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Advancing Human Rights from the Ground Up: LRGs and NMIRFs in Focus

On 23 July, the Global Cities Hub, UNOHCHR, the Geneva Human Rights Platform, and UCLG co-organized a full-day workshop, under the theme “Enhancing national reporting and implementation of human rights through coordinated engagement at the local and regional levels: the role of NMIRFs.” The event brought together a wide range of actors to exchange on how to better integrate LRGs into the international human rights system, which has historically been centred on State actors.

  • July 23, 2025
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Local and Regional Governments at the HLPF

At the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in New York the 2025 Local and Regional Governments Forum (LRGF) and the Special Event of the Local2030 Coalition take place today.

  • July 16, 2025
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Sign the statement to support the LSNG Coalition to End Plastic Pollution

Created in April 2024, the Local and Subnational Governments (LSNG) Coalition unites local and subnational governments, city networks and other organizations to push for urgent collective action at all levels of government and society to address the environmental and health hazards posed by plastic pollution.

  • July 10, 2025
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From Smart Cities to Citiverse the voice of city leaders count

The GCH in cooperation with WeGo and ITU organized the Smart City Leaders’ Talk on “Safe smart cities and climate frustration”. This is a highly important topic because a people-centered smart city approach means finding answers to peoples’ needs – and a climate conscious sustainable urban future is clearly one of them.

  • July 8, 2025
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GCH and AIMF renew their MoU

The Global Cities Hub and the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones (AIMF) have renewed their Memorandum of Understanding framing their ongoing collaboration.

  • July 7, 2025
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The LSNG Coalition to End Plastic Pollution mobilizes ahead of INC 5.2

Geneva will host the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5.2). The LSNG Coalition has mobilized ahead of the event to ensure that local and regional governments are heard.

  • July 4, 2025
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GCH advocates for financing localization of SDGs at FfD4 in Sevilla

On 30 June – 2 July 2025, GCH attended the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla to promote the localization of financing for development and better access of Local and Regional Governments (LRGs) to national and international financial resources.

  • July 2, 2025
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GCH marks the closing of Italy’s 4th UPR cycle and highlights the role of LRGs in human rights

On the occasion of the adoption of the report of the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Italy at the United Nations in Geneva on 30 June 2025, a reception was held at the Global Cities Hub. It offered a moment to celebrate the closing of Italy’s fourth UPR cycle and to highlight Italian-led initiatives aimed at strengthening local engagement in human rights.

  • June 30, 2025
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From Paris (COP21) to Belem (COP30): Cities at the frontline of climate action

The Global Cities Hub participated in the Mayors’ Summit organized by Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, marking the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. The event brought together city leaders from across the globe and served both as a celebration of progress and a mobilization ahead of COP30 in December 2025 in Belém, Brazil.

  • June 26, 2025
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Implementation of the New Pandemic Treaty: The Last Mile will be Critical

The Global Cities Hub, in partnership with UN-Habitat and the Global Parliament of Mayors co-organized a Geneva Urban Debate, focused on the newly adopted pandemic treaty and its implications for local and regional governments. With cities having been the epicentres of the COVID-19 pandemic, the discussion explored how urban authorities can leverage this global instrument to better prepare for future health crises.

  • June 19, 2025
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