In Cuenca 🇪🇨, the municipality expanded fiscal space by blending loans, grants & technical assistance to finance priority investments and strengthen public financial management. Explore 👇 🔗 sdglocalaction.org/internationa... #LocalFinance #InternationalCooperation #SDG #LocalAction

Key insights from #Guatemala highlight the role of local actors in economic development. Key messages: local leadership, territorial assets, and participatory processes drive sustainable transformation. Read more: www.undp.org/es/guatemala... #SDGlocalaction #LocalEconomicDevelopment

💼 What can #localgov learn from New York City’s #youthemployment experience? NYC’s Summer Youth Employment Program #SYEP engages 100,000+ young people each year, offering paid summer jobs and showing how cities can sustain youth employment at scale. 🔎 sdglocalaction.org/nyc-syep-2026/

🔈 Calling local gov: Venice Winter School application opens Bring your city's #innovation to the global stage by sharing your experience. ✅ Who: local gov representatives ✅ Ddl: 28 Feb 2026 ✅ Focus: #publicservices ℹ️ Learn more: sdglocalaction.org/venice-winte... #SDGs #localaction

💼 How can local governments tackle youth employment where it matters most? 🔜 Over the coming two weeks, SDG Local Action will spotlight more local initiatives creating pathways to decent work for young people. #YouthEmployment #SDG8 #LocalAction #YouthOpportunities #LocalGov

🤖 How can #AI add value for #localgov? This article explores how cities are implementing AI in #publicservices, drawing on cases from #Hangzhou 🇨🇳 and #Victoria 🇸🇨. 🔗 sdglocalaction.org/ai-public-se...

📘 2026 #Seoul Smart City Prize is open for applications! Launched by WeGo & Seoul, it champions people-centred digital transformation & recognises inclusive city initiatives. 📥 More: sdglocalaction.org/2026-seoul-s... #SmartCities #DigitalTransformation #InclusiveInnovation #SDGs #Local

🚀 #Quito is boosting local innovation with the Quito Innovation Centre, a collaborative platform uniting public, private and academic actors to support training, tech transfer and co-creation of solutions. 🔗 sdglocalaction.org/quito-innova... #SDGLocalAction #Cities #Innovation

🔁 The once-only principle helps cities deliver better digital services. Examples like MiBahía in Bahía Blanca 🇦🇷and Malaysia’s 🇲🇾 One Stop Centre show how interoperable systems cut red tape and improve efficiency. 🔗 sdglocalaction.org/once-only-pr... #DigitalGovernment #SDGLocalAction

🗣️ Evaluating the #2030Agenda from the local perspective At the #ECOSOC Partnerships Forum, cities, the UN, and partners stressed that local governments are on the frontlines—turning global goals into action. Cities are ready. 🔗 sdglocalaction.org/common-frame... #LocalAction #Cities #localgov

📣 Voice out theme and agenda of your interest! Co-create the 2026 #SDGLocalSolutions webinar series with us! Take the chance to support city-to-city exchange that matter to your work. ✍️ English: forms.gle/7LDV1x3LpPKw... FR/ES/CH/RU versions available below 👇

🔈 Venice Winter School 2026 call for Applications! UNDP’s SDG Local Action invites local governments to share innovations in public service. ⏰Deadline: 28 Feb 2026. 4 selected cities join #Venice & a Biennale tour! 📥 Apply & Info: sdglocalaction.org/venice-winte... #SDGs #LocalAction

🚀 How #digitalising #publicservices helps local governments to be better, faster, and smarter? 🔜 In the coming weeks, SDG Local Action will explore how local governments are using #digitalisationtransformation to strengthen public service delivery. 🛎️ Follow our journey!

📣 Co-create our 2026 #SDGLocalSolutions webinar series Share your priorities, innovative solutions, and practical insights from your city and influence the focus of our 2026 webinars. ✍️ Take the survey now English: forms.gle/7LDV1x3LpPKw... FR/ES/CH/RU versions available below 👇

🏛️ How can local governments strengthen open government and meaningful citizen participation? 🗳️ In 2025, SDG Local Action highlighted how transparency, participation, and accountability are helping cities build trust, collaboration, and stronger local democracy. 🧵⬇️

🏙️ How can local governments build more inclusive cities? ✨ In 2025, SDG Local Action highlighted how cities are fostering inclusion through urban design, neighbourhood planning, and community engagement. 🧵⬇️

🎨 How can art and culture help build more inclusive cities? 🏙️✨ In 2025, SDG Local Action highlighted how cities are using art and culture as tools for inclusion, participation, and social cohesion — embedding creativity into public space and local development. 🧵⬇️

🌱 How can local governments create sustainable employment solutions and promote green jobs? 🌍💼 This year, SDG Local Action highlighted how cities are driving local job creation through innovative, green, and inclusive approaches. 🧵⬇️

♻️ How can local governments strengthen sustainable waste management and advance a circular economy? 🌍 This year, SDG Local Action highlighted how cities are using data, innovation, and inclusive systems to reduce waste and turn challenges into opportunities.

