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- Tue, 08/31/2010 - 12:10 | by lsalazar
The next Commission 4 “Megacities” meeting will take place in Mexico City on the 17th and 18th of November 2010. The meeting will be hosted by the Government of the Federal District through the Secretariat for Housing and Urban Development which currently holds the presidency of the aforementioned commission.
- Sun, 08/29/2010 - 17:35 | by admin
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United Nations Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon has nominated Mr. Joan Clos, a former mayor of Barcelona as the next head of UN-HABITAT. If the nomination is approved by the General Assembly, he will serve a four year term as the head of the agency.
If elected, he will succeed Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka who has headed UN-HABITAT since it was formed in 2001 to replace the UN Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS). The agency is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.
- Sun, 08/29/2010 - 17:22 | by admin
The United Nations has designated the first Monday of every October as World Habitat Day with the intention of drawing attention and reflect on the state of our towns and cities, and the universal basic right to adequate shelter. The theme this year: "Better city better life" coincides with that of the Expo 2010 in Shanghai, the host city of this year's global celebration.
- Sun, 08/29/2010 - 17:17 | by admin
On the 30th July, the deadline for the 2011 Metropolis Award's nominations ended. The participation was a huge success. 27 cities have taken part presenting a total of 43 projects. Metropolis welcomes the participation of all the candidate cities and now it is up to the jury to decide which are the winning projects.
The Awards will be presented at the gala dinner hosted by the President of Metropolis at the 2011 Cairo Congress.
- Mon, 06/14/2010 - 13:25 | by admin
Women Friendly City Project (WFCP) of Seoul is recognized as the best practice at the 2010 United Nation's Public Service Award. The project won the first place among Asian-pacific nominees in the category I: Improving transparency, accountability and responsiveness in the public service. The representatives from Seoul join in the 2010 UN Public Service Day- Award Ceremony and Forum to be held in Barcelona from 22 June to 24.
- Fri, 05/28/2010 - 12:51 | by admin
- Tue, 05/25/2010 - 12:52 | by admin
Major Federated States and Regional Governments and their respective networks gathered on March 4th, 2010 in Paris at the invitation of the Île-de-France and The Climate Group. In the same vein as Copenhagen commitments during the Executive Summit on climate change, they reaffirmed their role in the fight against climate change and stated their courses of actions.
- Tue, 05/25/2010 - 10:09 | by admin
For several years now, the Essonne Departmental Council has been implementing a proactive policy in the areas of international cooperation and sustainable development (particularly with the establishment of an Agenda 21 since 2002).
In order to ground this policy on the international scene, the Departmental Council has been a participant in the World Forum on Sustainable Development, which is organized by the journal Passages and its association ADAPes, since 2007.
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World Water Week
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Inaugural General Assembly - World Association of e-Governments (Wego)
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Climate Week New York
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Millennium Development Goals Summit
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The First Global Summit on Metropolitan Agriculture
- Start date: Martes, Septiembre 28th
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- http://www.metropolitanagriculture.com/summit/
