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ISSUEHuman Rights Cities and the SDGs

17 Nov 2021
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Human Rights Cities and the SDGs


TABLE OF CONTENTS


Introduction      
4
2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals  
6
Cities are strategically placed to localize the SDGs
6
Cities are strategically placed to localize human rights          
7
But what is a human rights city?  
7
Human rights cities:  where human rights and the SDGs converge  
9
Human rights cities in practice: examples from around the world
13
York – United Kingdom  
13
Lund – Sweden         14
Gwangju – South Korea
16
Conclusion
17
References 18



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