Cities Project
UNDRR GETI, UNOSSC & WHO Joint Online Training: Build Back Better, 8-29 June 2021
UNDRR GETI, UNOSSC & WHO Joint Online Training Build Back Better: Harnessing SSC and Risk Reduction Planning for Resilient and Healthy Cities in the Post-COVID-19 Era When: 8, 15, 22, 29 June 2021 Between 8 and 29 June, the United Nations Office for South-South...
Call for Submissions: Innovative Experiences of Cities on Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action, Deadline 20 June 2021
Context Home to the majority of humankind, cities are at the forefront of tackling climate change and promoting environmental sustainability. Rising sea levels and extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and storms have heavy impacts on the infrastructure,...
UNOSSC and UNDP Support Local Elected Women Leaders in The Gambia in the Fight Against COVID-19
Finance Center for South-South Cooperation of China donates 200,000 Facemasks to Banjul of The Gambia 26 April 2021, New York – UNOSSC’s Cities Project has partnered with the Finance Center for South-South Cooperation (FCSSC) to facilitate and mobilize the...
Cities Project Special Newsletter, January 2021 – From South to South
The COVID-19 pandemic is a massive challenge for cities and local administrations on the front lines, rich and poor alike. Cities are currently being tested to the extreme by this crisis, which lays bare how well cities are planned, managed, and coordinated. On the...