The Cities Alliance provides small grants that support the formulation of city development strategies and citywide slum upgrading initiatives.

In April 2004, in response to an increase in abductions of women and children to be coerced into prostitution, the public security bureau in Leshan, Sichuan Province, launched a two month, citywide crackdown on these offences.

Everybody asking, just who is responsible for this citywide, nationwide mockingbird cacophony, and somebody finally is going to tip the City Council of Monterey, California off to me, and they'll offer me a key to the city.

These activities involved city authorities and community leaders, including those from slums, to ensure cross fertilization between urban poor communities regarding community mobilization strategies, negotiation practices for access to land, community based savings and strategies for citywide slum upgrading.

President Barack Obama addressed the nation the country mourned with the families of the victims and with the young athletes who will never run again. But even amid a massive police manhunt and a citywide lockdown, planners were already focusing on ensuring that next year s marathon will redeem the tragedy of this one.

American flags flew at half mast President Barack Obama addressed the nation the country mourned with the families of the victims and with the young athletes who will never run again. But even amid a massive police manhunt and a citywide lockdown, planners were already focusing on ensuring that next year s marathon will redeem the tragedy of this one.