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Participatory democracy, Social Inclusion, Local Governance - 18/02/2014
The OIDP Distinction for Best Practice in Citizen Participation is an initiative driven by the International Observatory of Participatory Democracy (OIDP).The distinction for best practices in citizens’ participation award is meant to recognize those innovative experiences and ideas. (+)
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Local Governance, Social Inclusion, Civil society - 13/02/2014
CEMR and its national associations of local authorities officially launched "The local and regional governments manifesto", during a meeting at the European Parliament on 10 February 2014. At the invitation of the Vice-President of the European Parliament - in charge of relations with local government, and Executive president of CEMR, Oldrich Vlasák. (+)
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Local Governance, Civil society, Mediterranean - 07/02/2014
The National Constituent Assembly of Tunisia adopted a new Constitution on 26 January, taking another step towards real democracy and recognizing the rights and freedoms of its citizens. This new constitution, which was very well received by the vast majority of the population, brings an end to this period. (+)
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Local Governance, Urban Strategic Planning - 31/01/2014
Source: www.metropolis.org
Involvement of different stakeholders, guidelines for land use planning, strategic location of infrastructure projects, and the need for institutionalization of public-private arrangements. These are some of the elements that the team who coordinates the Metropolis Initiative... (+)
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Local Governance - 29/01/2014
Rolando Zapata Bello, Governor of the State of Yucatan, México, and President of the Working Group on Responsible Tourism and Sustainable Development started the “tourist welfare” program which objective is to boost social and community programs linked to the touristic activity.
The... (+)
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Right to the City, Human Rights - 23/01/2014
In the framework of the 2nd World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders – 4th UCLG World Congress, which took place in Rabat (Morocco) last October 2013. the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights organized two debates regarding the right to the city. (+)