UNECE Cities 197d ago

The session featured: 🏙️ Opening remarks from UNECE and GIZ on the topic of displacement and related challenges and opportunities. 🏗️ Insights from IOM Ukraine and UNHCR Ukraine on IDP-specific vulnerabilities in urban settings, inclusivity, housing, and participatory approaches to include displaced communities in planning. 🌐 A spotlight on city-level policies, design, and governance models - from Vinnytsia (Ukraine) and Colombia - that enable IDP reception, integration, and long-term inclusion. 🤝 A panel with Ukrainian urban planners, NGO professionals, and local and national representatives, exploring infrastructure, mobility, and safety challenges, and opportunities to create long-term inclusivity and safety. ➡️ Watch the recording to discover practical tools, strategies, and collaborations for rebuilding Ukrainian cities that leave no one behind. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The UNECE UN4UkrainianCities initiative is supported by the Just and Green Urban Recovery Accelerator (JGURA) project, implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).