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Mayors call on States to fully acknowledge the role of local governments in pandemic prevention, preparedness and response

On 11 July, the Geneva Cities Hub, together with the Global Parliament of Mayors, co-organized an online briefing for Mayors on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR). Speakers included leading global health experts Prof. Ilona Kickbusch and Prof. Rebecca Katz, as well as Mayors from the cities of Fort-Collins (USA), Quelimane (Mozambique) and Braga (Portugal). As States have …

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States are not alone in their commitment to human rights

A landmark seminar on National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRF) in the field of human rights (held in accordance with resolution 51/33, adopted by the UN Human Rights Council in 2022), was organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), with the support of Paraguay, Brazil, and …

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Neighbors’ Day brings us closer to our partners

On 20 June, the Geneva Cities Hub co-hosted Neighbors’ Day with Handicap International, GMPA, J’aime ma planète, Rhizome and Civicus. The event gathered representatives from dozens of institutions and organizations, including the Canton of Geneva as well as Geneva-based international organizations and NGOs. It was an opportunity to informally discuss areas of interest with stakeholders …

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“You can only rebuild a city in close collaboration with the local authorities”

On 5 June 2023, the conference “What reconstruction for Ukraine? What has been lost and achieved in one year?” was organized by the Geneva Cities Hub and the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) with the participation of the cities of Kharkiv and Mykolaiv …

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Meeting SG Doreen Bogdan-Martin and ramping up collaboration between ITU and GCH

On 9 May 2023, Anh Thu Duong (Co-Director, GCH) and Andras Szorenyi (Senior Policy Adviser, GCH) met with Secretary General of ITU Doreen Bogdan-Martin and presented the vision of GCH, including our activities with local and regional governments (LRG) in the field of digitalization and smart city development. The GCH emphasized that inclusive and effective …

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Geneva Cities Hub @UCLG Retreat

Speaking in his double capacity as Mayor of Geneva and President of the Geneva Cities Hub (GCH), Mr. Sami Kanaan participated in the annual retreat of the UCLG. He underlined the need to connect better the local and regional governments to international community. He also mentioned that health, human rights (Universal Periodic Review at the …

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Tips for Local and Regional Governments wishing to participate to the Universal Periodic Review

The Coalition for Local and Regional Governments (LRGs) in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) publishes “UPR Tips for LRGs” to provide information to LRGs interested to take part and contribute to this unique human rights mechanism. The leaflet provides background information on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism and its functioning, the features that makes …

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