♀️ How can a gender perspective strengthen local planning and urban decision-making? 🏙️ This year, SDG Local Action highlighted how embedding women’s perspectives leads to policies that are more inclusive, responsive, and grounded in everyday realities. 🧵⬇️

From #Rwanda 🇷🇼 to #Somalia 🇸🇴 and #SoutheastEurope 🌐, Local Government Associations #LGAs are at the frontlines of #crisis. 🎥 Watch the webinar: youtu.be/CGSZmpNemww?... 📖 Key takeaways: sdglocalaction.org/local-govern... #LocalGov #Resilience #Peacebuilding #SDGs #LocalAction

🍽️ How can local governments strengthen local, sustainable food production and food security? 🌱🏙️ This year, SDG Local Action highlighted how cities are using data, innovation, and agroecological approaches to build more resilient, inclusive urban food systems. 🧵⬇️

🌐 How can digital and innovative tools help cities make better, more inclusive decisions? This year, SDG Local Action spotlighted how cities are using digital tools to strengthen participation, improve data use, and enable smarter, more transparent local governance. 🧵⬇️

🌍 UNDP SDG Local Action | 2025 Report Discover a year of local action turning the 2030 Agenda into results through learning, innovation & advocacy. 👀 Stay tuned for 2026 and join us in shaping the next chapter! 🔗 sdglocalaction.org/undp-2025-re... #SDG #LocalGov #SDGs #LocalAction

🌍 How can local governments strengthen local adaptation and build resilience in times of crisis? This year, SDG Local Action spotlighted how cities and local governments are responding to climate shocks and crises — strengthening institutions, systems, and communities. 🧵⬇️

🚦 How can local governments make urban mobility safer, more inclusive, and more sustainable? 🏙️🚶‍♀️🚲 This year, SDG Local Action spotlighted how cities are improving road safety and urban mobility — prioritising people, reducing risks, and redesigning streets for all. 🧵⬇️

From #Rwanda 🇷🇼 to the #Somalia 🇸🇴 and #NALAS 🌐, local government associations #LGAs show how their role to build trust, coordination, and resilience in #crises. 🎥 youtu.be/CGSZmpNemww?... 📖 sdglocalaction.org/local-govern...

From #Rwanda 🇷🇼 to the #Somalia 🇸🇴 and #NALAS 🌐, local government associations #LGAs show how their role to build trust, coordination, and resilience in #crises. 🎥 youtu.be/CGSZmpNemww?... 📖 sdglocalaction.org/local-govern...

Have you had a chance to complete the survey yet? We’re keen to hear your views on the themes and topics you’d like to see featured in next year’s webinar series. Your input will help shape the conversations ahead 👇

How can local governments unlock sustainable development through stronger local finance management? 💰🏙️ This year, SDG Local Action shared practical guidance and city experiences on overcoming financing bottlenecks and using public resources more strategically. 🧵⬇️

How can local governments deliver effective and efficient public services? 🏙️⚙️ This year, SDG Local Action shared practical guidance and city experiences showing how municipalities are strengthening core public services worldwide. 🧵⬇️

📘 UNDESA has released World Urbanization Prospects 2025. The report shows the world is more urban than national stats suggest, with growth driven by small & medium cities. Find out what else does it reveal 👇 🔗 sdglocalaction.org/world-urbani... #Urbanization #Cities #SDGs #LocalAction

How can municipalities work more effectively with local communities? 🏙️🤝 In Nov 2025, SDG Local Action released new guidelines to support people-centred, participatory, and sustainable local engagement. 🧵⬇️

📣 Help shape our 2026 webinar series! We’re planning next year’s learning labs, and your priorities and city experiences matter. Take our short survey and tell us what themes we should focus on. 🌍 Survey links EN: forms.gle/7LDV1x3LpPKw... FR/SP/CH/RU version available 👇

