UCLG members pay homage to Pierre Mauroy, leader from the international municipal movement

Gathered in Lyon on the 6th and 7th of June, the Executive Bureau paid homage to Pierre Mauroy, former French Prime Minister, former Mayor of Lille and founding member of UCLG, who passed away at the age of 84. Jean-Jack Queyranne, President of the Rhône-Alpes Region, called for members to observe a one minute silence during the opening ceremony...

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Rabat Expo Fair 2013: EXHIBIT YOUR SOLUTIONS!

In parallel to the 4th UCLG World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders, the Rabat Expo Fair 2013 will take place over 5 days, from 1st to 5th October 2013, (4 days for professionals, one day for the general public), on an exhibition space of 10,000 sqm that meets quality standards of international business fairs. Rabat Expo 2013 is the place to be...

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Centenary of the international municipal movement

100 years ago one of the Founding Organizations of UCLG, International Union of Local Authorities, held its first Congress in Gent Belgium. This Union became the ‘nerve centre’ for city international relations and marked the beginning of the international municipal movement. In the framework of the preparation for this Centenary that UCLG will...

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In Doha, UCLG stresses local and regional governments’ role in sustainable development

UCLG Secretary General Josep Roig arrived in Doha to participate in the 16th Conference of The Arab Town Organisation (ATO) held from May 14 to 16 and entitled "Cities and The Challenges of Sustainable Development”. UCLG and ATO towards a new development agenda The role played by Arab cities in the worldwide movement has always been significant...

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Early registration for Rabat 2013

The World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders will be a special event: the first UCLG Summit to be held in Africa, with Rabat as the host city. It will be an opportunity to highlight the potential of this continent, to learn first-hand of the major democratic and local governance reforms that have been carried out in Morocco in recent years and...

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Lyon will host next Forum of Regions and UCLG Executive Bureau

Following the first Forum of Regions in Dakar, regional representatives will meet once again in Lyon, France on 6-7 June 2013 in conjunction with the Executive Bureau of UCLG and advocate for enhancing their visibility and recognition in the global agenda. This Forum will highlight the importance of Regional Governments through the exchange of...

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Launch of the UCLG web platform Rabat 2013

www.uclg.org/Rabat2013 Today, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) launches the 'Rabat 2013'  web platform for its World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders, to be held in Rabat, Morocco, this October. The platform www.uclg.org/Rabat2013 will provide information on the strategic and thematic debates of the Summit, and will function as a...

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UCLG opens call to host its 5th Congress venue

Every three years, the major association of cities and local governments around the world, UCLG, celebrates its biggest event and primary meeting point for local elected representatives and their partners.  The triennial UCLG World Congress is a focal point for the local government world where mayors, councilors and presidents of regional...

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The New Development Agenda at the heart of the work of local and regional leaders

Over 300 UCLG members from over 40 countriesgathered at the UCLG World Council, held in Dakar (Senegal) from 4th to 6th December 2012, at the kind invitation of Mayor Khalifa Sall and UCLGA. Local and regional leaders focused on discussing the impact of local and regional government’s daily work in development and called UCLG to work to ensure...

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GOLD III and the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals

The Third UCLG Global Report on Decentralisation, GOLD III, is currently contributing to the debate on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and on the Post 2015 agenda by presenting the vision of local authorities on the current situation of basic services in different regions of the world, concentrating on two aspects: access...

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