Events Historic Parliamentary Dialogue Advances Strategic City Diplomacy in Italy 19 Sep 202519 Sep 2025 On 15 September 2025, the Italian Parliament hosted a landmark high-level event entirely focused on the strategic role of cities in international relations. The conference, “Diplomazia delle Città. Il Ruolo Strategico delle…
Events Discussing the Future of City Diplomacy: Italian Parliament 23 Jul 202511 Sep 2025 In an increasingly interconnected world, city diplomacy empowers local governments to collaborate across borders, improve citizens’ quality of life, boost local economic development, and strengthen resilience to global crises—from climate…
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…
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…
Hybrid Events Urban peace dialogues at the 2023 UNECE Forum of Mayors 17 Aug 202324 May 2024 An official side event to the 2023 UNECE Forum of Mayors, this international initiative aims to discuss and energize cities' engagement to achieve SDG 16. The City Diplomacy Lab at…
Hybrid Events Cities leading the transformation: SDGs in action and the new multilateralism 2 Mar 20232 Mar 2023 A round table of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE region | 29 March 2023 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. CET | Hybrid format both in…
News UNECE recognizes the City Diplomacy Lab as a Center of Excellence 19 Jan 202317 Aug 2023 19 January 2023 The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and Columbia Global Centers | Paris (CGC|Paris), one of the ten global centers of Columbia University in the City…
Tools Exploring the best podcasts on urban affairs 19 Jul 202210 Mar 2023 A brief review of the best podcasts focusing on global urban affairs and city diplomacy. By Emanuele Sala "Sometimes reality is too complex. Stories give it form." Director Jean-Luc Godard…
Hybrid Events Cities: from theatres of war to actors for peace 31 Mar 202211 May 2024 The City Diplomacy Lab organizes and hosts an official Forum of Mayors' side event to discuss cities' diplomatic and humanitarian contributions in wars and conflicts. The very essence of cities…
Tools The Mayors’ Action Platform: a new instrument of urban governance 5 Feb 20225 Feb 2022 A new platform for exchanging good urban practices and improving the governance of the cities across the globe. The Mayors' Action Platform was launched last September by the Geneva Cities…
