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That's a wrap on 2025!

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Closing the Digital Divide

Closing the Digital Divide

An interview with citizen participation expert Adrià Duarte (UCLG), exploring how cities can use digital tools to strengthen local democracy, and put human rights at the centre of digital transformation.
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Global State of Democracy 2025

Global State of Democracy 2025

Democracy on the move
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Digital Democracy - Call for Content

Digital Democracy - Call for Content

The Transformative Force of Digital Democracies
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e-sabha app

e-sabha app

Connecting Communities with Local Authorities and Government Agencies on a Single Platform.
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C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

C6 Finland - Finnish Alliance model

A bold new experiment in multilevel collaboration
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La Fábrica
Buenos Aires, Argentina

La Fábrica

a self-management model, which promotes community-led housing and participation
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CO-HATY
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine

CO-HATY

Providing emergency homes for displaced people
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City Partnership Initiative
Warsaw, Poland

City Partnership Initiative

The first national URBACT-style programme for cities
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Resilient San Francisco Strategy
San Francisco, United States

Resilient San Francisco Strategy

The city of San Francisco has developed a resilience strategy that will increase the city's capacity to be better prepared and recover more rapidly from natural disasters and climate change events.
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Belo Horizonte Festival Policy
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Belo Horizonte Festival Policy

Explore Belo Horizonte's cultural richness through its vibrant festivals, promoting art, diversity, and inclusion in the city every year.
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Establishing Neighborhood Houses in informal settlements
Shiraz, Iran

Establishing Neighborhood Houses in informal settlements

The urban administration team of Shiraz are working collaboratively with residents to improve neighborhoods in informal settlements.
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Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Dany Silvio Amaral

Individual | Director
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Zoheir Sabaghpour Azarian
Tehran, Iran

Zoheir Sabaghpour Azarian

Individual | Deputy Mayor for International Affairs
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Areej Areej kiwan
Cairo, Egypt

Areej Areej kiwan

Individual | Researcher - teaching assistant at Mansoura university
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Hans Dieter Temp
São Paulo, Brazil

Hans Dieter Temp

Individual | Founder of CIDADES SEM FOME/CITIES WITHOUT HUNGER/STÄDTE OHNE HUNGER
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María del Carmen Sánchez Carreira
Santiago de Compostela, Spain

María del Carmen Sánchez Carreira

Individual | University Professor and Researcher
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Alan Carvaho
Guarulhos, Brazil

Alan Carvaho

Individual | Municipal Policy Manager/ Lawyer
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