNOG Director General.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mr. Sami Kanaan, Deputy Mayor of the City of Geneva and President of the Geneva Cities Hub opened the 2nd UNECE Forum of Mayors on 4 April 2022, alongside UNECE Executive Secretary, UN-Habitat Executive Director and UNOG Director General. 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