Day 5: 19.02.2020 - UCLG Retreat & Campus

Congratulations @UCLG_Saiz and all the team of @uclg_org for a wonderful week, and thanks to invite us to be part and learn more about #ThePowerOfWe in #UCLGMeets pic.twitter.com/JthlojLXXd

[NOW] Attending the #LearningWithUCLG sessions at #UCLGMeets with @UCLGLearning #Listen2Cities @UCLG_Saizpic.twitter.com/TaYZBfAGoQ

The @UCLGLearning team presents a wide range of online tools, including the #LearningWithUCLG platform and our webinars: Culture in the #SDGs Culture, cities, #COVID19 Using the full potential of culture in the local achievement of SDGs https://learningwith.uclg.org/courses  #UCLGMeetspic.twitter.com/YEA1SZHYZv

Want to know more about #SDGs & Decentralised Cooperation? @Platforma4Dev & @UCLGLearning are launching a new training module 4! Join us for the launch of this module on 25/02 at 16h CET and discover more! Register here: https://forms.gle/81z7TGAjYqgthkgh9 … #UCLGMeets @uclg_org @UCLG_CIBpic.twitter.com/bDTTM1TgUk

What is @UCLGLearning about? peer2peer global learning learning forum, training trainers & #localizingSDGs E-learning platform, MOOCs & more @Platforma4Dev @CCRECEMR are so happy to work on such great projects with the learning team, to build knowledge 2gether! #UCLGMeetspic.twitter.com/CkObCawM6H

Mayor van Zanen @VNGemeenten underlines that Global Taskforce for Local&Regional Governments needs to build structural dialogues with int. organisations, beyond the important Summits which are planned to take place. And: "Remember to always act local but think international"pic.twitter.com/nIsqFMJSZg

#Listen2Cities#UCLGMeets Cecilia Marocchino, Urban Food Agenda Coordinator @FAO "The UN Food System summit provides opportunities for stakeholders to share practices & ideas about sustainable systems to enhance biodiversity and connections btw food systems & other systems"pic.twitter.com/qUnYunmRfF

At the @GlobalTaskforce Annual Meeting is talking about a joint strategy towards #CSW65 as a on the agenda of #localgov next month! Women's leadership & empowerment UCLG praises and promote Women and Feminist Local Leadership and Decision-Making ! #UCLGMeets #Listen2Citiespic.twitter.com/3cgbB9NA54

Sabine Freizer chief leadership and Governance UN Women announces at @uclg_org Annual Retreat that it’s going to be hold on 15-26 March: Women in Public Life Equal Participation in Decision-Making Forum #UCLCmeets #Listen2Citiespic.twitter.com/eqvP6Ef6DI

#Listen2Cities#UCLGMeets @SabineFreizerChief Chief Leadership & Governance @UN_Women "This year’s priority is the full participation in public life & the elimination of violence. It's the 1st time that women leadership is discussed at #CSW65"pic.twitter.com/QgAxJRZnrF

#Listen2Cities 27 local and regional government networks are at the table this afternoon, to showcase the progress we are doing and our key areas for the year. Ready to be at the table together! #UCLGMeetspic.twitter.com/obp1ilVeKi

Happy to participate @GlobalTaskforce annual meeting to share #advocacy progress for a post 2020 global #biodiversity framework more inclusive of #subnational governments: #EdinburghDeclaration now has +100 signatories! Join ushttp://bit.ly/3k3QgDy  @scotgov @ICLEI_advocacypic.twitter.com/Ny4wDGFpUQ

#Listen2Cities#UCLGMeets Luca Trifone, Director of International Relations @Roma "Italy has an unique opportunity to address challenges we must face to ensure prosperity. We need to tackle inequalities with determination & protect the most vulnerable, protect environment"pic.twitter.com/qRWiXQWDqM

.@cmmsoria, enviado especial para la #NAU de #UCLG señala que "en el camino hacia @Habitat3UN +5 se debe asegurar que la acción multilateral aterrice la territorialización de la #NAU, lo que impulsará no sólo la igualdad de las personas, sino la igualdad de los territorios".pic.twitter.com/lsmWsMT1VT

