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OECD Roundtable on Cities and Regions for the SDGs

Bonn, 11 April 2023. 2023 offers unprecedented momentum to advance the contribution of cities and regions to the SDGs. In July 2023, the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will feature an in-depth review of the progress on SDG11 (Sustainable cities and communities), including in terms of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

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'Urban Diplomacy Exchange' website launch

Bonn, 24 November 2022. Our website of the 'Urban Diplomacy Exchange' project is now live. It raises awareness of the importance of urban diplomacy and provides relevant contributions and background information related to urban diplomacy issues and the 2030 Agenda. You will also find the registration for the virtual partnership conference Germany-UK on 7 and 8 December 2022 there.

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Urban Diplomacy Exchange: Politics in tune with cities

Bonn/ Washington, 25 October 2022. The first Urban Diplomacy Exchange partnership conference brought together around 60 representatives from German and US cities in Washington, DC. The conference laid the foundations for future-oriented, transatlantic cooperation and common ground for the role of cities in the context of urban diplomacy. The presence of nine (lord) mayors from German and US cities underlined the importance of municipal external relations and constructive professional cooperation for a just world.

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SDG Partnership Conferences

Implementing the 2030 Agenda with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a global task, and one in which cities and municipalities worldwide have a vital role to play. Municipal partnerships provide an important network for sharing a wide range of lessons learned in localising the 2030 Agenda and for working together to achieve the SDGs.

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Connective Cities

Worldwide networking between urban actors from politics, administration, industry, science and civil society and supporting a systematic and application-oriented exchange of experience and development of innovative ideas for urban projects - these are objectives and services of Connective Cities. Connective Cities is a partnership between the German Association of Cities, Engagement Global and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. It is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

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