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Latest developments of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC)

We would like to inform you about the latest developments of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), led by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL).

PIMA Bulletin 20

The PIMA Bulletin Number 20 for October 2018 can now be read in full below.

The Groundup Sandbox program, a non-profit incubator that serves as a launchpad for working adults to jumpstart their ideas to do good

I was walking around the office just now and bumped into John from the Strategic Partnerships team at NVPC... 

If you are a working adult aged 35 or below with an idea of a community project you would like to bring to life, they have an interesting program for you!

Announcing that the external website for SHLC is officially live!

I am very pleased to announce that the external website for the Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (SHLC) is officially live! You can visit and browse the website here. It is World Cities Day today (31 October) today, so a highly appropriate time for this release.

World Cities Day: 31 October 2018

The United Nations has designated every 31st October as World Cities Day. The day is expected to greatly promote the international community’s interest in global urbanization, push forward cooperation among countries in meeting opportunities and addressing challenges of urbanization, and contributing to sustainable urban development around the world.

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