Localizing the SDGs

High-Level Panel’s open letter to the UN Secretary-General

23 Sep 2014
With one year to go until the summit where heads of state and government will agree on a new global agenda for inclusive, sustainable development that...

Localizing consultation enters final phase

29 Aug 2014
Over 4,000 people have already participated in the consultation on ‘Localizing the Post-2015 Agenda’, since its launch in May 2014. The consu...

#OurCitiesOurWorld Days at the UN ECOSOC: "Urban areas at the heart of great challenges, opportunities and promises"

30 May 2014
"Sustainable urbanization is the key to the wellbeing of our citizens" Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda​. "Cities and other urban ar...

"Towards achieving Sustainable Cities and Human Settlements and localizing the Post-2015 Agenda"

27 May 2014
Members of the Global Taskforce gathered at the UN Headquarters in New York for the Integration Segment of ECOSOC 2014 have released their joint messa...

Commonwealth leaders recognise development local government and its role in Post-2015 development agenda

19 Nov 2013
The 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), held in Colombo, 15-17 November,  formally recognised the role which developmental...

UCLG supports a stand-alone urban goal: Join the awareness raising campaign

17 Oct 2013
This initiative follows the Rabat World Congress Declaration call for a single and universal development agenda that should include ...