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July 08

 

Australia, Spain Join Cities Alliance

 

July 08

 

Local Governments convene in Quito in order to discuss the big questions of global governance

 

July 08

 

Cities Alliance Advertises Vacancy for a Sr. Slum Upgrading Specialist

 

July 08

 

ADB's Vision for Livable and Vibrant Cities in Asia

 

July 08

 

Call for Papers: World Bank Symposium on Cities and Climate Change.

 

June 08

 

Second African Ministerial Conference on Housing and Urban Development - AMCHUD II - Abuja, Nigeria 28 to 30th July, 2008.

 

June 08

 

Here are the Youth Essay Competition winners!

 

May 08

 

8 Finalists from Youth Essay Competition on Cities Selected!

 

Apr 08

 

Ghana Municipal Finance and Management Initiative (MFMI)

 

Apr 08

 

UN-HABITAT's Slum Upgrading Facility launches two local finance facilities in Ghana

 

Apr 08

 

ADB Refocuses Mission on Inclusive, Environmentally Sustainable Growth

 

Apr 08

 

Strengthened Norwegian Support to UN-HABITAT to Help Implement New Medium Term Strategy

 

Apr 08

 

Bertrand Delanoë , World President of UCLG, Re-elected Mayor of Paris

 

Apr 08

 

Invitation to South African Cities Network (SACN) Renewable Energy City Summit

 

March 08

 

Raquel Rolnik confirmed as Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing

 

March 08

 

Shared Experience Absolutely Necessary for Sustainable City Governance

 

March 08

 

Lessons Learned: Cities’ Delegations Reflect on the São Paulo International Policy Dialogue

 

March 08

 

Cities Alliance and São Paulo to Co-Host International Policy Dialogue on the Challenges of Slum Upgrading

 

Feb 08

 

Cities Alliance at the World Conference on the Development of Cities, Porto Alegre, Brazil

 

Feb 08

 

Mayor Bloomberg Shares New York City’s Experience of Urban Transformation

 

Jan 08

 

Usaid India Team Visits Community-Led Toilet Project in Sangli, Maharashtra, India

 

Jan 08

 

Some 19 Indian cities ready to tap into the bond market

 

Jan 08

 

Abu Dhabi to develop world's most environment friendly city

 

Jan 08

 

Cities Alliance, World Bank and the Government of Norway launch 2008 International Youth Essay Competition

 

Dec 07

 

World Mayors and Local Governments Launch Climate Change Agreement at Bali, Indonesia

 

Dec 07

 

Slum Dwellers International (SDI) secures $10 million Gates Foundation grant

 

Dec 07

 

Cities Play the Green Card to Achieve Success

 

Dec 07

 

UCLG Adopts Policy Paper on Local Finance to Address the Urban Explosion

 

Nov 07

 

Slum Dwellers International Joins the Cities Alliance

 

Nov 07

 

Eighth Cities Alliance Public Policy Forum Ends with the Release of the Manila Declaration

 

Nov 07

 

Philippine President Lauds City Development Strategies as a Tool for Poverty Alleviation

 

Nov 07

 

Mayors Vow to Fight Climate Change at Second UCLG World Congress

 

Oct 07

 

UNEP’S new Global Environmental Outlook report (GEO – 4) warns of major threats to the planet

 

Oct 07

 

Cities Alliance Releases 2007 Annual Report

 

Oct 07

 

Belo Horizonte promotes meeting of Latin-American mayors

 

Oct 07

 

IMF Focuses on Cities/Urbanisation

 

Oct 07

 

Urban Safety and Security form focus of new UN-HABITAT Global Report on Human Settlements

 

Oct 07

 

The Hague Hosts 2007 World Habitat Day Celebrations

 

Sept 07

 

Invitation to the 8th Cities Alliance Public Policy Forum, 5-7 November 2007, Manila, the Philippines

 

Sept 07

 

UN-HABITAT announces the 2007 Scroll of Honour Award Winners

 

Sept 07

 

World Bank Approves $100 million Support for Urban Development in Alexandria, Egypt

 

Sept 07

 

LCP Mayors meet with Cities Alliance Manager

 

Sept 07

 

Slum upgrading to top the agenda at Brasilia meeting, September 20 and 21, 2007

 

Aug 07

 

Brock Carlton Named New FCM Chief Executive Officer

 

Aug 07

 

Understanding Your Local Economy: A Resource Guide for Cities

 

Aug 07

 

International housing coalition seminar on Africa housing policy

 

July 07

 

Cities Alliance Profile: Sustainable Urban Conservation of the Old City of Yangzhou, China

 

July 07

 

Cities Alliance Highlighted in Brazilian Media, 16-20 July 2007

 

July 07

 

Second UCLG - CITYFUTURE workshop invokes the spirit of Nelson Mandela

 

July 07

 

World Population Day - July 11

 

July 07

 

The Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility launches a new pilot program to help sub-national entities improve creditworthiness

 

June 07

 

Unleashing the Potential of Urban Growth: UNFPA's State of World Population Report 2007

 

May 07

 

