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U7 Mayors Summit: Cities as drivers of change

Bonn, 26. April 2022. In the context of the German G7 Presidency, the Urban7 Cities Alliance, involving the German Association of Cities, ICLEI and the Global Parliament of Mayors and supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and our Service Agency, is hosting a virtual cities summit on 3 May 2022. The theme of the event is: Embracing the Urban World: Cities as Drivers of Change for Peace, Democracy and Sustainability.

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'We want to be back in dialogue now!'

Bonn/Dresden, 21 April 2022. The Russian war of aggression is unleashing new forces for civil society engagement – both in Ukraine and among German partners. Stadtentwässerung Dresden maintains a utility partnership with the Lvivvodokanal water company in Lviv, Ukraine. In her interview, Ms Kristin Michalek-Götz, Head of International Projects at Stadtentwässerung Dresden, describes the joint work and how the war has strengthened it.

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Urban Diplomacy Exchange – partnership conference between Germany and the U.S.

Bonn, 20 April 2022. The virtual partnership conference including a Mayors Roundtable is a professional exchange between cities in Germany and the United States of America. Under the motto "City Diplomacy for Sustainability", administrative staff from municipal departments will have the opportunity to exchange their expertise and views on various topics of the 2030 Agenda on Monday, May 16, and Thursday, May 19, 2022, and establish linkages to the international agenda.

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Municipal Know-how for Host Communities in the Middle East Programme

The aim of the programme is to facilitate a peer-to-peer exchange between participating municipalities and to strengthen host municipalities in the Middle East region. The partner municipalities work together to develop constructive solutions to local challenges that have been exacerbated by the rapid increase in the refugee population.

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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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