Op-eds The Next EU Agenda for Cities: Why City Diplomacy Matters 27 May 2025 In April this year, the European Commission launched a public consultation to shape a new EU Agenda for Cities, a forward-looking framework to strengthen the EU’s role in supporting urban…
Webinars City Diplomacy in Times of Multiple Crises – Trends, Frameworks, and Opportunities 10 Apr 20251 Jul 2025 Today, cities stand at the forefront of global challenges, such as climate change, migration, and increasing geopolitical tensions. How can city diplomats assist in addressing these issues? To explore this…
News Learning, Events, Research: Watch Our 2024 Recap Video 30 Dec 20246 Jan 2025 Social justice, climate action, resilience, security: in this busy 2024, more and more urban communities have engaged in city diplomacy to address their most pressing local challenges. The City Diplomacy…
Publications Unveiling City Diplomacy Risk—and How to Navigate It 23 Dec 202417 Oct 2025 Foreign interference, intellectual property theft, reputational damage – neglecting the risks of city diplomacy will most likely undermine its potential for a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. In the…
Executive Education Urban Innovation to Achieve Just and Sustainable Cities 9 Dec 202421 Jan 2025 Did you know that by 2050, an additional two billion people are expected to live in informal settlements? Furthermore, two-thirds of the infrastructure needed in Africa by that year has…
Education… Overcoming Barriers to Affordable Housing Finance 26 Nov 202417 Jan 2025 How can we enhance access to affordable housing and scale up housing finance? Housing is recognized as a fundamental right under Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.…
Education… Designing Inclusive Cities: Gender and Sustainability in Urban Development 20 Sep 20242 Jan 2025 How can urban communities achieve gender-inclusive sustainable development? In their journey towards sustainability, many urban communities worldwide encounter significant challenges due to gender segregation in public spaces. With the latter…
Hybrid Events Strengthening Urban Resilience at the World Urban Forum 10 Sep 202423 Jul 2025 Innovating Urban Resilience Financing Strategies and Smart Solutions for Cities Worldwide 📍12th World Urban Forum, Cairo, Egypt – Multipurpose room 03 🗓 November 5, 2024, at 5:00 pm local time…
Executive Education… Cities for All. Bottom-Up Action for Just Urban Development 22 Aug 202417 Jan 2025 How to imagine, build, and transform cities in a participatory way? The participatory approach to urban development is widely regarded as an asset for cities. It enables the evolution of…
Hybrid Events 3rd Urban Peace Dialogues | Cities of Memory 5 Aug 202410 Apr 2025 Since World War II, cities have become the primary target of armed violence, experiencing the majority of casualties and devastation. It is not surprising that the local governments of some of…
