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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UCLG stresses local governments’ role to ensure basic service provision

As a part of cities and local governments’ responsibility and commitment to improve universal access to basic services, reduce poverty and inequalities, UCLG contributes to GOLD (Global Observatory for Local Decentralization) Global Report. This report aims to be an important instrument to achieve one of the strategic objectives of UCLG: to become...

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First Announcement of the 4th UCLG World Congress: "Imagine Society, Build Democracy".

United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG),is pleased to announce the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders - 4th UCLG World Congress to be held from 1 to 4 October 2013 in the city of Rabat, Morocco. 2013 is a very symbolic year for our Organization. This event coincides with the one hundredth anniversary of the municipal movement across the...

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Save the date: 2013 World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders

United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) is pleased to announce the 2013 World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders - 4th UCLG World Congress. Delegations from over 100 countries around the world are expected to the Summit, which   will bring together leaders of local and regional governments, international organizations, public and private...

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