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Cities and Social Solutions | Gender
Webinar | March 14, 2024
1:00 p.m. Louisville / New York | 2:00 p.m. Buenos Aires
5:00 p.m. Freetown | 6 p.m. Paris

Ambitious gender equity goals are driving the local policies and international advocacy of a growing number of cities. What are the concrete results of this engagement in urban communities? What impact does the "voice of cities" for gender equity have on the international stage?

Join us on Thursday, March 14, for inspiring answers from representatives of three cities that made gender equity a priority: Buenos Aires 🇦🇷, Freetown 🇸🇱, and Louisville 🇺🇸.

Organized with Columbia Global Centers | Paris
and the City Hub and Network for Gender Equity.

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Fostering Sustainable Construction in Informal Areas
Webinar | March 21, 2024
9:00 a.m. New York | 2 p.m. Paris

How can living conditions in informal settlements be improved while tackling climate change and urbanization challenges? Join the first webinar of this peer-learning series aimed at helping cities worldwide develop sustainable urban planning, construction, and financing strategies.

Organized by GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and Cities Alliance in partnership with the City Diplomacy Lab, ICLEI, and the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa.

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Mixed Migration and City Diplomacy
along the Central Mediterranean Route

How can cities turn human rights-centered migration policies into a driver of sustainable development? Our recent Mixed Migration and City Diplomacy virtual training provided municipalities along the Central Mediterranean Route with the tools to answer this crucial question.
The training allowed participating city officials to develop mixed migration action plans empowered by city diplomacy's political, technical, and financial resources.

Organized with Columbia Global Centers | Tunis, Columbia Global Centers | Nairobi, Mixed Migration Centre, and UNHCR

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Collaboratory: Flourishing African Cities

Students' Insights from
the Collaboratory on African Cities

Last semester, Columbia University's Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement, in partnership with the City Diplomacy Lab and Columbia Global Centers | Nairobi, hosted the Global Columbia Collaboratory Flourishing African Cities program. This virtual learning opportunity allowed 44 students from 13 countries to reflect, ideate, and collaborate on African cities' paths toward sustainability and resilience.
Four students who participated in the program shared their opinions on the experience and the aspects that stood out to them the most.

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How can European cities decolonize their relations with Africa? This interview with Rhizome Cities co-curator Niccolò Milanese offers insight into how European cities coordinate to address persisting colonial legacies, migration, and diversity.

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The ongoing sixth season of the City Diplomacy Student Podcast features weekly episodes presenting some of the most impactful city networks, including the Global Parliaments of Mayors, the OECD Champion Mayors, and the Strong Cities Network. This season's episodes are produced by Sciences Po – PSIA's graduate students.

The podcast is available on Spotify, Soundcloud, and Apple Podcasts.

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Cities and Social Solutions: Social Justice

How can cities worldwide successfully address intersecting inequalities and turn into social justice champions? Discover the inspiring solutions developed by eThekwini (Durban) 🇿🇦, Leeds 🇬🇧, and New Orleans 🇺🇸.

Cities and Climate Solutions: Waste

How can cities turn waste from a costly burden to a resource for the community, the environment, and the economy? Maharashtra 🇮🇳 and Montpellier 🇫🇷 unveil their waste management strategies for sustainable, equitable, and resilient urban development.

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