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Ghana Smart SDG Cities Welcomes Hilde Opoku as New Programme Manager
Published: May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023, Ghana
Hilde Opoku, former deputy mayor of Trondheim and Norway's SDG advisor to the Ghana Ministry of Finance, is now the Programme Manage...
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La Paz, Bolivia: The first city in the world to be awarded SDG Cities Gold Certification!
Published: May 30, 2023
In photo:Regional Representative for UN-Habitat in Latin America and the Caribbean (Elkin Velasquez) recognising La Paz for Gold Certification, October 21,...
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Mapping Mombasa: UN Habitat’s City Scan Data Tool
Published: May 12, 2023
May 12, 2023, Nairobi, Kenya
UN-Habitat's City Scan Data Tool: Statistical and spatial data collection in Mombasa, Kenya
The SDG Cities Global Initi...
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Penang Bay Area – Silver Certification Announcement, and the road to Gold Certification
Published: April 28, 2023
April 28, 2023
The Penang Bay Area reaffirmed commitments towards the SDG Cities Global Initiative after officially being awarded the SDG Cities Silver ...
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Applications for the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities, Shanghai Award, are now open
Published: April 25, 2023
Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme First session of 2023
Published: March 30, 2023
March 30, 2023, Nairobi, Kenya
The Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme held its first session for the year 2023 from 28 to...
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2022 SDG Cities Conference Showcases City Initiatives Around the World
Published: November 28, 2022
November 28, 2022
Cities share how they are implementing local actions to accelerate towards Sustainable Development Goals.
The SDG Cities Gl...
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Chinese Achievements and Ambitions during the 2022 SDG Cities Conference
Published: November 25, 2022
Brisbane, first Australian city to be awarded SDG Cities Silver Certificate
Published: November 21, 2022
November 21, 2022
The City of Brisbane (Australia) has received the SDG Cities Silver Certificate at COP27 on November 15, 2022.
Brisbane, the capita...
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Three new Bolivian Cities are Silver certified SDG Cities
Published: November 14, 2022
November 14, 2022
The three Bolivian Cities of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, El Alto and Cochabamba have been awarded SDG Cities Silver Certificate during Ur...
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