{"id":11723,"date":"2020-03-29T15:43:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T15:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edcities.whads.com\/news\/announcement-related-to-the-measures-in-response-to-the-covid-19\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T06:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T04:00:21","slug":"announcement-related-to-the-measures-in-response-to-the-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"edc_news","link":"https:\/\/edcities.whads.com\/en\/news\/announcement-related-to-the-measures-in-response-to-the-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcement related to the measures in response to the COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Secretariat wishes to send a message of solidarity and calm to its members and to urge them to continue contributing to the fight against the virus, a wold challenge that knows no borders.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are convinced that the solutions will have to be integrated and cross-border with the participation of all levels of government. We, the local governments play a crucial role in raising public awareness as well as in protecting health and in maintaining an orderly functioning of public services, especially those addressed to the most vulnerable.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being a member of the Educating Cities network makes more sense now than ever.\u00a0Let&#8217;s share knowledge:<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citiesforglobalhealth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metropolis<\/a>\u00a0collaborative online platform that offers access to knowledge and plans implemented by local and regional governments around the globe.<br>\n*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uclg.org\/en\/media\/news\/culturecovid19-cultural-mobilization-cities-and-local-governments-covid-19-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCLG<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uclg.org\/es\/media\/noticias\/culturacovid19-la-movilizacion-cultural-de-las-ciudades-y-los-gobiernos-locales-en-la\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a>cultural mobilization of cities and local governments in the COVID-19 crisis<br>\n*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uclg.org\/es\/temas\/experiencia-de-aprendizaje-en-vivo-beyondtheoutbreak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCLG | Metropolis | UN Habitat<\/a>:\u00a0Live Learning Experience #BeyondTheOutbreak<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a measure to contain the virus effectively, the IAEC Secretariat team remains available through other alternative communication channels and we will continue to work to implement our action plan.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":11724,"template":"","edc_news_cat":[796],"edc_news_tag":[],"edc_minisite":[],"class_list":["post-11723","edc_news","type-edc_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","edc_news_cat-out-category"],"acf":{"edcities_scope":["global"],"edcities_related_city":[],"edcities_related_network":[],"edcities_related_minisite":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Announcement related to the measures in response to the COVID-19 - Edcities<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/edcities.whads.com\/en\/news\/announcement-related-to-the-measures-in-response-to-the-covid-19\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Announcement related to the measures in response to the COVID-19 - Edcities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Secretariat wishes to send a message of solidarity and calm to its members and to urge them to continue contributing to the fight against the virus, a wold challenge that knows no borders. 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