by New York Office | Jan 28, 2022 | VLR, New York, SDGs
At the 2021-22 International Mayors Forum hosted by the UN Office for Sustainable Development held from January 24th to 27th, Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka and Ken Akaoka, Director General of the Global Network for the city’s International Affairs Bureau, represented...
by New York Office | Jan 6, 2022 | VLR, New York, Quality of Life, SDGs
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are global goals set forth with the vision of improving life for all of us. Launched by the United Nations, the 17 SDGs and include ending poverty, reducing inequality, protecting and restoring our planet, creating peace, and...
by New York Office | Dec 16, 2021 | VLR, New York, SDGs
During the “Supporting Progress in Asia and the Pacific” SDGs Localization Dialogue hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) earlier this month, Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka and Toru Hashimoto, Director General at the City of Yokohama’s International Affairs...
by New York Office | Oct 27, 2021 | VLR, New York, Quality of Life, Why Yokohama, SDGs
At the 10th Annual Smart City Conference held from October 26-28, Yokohama City released a Voluntary Local Review (VLR), a report voluntarily published by local governments to review the area’s progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) put forth by the...