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Le processus d’élaboration du nouvel Agenda 21 de la culture a été lancé en 2013 par la Commission Culture de CGLU à Lille-Métropole, Buenos Aires et Rabat, et se poursuivra en 2014 avec des réunions et des séminaires.

Le Conseil Mondial 2014 se tiendra à Haikou à l’aimable invitation de M. le Maire Ni Qiang, conjointement avec le Prix de Guangzhou. Les réunions statutaires, y compris le Bureau Exécutif et le Conseil Mondial, se tiendront du 24 au 26 novembre à Haikou. Le programme comprend également des événements d’apprentissage en lien avec la seconde édition du Prix International pour l’Innovation Urbaine de Guangzhou.

In Argentina, like in many countries in Latin America, medium-sized cities have suffered sustained demographic growth accompanied by disorganized processes of urbanization. The Government of the Province of Santa Fe took this as a challenge. As part of its Provincial Strategic Plan.

Between last July 28 and 30, a delegation composed of political representatives and technicians of the eTthekwini Municipality, as well as of representatives from the academia and civil society of Durban, visited the Housing Secretariat of the City of São Paulo (SEHAB).

The 2nd Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation (hereinafter referred to as “Guangzhou Award”), the 2014 China International Friendship Cities Conference and the 2nd Guangzhou International Urban Innovation Conference are scheduled.

UCLG-MEWA and Cités Unies France (CUF) will organize a side event meeting for Franco-Turkish decentralized cooperation on the UCLG-MEWA premises within the framework of the Vivapolis Symposium, to be held in Istanbul on 23-24 September 2014. This symposium aims to present expertise in sustainable cities. The meeting is organized by UBIFRANCE.

In one of many initiatives of the AL-LAS Project to encourage decentralised international cooperation, notably between Latin American and European cities, a technical visit proved a positve step forward for several local government representatives in ensuring cooperation between their cities. Representatives of Latin American cities of Mexico City.

Si 72% de la population totale de l’UE vit aujourd’hui en ville et en banlieue, cette proportion devrait atteindre plus de 80% en 2050, donnant lieu à bon nombre de nouveaux défis sociaux, environnementaux et démocratiques.

UCLG and its members are advocating for Sustainable Development Goals that take local and regional priorities into account, in particular in the light of rapid urbanization faced in many regions of the world. The Campaign for an Urban SDG was launched because the dynamism of cities represents a major sustainable development opportunity and a dedicated and stand-alone urban SDG is essential.