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“There´s no easy solution for the traffic system in Harare”

Bonn, 6 June 2023. Instead of writing mails Ana Cortes very often talks to the people. She does that not only why she likes it – a local expert in Harare she often has to work without internet. In the interview she talks about working in two offices and why she a central figure in the municipal partnership between Munich and Harare, Zimbabwe. Ana Cortes supports the traffic and transport department of the city of Harare since January 2022 and aims to strengthen its capacities at various levels.

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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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PROJECT

German-Ukrainian Municipal Partnerships

On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development the Service Agency (SKEW) has been supporting the network of already 155 formal and informal municipal partnerships since 2015 as part of the project „Municipal Partnerships with Ukraine“. This support includes various networking, consulting and promotion activities.

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Project

Utility Platform for Strengthening Partnerships of Municipal Utilities Worldwide

The pilot project promotes sustainable exchange by peer-to-peer learning between German municipal utilities and water and waste management operators in the Global South. It also focuses strongly on solidarity partnerships with Ukraine.

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