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Seminar on Decentralisation and Governance in Tunisia
Thursday, 22/10/2015
The Seminar on Decentralisation and Governance was held in Tunisia last September, organised by the International Association of Francophone Regions in conjunction with the French region Rhône-Alpesand other Tunisian authorities. The main aim of the...
UCLG Statement to the UN Human Rights Council
Thursday, 22/10/2015
A UCLG representative, Patrick Braouezec, President of the French agglomeration community Plaine Communeand the Committee on Social Inclusion, took part in the 30th Meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, held in Geneva...
UN-Habitat publishes the International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning
Thursday, 22/10/2015
UN-Habitat has publishedinternational guidelines on urban and territorial planning with the aim of meeting the challenge posed by urbanisation. The world is changing rapidly and the urban population is increasing dramatically; by 2030, 60% of the world’s...
Congrés Euroasia
Eurasian Local Governments Congress
Thursday, 22/10/2015
The Eurasian Local Governments Congress took place last August in Kazan (Russian Federation) under the title ‘Local Decisions for Global Development: Towards Eurasian Integration’.The main aim was to strengthen the capabilities of local authorities in...
Meeting of experts on municipal financing in developing countries
Thursday, 30/07/2015
The UN-Habitat Global Land Tool Network is working to create a package of information on municipal financing in developing countries.  A group of experts met at an event entitled, ‘Municipal Financing in Developing Cities: Review of Land-based...
Final draft of the outcome document for the UN Summit to Adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Thursday, 30/07/2015
The final draft of the outcome document for the United Nations Summit to Adopt the Post-2015 Development Agenda has been published. This document, which is expected to be approved, calls for the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, to replace...

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