#Listen2Cities#UCLGMeets Bev Esslinger, @bevesslinger, Councillor of Edmonton: "One of the benefits that I see as a local leader is wisdom by my colleagues around the world to learn from one another and continue in the fight"pic.twitter.com/JI4c8WHwQF

#Listen2Cities#UCLGMeets Jan van Zanen, Mayor of @CityOfTheHague, Chair of @VNGemeenten, Co-president @uclg_org "I believe that 2021 is a critical year for international solidarity & peacebuilding, w/ the World Forum on Cities of Peace, & the Geneva Peace Week taking place"pic.twitter.com/Ga8uB3dHC5

#Listen2Cities#UCLGMeets @fvccre Secretary General of @CCRECEMR "I would like to Invite colleagues to feed national reports on the implementation of Habitat III, important that you to contribute to reports drafted now"pic.twitter.com/ivUw2ThVCV

#Listen2Cities #UCLGMeetsJan Van Zanen, Mayor of @CityOfTheHague & UCLG-Co-President: "The intern. community has adapted to a new way of communicating and with a new approach to advocacy and I am convinced that will be applied at all of the events during this year of summits"pic.twitter.com/ZxxkrmEVDE

#Listen2Cities#UCLGMeets @cmmsoria Mayor of Soria @fempcomunica "This change of model solving the problems in cities must focus on small & intermediate cities, which are part of the solution for metropolitan cities, that is the challenge. We have a clear route."pic.twitter.com/Bdw3enEmFO

#Listen2Cities #ULGMeets@cmmsoria,Alcalde @Ayto_Soria,Enviado a la NUA de Presidencia de CGLU: La #NUA tiene la dimensión territorial para implementar políticas que aseguren sostenibilidad con 2 intenciones que hemos de poner en valor: no dejar ningún territorio ni nadie atráspic.twitter.com/QywjXD155b

SG @FVallier @CCRECEMR recalling COP26 this year in Glasgow and WUF in Katowice in 2022 as Europan scenarios to tackle global chllenges. Ideas for collaborations are welcome! @uclg_org #UCLGmeets @Platforma4Dev @eumayorspic.twitter.com/vaZE7dTVz5

At the @GlobalTaskforce meeting focusing on our plans for 2021 and ensuring we embrace the decade of action as a collective, with focus on COP26, review of the New Urban Agenda, plans for the next World Assembly of Local and Regional governmentpic.twitter.com/aWu2mJDrr5

#Listen2Cities#UCLGMeets @emma_pinault Head of Diplomacy @c40cities "This year is absolutely critical. We need to make to make sure #COP26 is a success, green just and including cities. We also hope recovery is used to reduce emissions and increase resilience."pic.twitter.com/cLBxtnkxQY

#Listen2Cities#UCLGMeets @billycobbett Director of @CitiesAlliance "It is essential to address this need: to talk outside of this constituency. To link the agendas of cities and informalities and demonstrate how they are interlinked with the green agenda and the #COP26"pic.twitter.com/vtiNzi4mkO

#Listen2Cities#UCLGMeets Natalia @UribePando Advocacy Coordinator @Regions4SD "I take the opportunity to ask you to support the call to action of the Edinburgh Declaration process & mobilize our leadership. We are looking ahead to keep momentum & advocacy"pic.twitter.com/CKPPgqGjyN

AER Secretary General, @c_spahr is taking part in #UCLGMeets this afternoon. Now more than ever, all levels of government have to join forces to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. #Listen2Citiespic.twitter.com/mv4AGNnEvN

#Listen2Cities#UCLGMeets @SPazosVidal Head of Brussels Office @COSLAEurope "We’re trying to put together an agenda where LRG can have a meaningful participation in COP26 at the highest level possible. We want to set up a space that will enable those discussions to take place"pic.twitter.com/jjxgdVEBRf

#Listen2Cities#UCLGMeets Ingrid Coetzee, Senior Programme Manager @ICLEICBC "Major elements of our strategy focuses on three crises: Climate, biodiversity loss, pollution. We need Multilevel Governance for our community"pic.twitter.com/4DQ16KkGdx

