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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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Portrait of Klara Danilovic, Head Of Department for spatial planning and housing at Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities of Serbia (SCTM).

When we are designing in smaller scales, then it`s easier to communicate with people

Bonn, 17 October 2022. While there are lot of differences between the municipalities world-wide, they share common challenges: they aim to create inclusive, resilient, and just communities with equal chances for all. Klara Danilovic talks about the Serbian point of view and about relevant experiences for German cities. She is Head Of Department for spatial planning and housing at Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities of Serbia (SCTM).

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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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