Cities and regions seized the opportunity of the 75th Anniversary of the UN to demand for a renewed multilateralism
Responding to the call of the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, inviting to debate on the future of the organization, the Global Taskforce, which gathers local and regional government organizations, ORU Fogar among them, calls for a new multilateralism in which local and regional governments participate and where decentralization and subsidiarity prevail. This is, in any case, the conclusion of the report "The role of local and regional governments in the future global governance of the international system" that will be presented within the framework of the 75th United Nations General Assembly and the celebration of its 75th Anniversary, in September 2020.
Virtual Assembly and Elections of Regions4
Last June 18th, within the framework of the United Nations High Level Political Forum, for the first time, Regions4 organized their annual assembly virtually.
ORU Fogar supports Colombia in “Voices from the Pacific 2020”
Last July 9, a webinar entitled “Economic Strategies for the Economy Recovery of the Pacific region” led to the creation of a series of webinars...
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A territorial approach to ensure food resiliency: lessons to learn from the COVID19 health crisis
Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the food security of urban populations In many countries, cities have often been the entry points for the virus and thus particularly affected by the COVID 19 crisis. An OECD study reveals that the main vector has been poverty and access to care, combined with population densities and the quality of housing. This explains in particular that certain disadvantaged neighborhoods were more impacted than others within the same city. By closing the borders and interrupting food flows, the COVID19 crisis revealed extreme interdependencies and risks regarding the food availability of urban centers. Dependent on their purchasing power to get food, urban populations are today particularly affected by rising prices and the difficulty of ensuring their food security. The requests for food aid, mainly from associations and local authorities, have exploded on the territories.