Setmana intensíssima de debats, intercanvis i molta reflexió estratègica al retreat de @uclg_org. Inspiració i energia renovada per seguir servint les nostres comunitats i tenint cura de la ciutadania #UCLGMeets #InternacionalDibapic.twitter.com/PpDKAkAYlS

Cities preparing to COP26 at the @GlobalTaskforce Annual Meeting. Important to the gpm; the voices of mayors at COP26 #Listen2Cities Gracias @UCLG_Saizpic.twitter.com/tdAuglPPED

#Listen2Cities#UCLGMeets Yunus Arikan Head of Global Policy and @ICLEI_advocacy @ICLEI "Climate action is not anymore a voluntary action but a need to commitment by everyone. Its benefit will be shared by all society and should be celebrated by everyone"pic.twitter.com/8n7x9ocjoB

Annual Global Taskforce Meeting of @uclg_org this afternoon. We are facing tremendous challenges to tackle: climate emergency, poverty, security, gender among others. So we need trouble-shooters everywhere. #UCLGmeets #Listen2Citiespic.twitter.com/EiT35h78MW

#Listen2Cities @CLGFSG_GMunro Sec. Gen. @CLGF_News "Where LRGs have been involved in COVID responses, there has been a better response. We need to be very practical in our decentralization messages. We need to persevere. Perseverance can get you everywhere" #UCLGMeetspic.twitter.com/M65pLbqbiP

El 3ero #UCLGMooc"El papel de las Asociaciones de GLR en la consecución de la Agenda 2030", lanzado hoy en Español, ofrece contenidos interactivos y ejercicios para monitorear políticas de #ODS y compartirlas con participantes y miembros de CGLU. En: https://learningwith.uclg.org/ pic.twitter.com/DCOyWSiu9d

Estamos en la Reunión Anual @GlobalTaskforce @uclg_org que tradicionalmente, se celebra durante el Retiro #CGLU #UCLGMeets Un placer volver a compartir este espacio con todos los miembros de @GlobalTaskforce Gracias @UCLG_Saiz por la oportunidad y excelente organización.pic.twitter.com/5TqTTe8YOq

#Listen2Cities Gino van Begin @ICLEI_SG @ICLEI #UCLGMeets “There is an absolute necessity to accelerate sustainability at all levels in the decade of action. The work and understanding for doing things different in the future is now clear to us at all levels”pic.twitter.com/MkHgBaEhW8

@ProyectoALLAs sincronizando esfuerzos con los miembros de la @GlobalTaskforce @uclg_org en pro de #unlugarenlamesaglobal #CitiesAreListeningpic.twitter.com/GoqMKVyStv

#Listen2Cities@UCLG_Saiz @uclg_org Secretary General welcomes all the participants to the Annual Meeting of the Global Taskforce within the framework of #UCLGMeets Retreat & Campus pic.twitter.com/YynebMolyx

The Annual Meeting of the Global Taskforce at the#UCLGmeets is kicking off! Ready to open our windows & explore together our key priorities and roadmap for 2021 Stay tuned #Listen2Cities pic.twitter.com/Z5gmDahNcG

What else in GZ Award that you missed? Ms. Emilia Saiz, SG @uclg_org said that the visibility&acknowledgment of the @GuangzhouAward is undeniable.Its existence is well acquainted w/ the evolution of the diversity&the quality of all proposal submitting every year. #GuangzhouAwardpic.twitter.com/S06mS7Gvdb

Hoy lanzamos el 3ero de nuestros #UCLGMoocs basados en los módulos de formación de formadores, producidos con la @GlobalTaskforce @UNHABITAT @UNDP_ART y @diba. ¡El curso para el monitoreo local de los #ODS en Español es abierto y gratuito! Suscríbase https://learningwith.uclg.org/ pic.twitter.com/lOvZJJ0Z9A

@sarbentz, @BorisTonhauser and the great team of @Platforma4Dev @CCRECEMR & @CitesUniesFR present the central role of decentralized cooperation aligned to the #SDGs agenda on the #UCLGMeets, thematic of our joint #LocalizingSDGs ToT Module 4, to be launched next week. Stay tuned!pic.twitter.com/pNeoeKmjzw