Sustainable African Cities Seminar: Launch of the Worldwatch Institute’s State of the World Report 2007: Our Urban Future

 

May 07

 

Learning to live with Asia's expanding cities

 

May 07

 

India and Japan ink pact on Urban Development

 

Apr 07

 

Worldwatch and Cities Alliance present State of the World 2007 at UN-HABITAT Governing Council in Nairobi

 

Apr 07

 

21st session of UN-Habitat’s Governing Council sounds the alarm on the year of the homo urbanus

 

Apr 07

 

Creating healthy cities responsibility of all

 

Apr 07

 

Greedy cities consume Earth's resources

 

Apr 07

 

Cities Alliance Supports Sanitation for India's Urban Poor

 

Mar 07

 

Entre la Exclusión Financiera y el Desarrollo Comunitario - Acceso al Financiamiento Privado para la Infraestructura Básica Comunitaria y el Mejoramiento de Vivienda (Financial Exclusion and Community Upgrading)

 

Mar 07

 

Wealth of Mega Cities Spawns Modern Day Slums - Nicholas Retsinas

 

Mar 07

 

Cities Alliance Policy Advisory Board welcomes two new members

 

Mar 07

 

2nd Assembly of the World Mayors Council on Climate Change calls for an ambitious plan to reduce greenhouse emissions

 

Jan 07

 

Cities Key to Tackling Poverty, Climate Change

 

Jan 07

 

Some 300 million Chinese farmers are forecast to move to urban areas

 

Jan 07

 

A Strengthened Top team in Place at UNEP

 

Jan 07

 

Cities Alliance Signs MOU with ADB to Regulate Flow of Funds for the Urban Poor in Asia

 

Jan 07

 

New CA/ADB Book Examines Success Stories amid Asia's Growing Urbanization

 

Jan 07

 

Cities Alliance' 2006 Annual Report Focuses on the Urban Environment

 

Nov 06

 

The seventh Cities Alliance Public Policy Forum

 

Nov 06

 

How Can the Environment be Integrated into City Planning?

 

Oct 06

 

SACN State of the Cities Report 2006

 

Oct 06

 

Sida Publishes Policy on Urban Development Support

 

Oct 06

 

Celebrating Akin Mabogunje

 

Oct 06

 

Cities Alliance at Fourth Africities Summit

 

Sept 06

 

Cities Alliance at Africities 2006 Summit, September 18-24, Nairobi, Kenya

 

Sept 06

 

Ethiopia Joins Cities Alliance

 

Sept 06

 

Urban Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implication for Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction

 

Aug 06

 

Cities Alliance Strengthens Pact with Philippine CDS

 

July 06

 

Guide to City Development Strategies: Improving Urban Performance

 

July 06

 

Kathy Sierra Heads World Bank’s New Sustainable Development Vice Presidency

 

July 06

 

Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka re-elected UN Under Secretary General and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT

 

June 06

 

More Urban-Less Poor: An introduction to urban development and management

 

June 06

 

UN-HABITAT’S State of the World Cities 2006/7

 

June 06

 

Cities Alliance at the Third World Urban Forum, June 19 – 23, 2006, Vancouver, Canada - Session 1, Session 2 and Session 3.

 

April 25

 

20-Year Wait Ends for Mumbai's Pavement Dwellers

 

April 06

 

Third World Urban Forum, June 19 – 23, 2006, Vancouver, Canada

 

March 06

 

Cities Alliance Presents Draft CDS Guidelines

 

March 06

 

Cities Alliance signs two cooperation agreements with UCLG

 

Feb 06

 

The Dynamics of Global Urban Expansion

 

Jan 06

 

South Africa Joins Cities Alliance

 

Jan 06

 

UN-HABITAT Deputy Executive Director Assumes Office

 

Nov 05

 

Morocco's Villes sans bidonvilles programme focus of sixth Cities Alliance Public Policy Forum

 

Nov 05

 

Register to Participate in the Habitat JAM: A Global Conversation about the Future of Our Cities

 

Nov 05

 

Marrakech to host Cities Alliance Sixth Public Policy Forum and Consultative Group meetings

 

Oct 05

 

Cities Alliance 2005 Annual Report

 

Oct 05

 

UN-HABITAT Launches Secure Tenure Campaign in Thailand

 

Sept 05

 

UN Millennium Development Goals Summit 2005, 14 - 16 September, 2005

 

Sept 05

 

Cities Alliance co-hosts Slum Electrification Workshop

 

Sept 05

 

More Cities Join UCLG's Millennium Towns and Cities Campaign

 

Aug 05

 

GTZ Spotlight of the year 2005: Designing tomorrow’s cities

 

Aug 05

 

Municipal Finance Task Force (MFTF) Website Launched

 

July 05

 

UN Special Envoy Anna Tibaijuka Slams Zimbabwe Evictions

 

June 05

 

Africa's municipal leaders commit to strong local government at founding congress of UCLG Africa

 

June 05

 

Development Policy dialogue in Berlin during Metropolis 2005 highlights role of Cities for the MDGs

 

June 05

 

World Environment Day, 2005: World Mayors Pledge "Greener Cities"

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