
Urban Journalism Institute
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Building sustainable cities requires well-informed citizens.
We promote urban journalism as a tool for sustainable development.
An initiative of OnCities 2030
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24-10-2018 18:10:21
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🗞️ In case you missed anything yesterday, or if you just want to review the key aspects of the United Cities Retreat, the #MunicipalTimes is now available. You can find it in print or online through this link: urbanjournalism.institute/municipaltimes/ #UCLGMeets

📢 Calls to Action! Yesterday at the United Cities Retreat, local and regional leaders made local and regional government constituency calls to achieve the SDGs. We'll tell you more in comments, although you have all the information in the #MunicipalTimes. bit.ly/3OLNwLC


🌐 UCLG Commitment 🌐 Uğur İbrahim ALTAY, President of UCLG, reaffirms the commitment to strengthen the Global Taskforce, ensuring that local and regional governments play a key role in global platforms. Together, we will make impactful contributions. #MunicipalTimes #UCLGMeets


🌍 SDG 1 - No Poverty 🌍 Philippe RIO, Mayor of Grigny, urges local initiatives to combat poverty and uphold the right to the city for everyone. Let's work together for a more inclusive and poverty-free world. #MunicipalTimes #UCLGMeets


🍽️ SDG 2 - No Hunger 🍽️ Mohamed SEFIANI, Mayor of Chefchaouen, emphasizes the need to localize SDG 2 to address global food safety and hunger issues. Let's take action at the local level for a hunger-free world. #MunicipalTimes #UCLGMeets



☮️ SDG 16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions ☮️ Jan van Zanen, Mayor of The Hague, stresses the need to address root causes of conflicts. Municipalities play a crucial role in fostering community cohesion for lasting peace. #MunicipalTimes #UCLGMeets


🤝 SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals 🤝 Paola Pabón, Mayor of Pichincha, emphasizes solidarity for sustainable development. Only through collaboration and efficient alliances can we amplify our voice. #MunicipalTimes #UCLGMeets


Building sustainable cities requires well-informed citizens. Today we have been at United Cities's Marketplace talking about the importance of journalism as a tool to raise awareness about urban sustainability through our #MediaforCities campaign. 👏


Construir ciudades sostenibles requiere ciudadanos informados. Hoy hemos estado en el Marketplace de United Cities hablando del poder del periodismo como herramienta para sensibilizar a los ciudadanos sobre la sostenibilidad urbana, a través de nuestra campaña #MediaforCities. 👏






🗞️ The #MunicipalTimes will return tomorrow with the latest issue of United Cities's coverage of this Retreat. It will highlight some of the key moments of these past two days. Stay tuned and don't miss it! #UCLGMeets


🗞️ El #MunicipalTimes volverá mañana con el último número de la cobertura de este Retiro de United Cities. En él se destacarán algunos de los momentos clave de estos dos últimos días. ¡Estad atentos y no os lo perdáis! #UCLGMeets


✨🌍#ActioningLocalCare grabbed the headlines of the #MunicipalTimes!🗞️ 🦋Our publication developed with Urban Journalism Institute & OnCities2030 has arrived to our #UCLGMeets Retreat to bring participants the coverage for Days 3 & 4!🌼 Get yours or read it here!👉🏾t.ly/lJaia
