Resilient Cities: the UCLG and Rockefeller Foundation Centenary Challenges

Some 50 percent of the world’s population now live in urban cities. In view of this and as part of its centennial year initiatives, the Rockefeller Foundation is focusing their attention on improving service delivery in urban settings. Their 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge initiative officially opened on the 5th of August. The goal, in...

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IBM promotes a session on smarter cities in Rabat 2013 World Summit

The parallel session of "Smarter Cities" will be linked to the general debate on Fostering Wellbeing that will be held on 3rd October as part of the 2013 World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders in Rabat. IBM will host the session as a partner of the leading organization of Local and Regional authorities worldwide, UCLG.  The issues under debate...

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Preliminary programme for the Summit now available!

In just over two months, between the 1st and 4th of October, local and regional leaders and elected representatives from all over the globe will gather in Rabat for the World Summit of Local and Regional leaders – the 4th UCLG Congress. The Summit will be a unique opportunity for the international community to define the international agenda and...

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What future do Local and Regional Governments want? Take part in the online Summit debates

Only 78 days to go! As the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders approaches, UCLG is offering citizens all over the world the opportunity to participate in the central debates of this global event. To facilitate active citizen participation, we have created the Twitter hashtag #Rabat2013 to bring together all of the news, comments and...

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The role of local governments in basic service provision is analyzed at the final Steering Committee of the GOLD report

The third and final Steering Committee of the forthcoming report of the Global Observatory on Local Democracy and Decentralization (GOLD) on basic local services took place on 4-5 July 2013 at the UCLG World Secretariat, in Barcelona. This meeting brought together UCLG Secretary Generals, the team of experts and project partners, to discuss the...

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UCLG General Assembly during the Rabat World Summit

As previously announced, the 4th Congress of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) – 2nd World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders will take place on 1-4 October 2013 in Rabat, Morocco. Over 3000 local and regional government representatives will gather to define the global agenda of cities and regions and celebrate the 100th anniversary of...

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Preparatory meeting with the African Diplomatic Corps for the World Summit of local and regional leaders in Rabat

Source : UCLG-A A preparatory meeting for the World Summit of local and regional leaders, inviting all heads of the African diplomatic corps represented in Rabat was held, this Monday 8th July 2013, at the City hall of Rabat. The main objective of the meeting was centered around the organization of the 4th UCLG Congress in Rabat on 1-4 October...

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Intermediary cities discuss recommendations for their development and recognition in an International Forum in Lleida

The International Forum in Lleida took place on the 28th and 29th of June and was the setting for Mayors, practitioners, experts, development partners and network representatives to come together and discuss the priorities for intermediary cities. The Forum was a joint effort by the city of Lleida - the host, the UCLG committee of Urban Strategic...

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D-100: 100 days to celebrate 100 years

The countdown starts today! In just 100 days the international municipal movement will celebrate its first centenary. The UCLG World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders in Rabat, taking place in the Moroccan capital from the 1st to the 4th October 2013, will be the largest gathering of local and regional elected representatives from all over the...

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UCLG DAL Committee launches the fifth issue of D+ Magazine

The Decentralisation and Local Self-Government Committee launches the fifth issue of D+ Magazine, a tool for the dissemination and discussion of topics related to decentralisation and local governance. The UCLG DAL committee, chaired by the Government of the Province of Barcelona, brings together more than one hundred local governments from all...

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