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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
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Financing local development via international cooperation. The experience of Cuenca, Ecuador - SDG Local Action
International financing plays an essential role in helping local governments fund their delivery to citizens. The Municipality of Cuenca, Ecuador, shared its experience in mobilizing international fun...
https://sdglocalaction.org/international-cooperation-financing-cuenca/
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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
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https://www.undp.org/es/guatemala/noticias/claves-para-transformar-los-territorios-desde-lo-local
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💼 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/
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New York City Summer Youth Employment Program - SDG Local Action
Local and regional governments play a critical role in expanding young people's access to employment opportunities, particularly during the transition from education to work. Across the globe, city-le...
https://sdglocalaction.org/nyc-syep-2026/
15 days ago
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🔈 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
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💼 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
18 days ago
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🤖 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...
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18 days ago
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📘 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
22 days ago
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🚀
#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
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How cities innovate: The Quito Innovation Centre - SDG Local Action
Local governments play an important role in fostering economic development, with innovation and entrepreneurship being the two main driving forces. This article introduces the case of the Quito Innova...
https://sdglocalaction.org/quito-innovation-centre/
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🔁 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
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The “once-only” principle to improve digital public services - SDG Local Action
How can local governments effectively use digital tools to benefit their communities? As technology continues to advance rapidly, it also creates new opportunities to improve public service delivery. ...
https://sdglocalaction.org/once-only-principle/
23 days ago
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🗣️ 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
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Evaluating our common framework from the local perspective: time to ask the right questions - SDG Local Action
The ECOSOC Partnerships Forum Side Event “Evaluating Our Common Framework from the Local Perspective: Time to Ask the Questions” was held on February 27 in New York, convened by UCLG, the Permanent Mi...
https://sdglocalaction.org/common-framework-from-the-local/
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📣 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 👇
29 days ago
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🔈 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
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🚀 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!
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📣 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 👇
about 1 month ago
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🏛️ 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. 🧵⬇️
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🏙️ 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. 🧵⬇️
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🎨 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. 🧵⬇️
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🌱 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. 🧵⬇️
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♻️ 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.
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♀️ 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. 🧵⬇️
about 2 months ago
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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
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about 2 months ago
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🍽️ 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. 🧵⬇️
about 2 months ago
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🌐 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. 🧵⬇️
about 2 months ago
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🌍 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
about 2 months ago
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🌍 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. 🧵⬇️
about 2 months ago
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🚦 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. 🧵⬇️
2 months ago
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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...
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The role of local government associations in crisis
YouTube video by SDG Local Action
https://youtu.be/CGSZmpNemww?si=_CysTTTMvqx4HaS9
2 months ago
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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...
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The role of local government associations in crisis
YouTube video by SDG Local Action
https://youtu.be/CGSZmpNemww?si=_CysTTTMvqx4HaS9
2 months ago
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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 👇
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2 months ago
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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. 🧵⬇️
2 months ago
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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. 🧵⬇️
2 months ago
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📘 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
2 months ago
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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. 🧵⬇️
2 months ago
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📣 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 👇
2 months ago
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☀️ 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
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2 months ago
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🌍 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
2 months ago
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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
2 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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♻️ 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...
3 months ago
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🌱 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
3 months ago
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🌱 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
3 months ago
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🌎💛 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
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Mercosur Cities Network campaign on cities of care in Latin America - SDG Local Action
Mercosur Cities Network launches a new campaign, "Caring Cities", to raise awareness on care in cities in Latin America to encourage local governments in the region to join the "Cities commitment to c...
https://sdglocalaction.org/ciudades-de-cuidados/
3 months ago
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📊"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!
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📏 “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!
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3 months ago
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🗣️“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!
3 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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📖 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
3 months ago
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🔜 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
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Webinar: The role of local government associations in crises - SDG Local Action
Local governments play a vital role in crises, such as providing essential services, maintaining social cohesion, and supporting communities during disruptions. In this context, a new session of the U...
https://sdglocalaction.org/local-governments-associations/
3 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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🚲 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
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How Hermosillo’s Biciclando initiative advances gender equality and urban sustainability - SDG Local Action
The City of Hermosillo, in the state of Sonora, Mexico, is redefining what inclusive and sustainable urban innovation looks like. Through Biciclando, an initiative that combines circular economy princ...
https://sdglocalaction.org/hermosillos-biciclando-urban-sustainability/
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