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Digital Inclusion in Almaty

A comprehensive initiative aligning digital governance with human rights protection and the 2030 Agenda.

The Gender Snapshot 2025

UN report reveals Gender equality at a Crossroads

Women at the Table

Elevates human dignity, gender equality and eradicates bias

e-sabha app

Connecting Communities with Local Authorities and Government Agencies on a Single Platform.

Artificial Intelligence & Culture

AI’s double-edged Impact on Glogal Cultural Diversity

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Fresh City Farms
Toronto, Canada

Fresh City Farms

Fresh City Farms is a for-profit social enterprise that operates market gardens in Toronto, providing pathways to farming for young people.
Urban Solid Waste Management in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Urban Solid Waste Management in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte

An inter-federation model make feasible for the municipalities to manage their waste in an integrated way.
The Wellbeing Project: Measuring and Managing What Really Matters
Santa Monica, United States

The Wellbeing Project: Measuring and Managing What Really Matters

Santa Monica, California is tapping the power of data to evaluate wellbeing. The City of Santa Monica’s Wellbeing Project has created a framework to evaluate community wellbeing, developed a mechanism to measure it and is using this data to target its policies and programs to help residents thrive.
Auld but not Reekie – transforming transport energy use in Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Auld but not Reekie – transforming transport energy use in Edinburgh

Edinburgh's municipal bus company, Lothian Buses, is going a long way to combat this image with ‘Auld but not Reekie’, an initiative that by the end of 2014 will see 65 hybrid buses in service and 45 buses retrofitted with low emissions exhausts.
Revitalizing cultural heritage in Jakarta’s historic Kota Tua neighborhood
Jakarta, Indonesia

Revitalizing cultural heritage in Jakarta’s historic Kota Tua neighborhood

The city government of Jakarta has developed a comprehensive urban plan to revitalize the historic neighborhood of Kota Tua in an inclusive and participatory way.
Silver Screen Festival
Frankfurt, Germany

Silver Screen Festival

Active aging – going to the movies

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Goshtasb Mozafari
Tehran, Iran

Goshtasb Mozafari

Individual | Urban Diplomacy - International Relations - Urban Governance
Bengaluru, India

Arun Jain

Individual | Urban Designer, Urban Strategist
Laura Raber
Berlin, Germany

Laura Raber

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Jorge Aldana Santos
Hamburg, Germany

Jorge Aldana Santos

Individual | International Marketing ∣ Innovation
Blair Ruble
Washington, D.C., United States

Blair Ruble

Individual | Administrator
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Berlin, Germany

Franziska Eidner

Individual | Communications Expert