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Proceedings of the 2015 Mayors' Summit Proceedings of the Workshop 21 July 2015 Vatican City, 2015 E-Pub Ahead of Print Proceedings of the 2015 Mayors' Summit Proceedings of the Workshop 21 July 2015 Vatican City, 2015 E-Pub ahead of print Address by Pope Francis Ending Human Trafficking - An Attempt to Make it an SDG Margaret Archer, PASS President Climate Change: The Need for Immediate Action Veerabhadran Ramanathan, PAS Academician My story Karla Jacinto I Can't Believe I Was a Slave Ana Laura Perez Jaime – Slave Labour Survivor Le schiavitu# del 21esimo secolo e lo sfruttamento del corpo umano / 21st-Century Slaveries and the Exploitation of the Human Body Ignazio Marino – Mayor of Rome The Commitment of New York Bill de Blasio– Mayor of New York City Esclavage moderne et changement climatique / On Modern Slavery and Climate Change Anne Hidalgo – Mayor of Paris Stockholm – a City Defined by Equality and Sustainability Karin Wannga#rd – Mayor of Stockholm The California Experience: Combating Climate Change and Protecting the Vulnerable Now! Edmund G. Brown Jr. – Governor of California Locating the Fight Against Modern Slavery at the Heart of Efforts to Deliver Sustainable Development - 1 - Kevin Hyland – UK Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner Quella ‘speciale dignita#’ dei cittadini del mondo / The ‘Special Dignity’ of the World’s Citizens Enzo Bianco – Mayor of Catania (President, ANCI National Council) Corruption and human trafficking Manuela Carmena – Mayor of Madrid Better Cities for Our Common Home Eduardo da Costa Paes – Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Urban Food Policy Pact: The Commitment of Mayors for a Sustainable and Equitable Global Food System Giuliano Pisapia – Mayor of Milan Sa#o Paulo: a retomada do espac#o pu#blico / Sa#o Paulo: The Reclaiming of Public Space Fernando Haddad – Mayor of Sa#o Paulo La citta# come bene comune e il paradigma della collaborazione / The City as a Common Good and the Paradigm of Collaboration Virginio Merola – Mayor of Bologna Climate Change and Modern Slavery: An Overview of India Tony Chammany – Mayor of Kochi L’esperienza delle migrazioni / The Migration Experience Giusi Nicolini – Mayor of Lampedusa Changement Climatique et Esclavage Moderne / Climate Change and Modern Slavery Vincent N’Cho Kouaoh – Deputy Governor of Abidjan Sviluppo sostenibile e nuovi modelli di welfare comunitario: il ruolo guida delle citta# / Sustainable Development and New Models of Community Welfare: The Leading Role of the Cities Giorgio Gori – Mayor of Bergamo Addressing Climate Change by Building Community Resilience Mitchell J. Landrieu – Mayor of New Orleans Modern Slavery and Climate Change: The Nigerian Perspective Beatrice Jedy-Agba – Director-General of NAPTIP, Nigeria Comunicacio#n de los Movimentos Populares / Communication from the Popular Movements Charo Castello# – Member of the Organizing Committee of the Meeting of the Popular Movements - 2 - Observatory International Democracy Participatory (OIDP) in Matola-Mozambique on 4-6 of May 2016 Calisto Cossa – Mayor of Matola Firenze, perla del mondo, di fronte alla sfida della necessita# / Florence, the World’s Pearl, and the Challenge of Meeting Basic Needs Dario Nardella – Mayor of Florence The UK’s High Ambition, Low Carbon European Green Capital George Ferguson – Mayor of Bristol Local Solutions to Global Crises: San Francisco’s Actions to Combat Climate Change and Human Trafficking Edwin Lee – Mayor of San Francisco Modern Slavery and Climate Change: The Commitment of the Cities. The Experience of Belo Horizonte Marcio Lacerda – Mayor of Belo Horizonte Modern Slavery and Resilience to Climate Change Mpho Parks Tau – Mayor of Johannesburg A Escravatura Moderna e Mudanc#as clima#ticas no contexto local. O Caso da Cidade de Nampula / Modern Slavery and Climate Change in a Local Context. The Case of Nampula City Mahamudo Amurane – Mayor of Nampula How Cities Can Lead the Way on Equity and Environmental Justice Ed Murray – Mayor of Seattle Acciones locales frente a problema#ticas drama#ticas: nuevas formas de esclavitud y cambio clima#tico. Rosario en Ame#rica Latina / Local Actions to Address Tragic Problems: New Forms of Slavery and Climate Change. Rosario in Latin America Mo#nica Fein – Mayor of Rosario La globalizzazione dei diritti e delle persone: il ruolo delle Citta# / Globalization of Rights and Individuals: The Role of the Cities Luigi de Magistris – Mayor of Naples Fifty Years Post Segregation: Modern Day Slavery, Human Rights and the Call to Action for this Generation William A. Bell – Mayor of Birmingham, Ambassador, Human Rights First Presentation of City of Oslo’s Work on Reduction of CO2 Emissions and on Avoiding Modern Slavery Stian Berger Røsland – Mayor of Oslo - 3 - Bogota# Humana: Una ciudad que enfrenta el Cambio Clima#tico y se ordena alrededor del agua / The Human Face of Bogota#: A City that Fights against Climate Change Gustavo Petro – Mayor of Bogota# The Commitment of Palermo Leoluca Orlando – Mayor of Palermo Los gobiernos locales, actores sociales de un nuevo equilibrio global / Local Governments, Social Actors in a New Global Balance Eduardo Accastello – Mayor of Villa Mari#a Una Citta# a forma di mondo - l’attenzione dei piccoli gesti quotidiani determina i grandi cambiamenti globali / A World-Like City – Small Local Actions Result in Big Global Changes Antonio Decaro – Mayor of Bari - 4 -.
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