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School girls walking in the floods, Monrovia, Liberia
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Climate Adaptation in Informal Settlements: Why Community-Led Approaches Matter

Climate Adaptation
Community Driven Development
Informal Settlements
21 May 2025
Amira and her mother, Waris Harbi Rage pictured at their market stall in Jigjiga, Ethiopia.
Urban News
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New Skills Help Small Traders Grow in Ethiopia

Urban Planning
Migration
Capacity Development
Local Economic Development
Gender Equality
15 May 2025
Cities 4 Women, Nepal © UNOPS
Urban News
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Finland Joins Cities 4 Women in Nepal

Urban Planning
Gender Equality
Climate Change and Resilience
26 Mar 2025
Woman Weaving Cotton, Lebanon, UN Women
Urban News
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Women Stepping Up in MENA's Heritage Sector

Gender Equality
Local Economic Development
Heritage
10 Feb 2025
Bani Suhaila, Palestine
Urban News
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Women Leading Gaza Recovery: A Call to Action

Gender Equality
Built environment
19 Nov 2024
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UN-Habitat, UNOPS, Cities Alliance join forces for World Cities Day 2024 in Africa

Urban Development
Informal Settlements
Climate Change and Resilience
Children and Youth
23 Oct 2024
View of Cairo city center, Egypt. Photo: Leonid Andronov-AdobeStock.com
Urban News
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Cities Alliance at the World Urban Forum - WUF12

Urban Development
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
15 Oct 2024
Competition site in Chandragiri Municipality © Padma Aryal
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Cities4Women Nepal: International Urban Design Competition

Urban Planning
Climate Change and Resilience
Gender Equality
02 Aug 2024
Cities CHALLENGES 2.0 project. Photo: GIZ
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Cities CHALLENGE 2.0: Building Vibrant and Resilient Neighbourhoods

Urban Development
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Climate Change and Resilience
30 Jul 2024
Inaugural meeting of Cities Alliance in 1999. Berlin, Germany
Urban News
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In Memoriam: Klaus Töpfer

Urban Development
Cities Alliance
14 Jun 2024
The four hearts of Antioquia
Urban News
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Medulla: Connecting the Four Hearts of Antioquia

Spatial Planning
Governance and Planning
Strategic City Planning
Transportation
04 Jun 2024
Groupe of people, Koboko, Uganda
Urban News
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Should African Mayors be Concerned about Urban Migration?

Migration
Local Economic Development
Secondary Cities
09 Apr 2024
Children in Soweto slum, Jinja, Uganda
Urban News
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A Global Action Plan to Transform Slums and Help Children Thrive was Approved: But Where is the Money?

16 Jan 2024
Galeshewe township, Kimberlay, South Africa. Photo: GIZ
Urban News
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The New Traders Hub in Galeshewe: Boosting South African Businesses

11 May 2023
Woman solar energy Mauritania. Photo: Raphael Pouget-Climate Visuals Countdown
Urban News
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Transformative Actions Program TAP - Call for Applications

Financing
Climate Change and Resilience
Local Government
Innovation
24 Apr 2023
Slum in Chennai, India. Photo: Ajith.A_AdobeStock.com
Urban News
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India: Improving Thermal Comfort in Community Buildings in Informal Settlements

Climate Adaptation
Slum Upgrading and Housing
Urban Development
11 Apr 2023

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About Cities Alliance

Cities Alliance is the global partnership fighting urban poverty and promoting the role of cities.

To help achieve these goals, the Cities Alliance promotes long-term programmatic approaches that support national and local governments to develop appropriate policy frameworks, strengthen local skills and capacity, undertake strategic city planning, and facilitate investment.

 

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