The Council on Urban Initiatives at University College London hosted a dialogue exploring Bogotá’s innovative Care System and its role in enabling the equitable distribution of unpaid domestic work across genders. The Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne interviewed the Secretary for Women’s Affairs in the Mayor’s Office of Bogotá. She showcased how the city is investing in
Local governments play a critical role in advancing youth employment, helping young people develop their skills, realize their potential, and contribute meaningfully to their communities. Supporting youth employment has become a priority for cities and local authorities around the world. According to the International Labour Organization, in 2023, 65 million
The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents local governments with significant opportunities to enhance public service delivery through more efficient resource allocation, shortened processing times, and increased responsiveness to citizens’ needs. This article provides an overview of the current state of AI adoption by cities around the world. It illustrates
Local and regional governments are at the heart of the global push to accelerate the 2030 Agenda. Every day, cities and territories design innovative solutions, deliver essential services, and build partnerships that make the Sustainable Development Goals a lived reality for their communities. The constituency of local and regional governments
The City of Kigali has released the Monitoring and Evaluation final report of its Rainwater harvesting and smart waste management project, developed under the Global Mayors Challenge in partnership with the UNDP SDG Local Action. Implemented between 2022 and 2025, the initiative improved living conditions for 1,354 households in the Busanza and Mpazi Resettlement sites by installing two rainwater reservoirs and seven smart waste management
Kigali’s efforts to modernize waste management and provide backup water in the neighborhoods of Busanza and Mpazi are showing results. Cleaner streets, on-time collection Waste services are running smoothly, with Busanza residents hitting 100 percent compliance in separating trash, and Mpazi close behind at 93 percent. The gap in Mpazi
How can cities make their innovation visible, accessible and trusted? A new publication from UNDP SDG Local Action, titled “Visualizing city innovation: UNDP guidelines”, offers answers to that question by providing practical strategies and tools for local governments to better communicate urban transformation through visual means. These guidelines are the
Join us for our upcoming SDG Local Solutions webinar on 26 February 2025, at 9:00 AM (New York time). This session will focus on how cities can prevent traffic accidents by implementing innovative policies, technology-driven solutions, and road safety strategies. It will feature insights from the cities of Istanbul, Türkiye,
Butuan city, in the south of the Philippines has developed the AgriBOOST project to improve agricultural and food security. With a population of 400,000 and an area of 82,686 hectares, the city has immense potential for food production. However, despite its natural advantages, only 18% of the local population’s food