☀️ Local action is taking shape in Kumasi 🇬🇭 113 toilet and washroom cubicles built, with 43 more on the way — improving daily life and public health across the city. Explore our data visualisation to see the results: sdglocalaction.org/kumasi-infog... #Localgov #SDG #UrbanInnovation

🌍 New publication! UNDP ’s latest guide, “Recommendations for Municipal Work with Local Communities”, offers practical tools for #participatory, #inclusive & people-centred processes. 📥 Read (EN/SP/FR): sdglocalaction.org/municipal-wo... #SDGLocalAction #CommunityEngagement

Dec 9 is Anti-Corruption Day. Open government principles—transparency, accountability, inclusion & collaboration—are helping cities build fairer, more sustainable futures. Explore how local govs worldwide are advancing SDG action: sdglocalaction.org/bulding-brid... #OpenGov #SDGAction

Bogota in Colombia🇨🇴 is leading the implementation of #SDG5! Local Governments around the world are adopting open government principles to advance SDG implementations. 📘 Want to discover more city stories? 🔗 Find out more at sdglocalaction.org/bulding-brid... #OpenGov #LocalGov #SDGAction

♻️ Zanzibar is working to become the world’s 1st zero-waste archipelago! Community-led cooperatives recover #waste, turn organics into compost, create #GreenJobs, and build a #CircularEconomy from the ground up. 🌍 A people-powered climate solution. 🔗 sdglocalaction.org/zanzibar-zer...

🌱 Alert for My Environment is boosting environmental governance in 🇨🇴! Supported by @UNDPColombia. Communities using open data + citizen monitoring to protect their territories and natural heritage. 🔗 sdglocalaction.org/colombia-ope... #SDGs #LocalAction #ClimateAction #Opengov

🌱 A new Instituto Polis report shows how climate change deepens social, racial & territorial inequalities in 🇧🇷, using data from 4 cities 📊. 📘 Read more: sdglocalaction.org/climate-inju... #ClimateJustice #UrbanInequality #LocalAction

🌎💛 The Mercociudades launches “#Caring Cities” — a new campaign raising awareness on care in Latin America and inviting local govs to join the Cities’ Commitment to Care. 🔗 sdglocalaction.org/ciudades-de-... #LocalGov #Cities #SDGAction

📊"We would like to use the capacities of those that are well developed to share those experiences and capacities to the less developed." 🎙️ Boran Ivanoski, Programme Director at NALAS shared how their resilience index supported local gov to enhance resilience. 🌍Follow for more SDG local action!

📏 “Most importantly, as a local government association, we needed to set the baseline, set the target, and measure the impact of our interventions.” 🎙️ Ladislas Ngendahimana, Local Governance Expert of UN-Habitat summarised the role of #LGA in crisis. 👀 More key takeaways coming!

🗣️“We’ve been able to share our global learnings with cities across countries.” 🎙️ Eric Rosand, Executive Director of Strong Cities Network highlighted how local gov associations #LGA are key to knowledge exchange. Our webinar on LGAs' role in #crisis just wrapped. 🔜 More soon!

Maipú in Chile 🇨🇱 is leading the implementation of #SDG16! Local Governments around the world are adopting open government principles to advance SDG implementations. 📘 Want to discover more city stories? 🔗 Find out more at sdglocalaction.org/bulding-brid... #OpenGov #LocalGov #SDGAction

📖 The City CDR Initiative’s latest #Carbon Sink Cities shows how cities can advance in carbon dioxide reduction. 📥 Read now: sdglocalaction.org/carbon-sink-... #CarbonNeutrality #Climate #UrbanEnvironment

🔜 One day to go! Join us to explore how Local Government Associations are strengthening crisis-ready communities around the world. 🛡️🌍 📆 2 Dec | 🕘 9:00 AM New York 🔗 Register now: sdglocalaction.org/local-govern... #SDGLocalSolutions #LocalGov #Resilience #CrisisResponse #LocalAction

São Paulo in Brazil 🇧🇷 is leading the implementation of #SDG16! Local Governments around the world are adopting open government principles to advance SDG implementations. 📘 Want to discover more city stories? 🔗 Find out more at sdglocalaction.org/bulding-brid... #OpenGov #LocalGov #SDGaction

🚲 Our latest #SDGLocalSolution webinar spolighted #Hermosillo’s Biciclando is showing how #women-led #recycling, #circular economy, and clean #mobility can transform cities. 🔗 Learn more 👇 sdglocalaction.org/hermosillos-... 🎥 Full webinar: youtu.be/mu0mNH_FcmE