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Empowered local and regional governments at the core of the international system: the call of our constituency at the 2022 Local and Regional Governments Forum
Announcements
HLPF - 27/07/2022
In the framework of the 2022 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), the constituency of local and regional governments reached a milestone: the celebration of the fifth Local and Regional Governments Forum, which cements the space for our constituency in the global review and follow-up of the New Urban Agenda. (+)
4th edition of the online Course "Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals: Tools for Local Transformation"
Announcements
Learning Agenda - 25/07/2022
The world organization United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and the Barcelona Provincial Council, through the Observatory for Decentralized Cooperation and UCLG Learning, are launching the 4th edition online course "Localizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Tools for Local Transformation" with new updated content and innovative good practices, adjusted to the latest times. Considering the new post-pandemic global reality of COVID-19, and the global challenges that are imposed at the local and regional level, the 2030 Agenda emerges, with a broad global consensus, as the frame of reference to guide the recovery process after the health crisis, as well as protect the environment, equality, justice and other universal rights, and thus achieve global sustainable development. (+)
Gender Equality at the heart of Agenda 2030: Launch of the special report on the Local and Regional Governments’ localization of SDG 5
Announcements
SDG5 - 18/07/2022
SDG 5 is at the heart of Agenda 2030. Without it, the Goals cannot be realised. Eradicating structural inequalities (SDG 1 and 10), ensuring access to quality education (SDG 4), or guaranteeing dignified livelihoods (SDG 8) requires dismantling discriminatory gender norms and patriarchal values. Committing to sustainable, healthy cities (SDGs 3 and 11) requires recognising the essential role of care workers – predominantly women and local public service providers. The actions of indigenous women continue to be essential for safeguarding ecological systems (SDGs 6, 13 and 15). (+)
- 15/07/2022
These country-by-country analyses of national and local strategies towards the 2030 Agenda were launched at the 2022 edition of the HLPF, together with the GTF’s annual report on LRGs’ actions for transformative recovery processes and sustainable local development. (+)
Driving a just and sustainable recovery from cities and territories
Announcements
HLPF - 12/07/2022
The 6th edition of the Global Taskforce’s report to the HLPF 2022, Towards the Localization of the SDGs, is out now! Over the past two years, local and regional governments (LRGs) have positioned themselves as frontline responders to the complex and interconnected crises that our societies are facing. The role that LRGs play in securing universal access to local public services has come through as simply essential to address the current crisis and to support a just recovery. (+)
- 07/07/2022
In the past two months the UCLG Learning Community got together in three Stocktaking Sessions to debate important issues both for trainers and those working with training activities with local and regional governments and their networks and associations. (+)

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