Global Cities Hub
This webinar presents the Global Initiative on AI and Virtual Worlds – Discovering the Citiverse and selected tools for LRGs. The Initiative aims to advance the AI-enabled citiverse where AI, spati...
2 June marks the 5th edition of Heat Action Day (HAD), a global day of action and awareness on extreme heat. In 2026, HAD’s theme is indoor heat. The event will mark Heat Action Day by highlighting...
Climate change is one of the most significant public health threats of the 21st century. This event will explore how localization and multi-level cooperation are key to address the impacts of clima...
The Global Cities Hub, in partnership with UN-Habitat and UNECE, organised an event on the margins of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (RFSD) in the UNECE region to discuss the critica...
Cities can be places of safety, opportunity, and inclusion for women and girls the world over! The event launched the Cities for CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination ...
Water underpins sustainable development. Join us to mark World Water Day with a webinar on Cape Town’s experience in urban water crisis management, highlighting lessons and practices for local and ...
Le Global Cities Hub (GCH) connecte les gouvernements locaux et régionaux (GLR) à l'écosystème de la Genève internationale, qui comprend l'Organisation des Nations unies (ONU), d'autres organisatio...
Kickstart the year by discovering some of the most important multilateral issues for local and regional governments. Explore how LRGs can actively engage at the global level! This webinar is tailor...
The webinar “Co-governing the Citiverse” provides a virtual behind the scenes tour presenting different multilateral processes and their main outcomes. It offers a briefing on the outcomes of the “...
The Global Cities Hub (GCH) connects cities and local and regional governments (LRGs) to International Geneva’s ecosystem, which includes the United Nations (UN), other international organizations,...
On the eve of Heat Action Day (2 June) the Global Cities Hub, in partnership with the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, convened an online event titled Cities Beat the Heat. The event spotligh...
The Global Cities Hub is proud to celebrate its 5th anniversary! 🎉For five years, the GCH has been at the heart of connecting cities and international organizations, driving innovative solutions fo..
Kickstart the year by discovering some of the most important multilateral issues for local and regional governments. Explore how LRGs can actively engage at the global level in the following proces...
GCH in cooperation with UNCTAD and UN-Habitat organized the webinar on Enhancing Local-global dialogue for Sustainable Water and Solid Waste Management in Urban Areas: implications for trade and ci...
Stay tuned through this website and our newsletter for more information on the 2025 edition of the Forum of Mayors! See our video with some highlights from the 2024 Forum of Mayors:
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Managing the social and political impact of rapid urbanization is a defining global challenge of the 21st century. As cities expand and new urban centres emerge, the dynamics of peacebuilding and c...
People-Centred smart cities prioritize the well-being and needs of their residents by integrating technology to enhance the overall urban experience. These cities leverage digital solutions to crea...
The resolution, “Local Government and Human Rights” (A/HRC/RES/57/12), adopted on 10 October 2024 under the leadership of the Republic of Korea, Chile, Egypt, and Romania, was the focus of this dis...
Local governments are among the key actors in the design of public policies, including drug policies. While they pay significant financial, social and human costs related to the negative consequenc...
2023 was the warmest year on record. Extreme heat affected many parts of the world, with temperatures reaching almost 50°C in cities on both sides of the Mediterranean, in China or in Brazil. Heatw...