Mayors call for greater recognition by the United Nations of the key role of local governments in achieving the SDGs

Cities play an essential role in addressing some of today’s major sustainability challenges, whether it comes to reducing the impact of climate change, giving people a home, strengthening resilience to disasters or reducing pollution. Mayors meeting today at the United Nations in Geneva for the Day of Cities agreed that cities are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as action takes place at the local level and city governments are the closest to citizens, with the most immediate and visible impact on their lives.