Mayor @ellen_selm at UCLG retreat: the upcoming paper on development cooperation should help UCLG position itself in the ever-changing development cooperation landscape, and vis-à-vis international donors and national governments #UCLGmeets #CIBmeets @uclg_orgpic.twitter.com/7vPetHFPta

In de Europese sectie van de @uclg_org wordt waardering uitgesproken voor het werk van @VNGi voor internationale samenwerking door en tussen gemeenten.pic.twitter.com/HKVutTesCv

#UCLGMeetsThe power of "WE"! We are diverse and we are powerful and that is because we learn, we advocate &we research together. We have been on the windows of every single section that represents UCLGThank you for being part of our exciting moments of our 2021 Retreat!pic.twitter.com/ZfzGfyRC9G

"UCLG as the platform of platforms. We have had diversity, over 210 cities, from 70 over 630 participants, 3300 clicks on UCLG meets platform. Amazing numbers for our network" @UCLG_Saiz SG UCLG You ROCK #UCLGMeets pic.twitter.com/kbysRap5C1

#UCLGMeets @OctavidelaVarga Secretary General of @metropolis_org "At Metropolis, we have our learning station focused on the metropolitan niche, which will be linked to the learning with UCLG platform - the importance is connecting the platforms we are promoting"pic.twitter.com/xy5RO2C5U0

#UCLGMeets Charles Patsika, Knowledge Management, @UCLGAfrica "In Africa, the training we provide is focused for LRGs practitioners, involving how they operate, creating knowledge for application by LRGs institution"pic.twitter.com/8yqN7wkr2S

#UCLGMeets Tansylu Nurieva from @uclg_eurasia : "UCLG Eurasia is planning to organise a series of workshops based on the learning modules on the SDGs and on resilience, complemented by practical cases from our region"pic.twitter.com/kxVOUz5MBR

#UCLGMeets Alice Balbo, German Association of Cities: "Learning with UCLG teaches how to make more concise and relevant content, short videos and other formats. As the Retreat showed us, there are tools to bring us closer together & the work of UCLG is an inspiration for us"pic.twitter.com/VE6tpGRes8

#UCLGMeets@HelmiAbidin DRR Coordinator @uclgaspac "Building on the experience from Surabaya in 2018, we see peer-learning as helpful tool for cities facing major disasters, to build resilience. They need more knowledge & access to better platforms & applicable recommendations"pic.twitter.com/uvOugho3w1

#UCLGMeets @cmmsoria alcalde de @Ayto_Soria y Enviado para la NUA de la Presidencia de CGLU @fempcomunica felicita a todo el equipo y la red, por la aportación de ideas y aprendizajes comunes pic.twitter.com/HRO8xhkq88

#UCLGMeets We move on to the segment on peer learning! Leveraging digital tools can bring us closer together: there is a wide future of peer-to-peer learning at UCLG in the virtual environment and with the platforms we are already using.pic.twitter.com/yR2RwO5m7P

#UCLGMeets Paloma Labbe @LocalFinances: "The MOOC on subnational government finances is not only to share info & knowledge but also to get to know the World Observatory. We will provide information on subnational government revenue, spending and external financing"pic.twitter.com/sixKs5tTKF

#UCLGMeets Paula Bejarano @FAMSI_Solidario @UclgLed : "Building MOOC with the @UCLGLearning team, building on the feedback received, framed on the pandemic response and economic recovery. Consists of 6 units, each led by a different expert, including several online tools"pic.twitter.com/O51Pz1XXcy

#UCLGMeets We are working on a MOOC on subnational government finance to disseminate the collective knowledge and information we have, based on the World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment! - Serge Allou from @LocalFinances .pic.twitter.com/gIabfVz7UI

#UCLGMeets @fesantomauro del Secretariado Mundial @UCLGLearning introduce #LearningWithUclg "Resulta del gran proceso de los LLEs de Aprendizaje en Vivo. Hemos intentado contar la historia de una forma sencilla, los contenidos, con ejercicios y juegos"pic.twitter.com/z845km3wl7