Last month, the High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism (HLAB)[1] released its report “A Breakthrough for People and Planet: Effective and Inclusive Global Governance for Today and the Future”. The report addresses an issue which stands at the centre of the Geneva Cities Hub’s mission: providing formal status to cities and other local and regional …
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 …
Humanitarians should not only work in the city, but with the city On 4 May 2023, the Geneva Cities Hub, together with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Swiss Mission to the UN hosted an in-person event at Villa Rigot on “Responding to armed conflict and violence in cities”. The event …
The Seoul Smart City Prize is a new initiative launched by WeGO and its President City, Seoul. It was designed to promote an innovative and inclusive smart city model that focuses on the quality of life of vulnerable communities. The Seoul Prize aims to: The application is open until 31 May 2023. Cities, companies, organizations, …
On 21 April 2023, the Geneva Cities Hub organized a webinar to discuss the issue of plastic pollution and the role of States and local and regional governments (LRGs) in tackling this serious threat to the environment. Plastic pollution has a devastating impact on the planet and cities are particularly affected by this plight and …
Local and Regional Governments (LRGs) are increasingly included in the work of the UN Human Rights mechanisms as key participants or stakeholders /partners of States, NGOs and UN agencies. Thanks to the work of international agencies and organisations and the growing understanding by States of the importance of including them, three significant resolutions are mentioning …
On 29 March 2023, GCH Co-Director Anh Thu Duong took part in a peer-learning roundtable dedicated to SDG11 (sustainable cities and communities) held in the framework of the UNECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development. The event offered the opportunity to States to hear from cities in the European and Central Asia region (Athens, Bishkek, Bonn, …
In 2022, the Geneva Cities Hub pursued its mission, to better connect cities, local and regional governments to the International Geneva ecosystem. The year has been marked by the 2nd Forum of Mayors, the launch of the Coalition “Local and Regional Governments in UPR”, increased participation of Mayors in the ITU WSIS event & our …
On 13 March 2023, the Geneva Cities Hub conducted two inspiring panel discussions, as the main organizing partner of the Mayors’ High-level Events at the WSIS Forum. The first event showcased concrete projects and scalable best practices of digital solutions for climate change adaptation and energy transition. The event provided the opportunity to hear directly …
For its 3rd Anniversary, the GCH publishes a working paper on the engagement of LRGs in multilateralism. To mark its 3rd anniversary, the Global Cities Hub publishes a working paper offering some informal reflections on how to advance the involvement of local and regional governments in multilateralism. The document takes stock of the past three …
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