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Recordaantal burgemeesters onderschrijven het U20 2020-communiqué

  • Investeer in “groen en rechtvaardig” herstel voor steden, dringt U20 aan op de leiders van de G20
  • 27-punten U20-communiqué dringt er bij G20 op aan om te investeren en samen te werken met U20 op vier kritieke gebieden die cruciaal zijn om duurzame verstedelijking in de komende jaren te ondersteunen
  • Communiqué roept de G20 op zich te committeren en te handelen “onmiddellijk na de klimaatnoodsituatie”
  • U20-voorzitter HE Fahd Al-Rasheed: Dit is onze kans om te bepalen welke rol steden spelen in de volgende fase van onze beschaving
  • U20 Summit verwelkomde meer dan 500 deelnemers van over de hele wereld

RIYADH, Saoedi-Arabië – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Een recordaantal van 39 burgemeesters en stadsleiders onderschreef vandaag het officiële 27 punten tellende Urban 20 (U20) communiqué dat officieel werd overhandigd aan de G20 op de laatste dag van de U20 Mayors Summit, vrijwel gehouden vanuit Riyadh. Tot de onderscheiding van steden behoorden Barcelona, ​​Berlijn, Buenos Aires, Londen, Los Angeles, Madrid, Montreal, Osaka, Parijs, Rome, Seoul en Tokio.

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Record Number of Mayors Endorse the U20 2020 Communiqué

  • Invest in “green and just” recovery for cities, U20 urges G20 leaders
  • 27-point U20 Communiqué urges G20 to invest and collaborate with U20 in four critical areas crucial to support sustainable urbanisation in the years ahead
  • Communiqué calls on G20 to commit and act “immediately on the climate emergency”
  • U20 Chair HE Fahd Al-Rasheed: This is our chance to determine the role that cities play in the next phase of our civilization
  • U20 Summit welcomed more than 500 participants from around the world

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia–(BUSINESS WIRE)– A record 39 mayors and city leaders today endorsed the official 27-point Urban 20 (U20) Communiqué which was officially handed over to the G20 the final day of the U20 Mayors Summit, held virtually from Riyadh. Endorsing cities included Barcelona, Berlin, Buenos Aires, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Montreal, Osaka, Paris, Rome, Seoul and Tokyo.

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Participants from around the globe at the U10 Mayors Summit (Photo: AETOSWire)

Participants from around the globe at the U10 Mayors Summit (Photo: AETOSWire)

As cities seek to recover from the disruption of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in a sustainable, inclusive way, the commitments, asks and policy recommendations presented to the world’s leaders in the Communiqué will play a central role in the revitalisation and reimagining of urban spaces.

With the context that more than 68 per cent of the world’s population is set to live in cities by 2050, the U20’s 27-point Communiqué emphasised a categorical imperative for G20 member states to ensure that national governments “must crucially invest directly in cities as the engines of the recovery,” according to the five-page official document.

The Communiqué also includes an impassioned call for the G20 to commit and respond “immediately to the climate emergency” by substantially reducing greenhouse gas emissions to deliver the 50 per cent global reduction required by 2030 and “reach carbon neutrality no later than 2050.” The official U20 Communiqué can be accessed in its entirety on: www.Urban20Riyadh.org

*Source: AETOSWire

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