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Local Governance, Decentralized cooperation - 21/01/2014
A two-day training at the headoffice of VNG International in The Hague signalled the start of the advocacy efforts to be undertaken by the UCLG Champions. It proved to be an inspirational couple of days for both trainers and trainees.
The training was organised on 16 and 17 January by UCLG and... (+)
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City Diplomacy, Local Governance, Cooperación descentralizada - 13/01/2014
On 16 and 17 January, the UCLG Capacity and Institution Building (CIB) Working Group will provide a training to a group of elected local government officials from around the world. In the years ahead, these so-called Champions will advocate the key messages from the UCLG policy paper on Development... (+)
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Social Inclusion, Human Rights, Participatory democracy - 10/01/2014
The Programa de Agricultura Urbana (PAU) implements the re-use of vacant urban land for agro-ecological farming on the part of marginalized sectors of local society, granting food security and alternative sources of income to the poor, while also providing public services such as the revitalization of degraded urban plots and the increase of green areas. It began in 2002 and is ongoing. (+)
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Local Governance - 09/01/2014
The Africities Political Commission met on 18 December 2013 in Brazzaville at the Conference Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Congo.
The aim of this meeting was to choose the Host City of the Africities Summit to be held from 01 to 05 December 2015.
The Africities Political... (+)
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Citizenship, Access to basic services - 08/01/2014
During the 11th METROPOLIS World Congress, to take place in Hyderabad from 7 to 10 October 2014, the 5th edition of the Metropolis Award Seeking Better Quality of Life for the World’s Metropolises will be held.
Any METROPOLIS member city, up to date with their... (+)
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Civil society, Mediterranean - 20/12/2013
The Mediterranean Committee collaborates with the Anna Lindh Foundation within the framework of the “DAWRAK– Citizens for dialogue” project. The DAWRAK programme launched by the Anna Lindh Foundation aims at building the capacity of civil society organisations and citizens in... (+)