As the level of governance closest to the city dwellers, local authorities have been called to play a protagonist role as implementers of global standards on human rights and sustainable development. The New Urban Agenda, a political declaration signed by all UN Member States, sets a human rights-based approach to policy-making and service delivery as a path towards inclusive and sustainable urban development. Remarkably, the document acknowledges that local authorities are responsible for protecting, respecting, fulfilling, and promoting the human rights of the inhabitants. However, gaps between the aspiring language of international commitments and their concrete impact on the ground have limited its potential to transform people’s lives. Nevertheless, all over the world human rights cities have pro-actively set the implementation of human rights as a core task in the municipality. By establishing practical links and synergies between human rights cities and the NUA, this paper suggests ways of filling implementation gaps, drawing a promising scenario for the realisation of both global and local agendas.

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新城市议程和人权城市

作为最接近城市居民的治理层级，地方当局被要求作为全球人权和可持续发展标准的实施者发挥主角作用。新城市议程是一项由联合国所有会员国签署的政治宣言，确立了基于人权的决策和服务提供方法，作为实现包容性和可持续城市发展的途径。值得注意的是，该文件承认地方当局有责任保护、尊重、实现和促进居民的人权。然而，国际承诺的雄心勃勃的语言与其对实地的具体影响之间的差距限制了其改变人们生活的潜力。尽管如此，世界各地的人权城市都积极将落实人权作为本市的核心任务。通过在人权城市和 NUA 之间建立实际联系和协同作用，本文提出了填补实施差距的方法，为实现全球和地方议程描绘了一个有希望的场景。