{"id":25528,"date":"2024-03-07T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prnasia.com\/story\/archive\/4354465_AE54465_0"},"modified":"2024-03-07T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T18:00:00","slug":"madinah-gets-the-sdg-cities-gold-level-from-un-habitat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transmediavictoria.net.au\/?p=25528","title":{"rendered":"Madinah gets the SDG Cities Gold Level from UN-Habitat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The SDG Cities initiative is intended to catalyze local governments&#8217; sustainability efforts and build their capacity to localize the Sustainable Development Goals. <span class=\"xn-location\">Madinah<\/span> is the 1<sup>st<\/sup> Saudi city, the first Arab city and the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> city worldwide to achieve this level.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">GENEVA<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 8, 2024<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; The city of <span class=\"xn-location\">Madinah<\/span> has received the Cities Gold Level from the United Nations human settlements program, UN-Habitat. A recognition of the hard work of <span class=\"xn-location\">Madinah<\/span> towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).<\/p>\n<p>The SDG Cities initiative objective is to catalyze local governments&#8217; sustainability efforts and build their capacity to localize the Sustainable Development Goals. It also aims to celebrate cities for their sustainable development achievements by sharing their promising practices and policies globally. <span class=\"xn-location\">Madinah<\/span> is the 1<sup>st<\/sup> Saudi city, the first Arab city and the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> city worldwide in achieving the SDG Cities Gold Level.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">Madinah<\/span> is, as well,&nbsp;the first city in <span class=\"xn-location\">Saudi Arabia<\/span> with engaged in the SDG Cities Global Initiative.&nbsp;A clear recognition of the firm commitment of the Saudi city to be an inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable city. Indeed, <span class=\"xn-location\">Madinah&#8217;s<\/span> efforts are focused on putting the well-being of the citizens at the center and to advance in the direction of the SDG.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">Madinah<\/span> has achieved&nbsp;SDG Cities&nbsp;Silver recognition in 2022, signifying the city&#8217;s steadfast commitment to prioritizing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) actions.<\/p>\n<p>With the SDG Cities Gold Level, UN-Habitat recognizes the region of <span class=\"xn-location\">Madinah<\/span> on attaining a comprehensive baseline data assessment of city&#8217;s progress on sustainable urban development, and an inclusive, strategic vision and plan with transformative actions to deliver the SDGs by 2030; and wishes the city and people of <span class=\"xn-location\">Madinah<\/span> the greatest success in implementing these actions.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the city of <span class=\"xn-location\">Madinah<\/span> is not only a sacred treasure, but also an example of technological evolution and inclusion, as demonstrated by its Madinah Smart City Program, an ambitious project from Madinah Region Development Authority, where the most cutting-edge technology operates to boost the quality of life of the population<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SDG Cities initiative is intended to catalyze local governments&#8217; sustainability efforts and build their capacity to localize the Sustainable Development Goals. 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