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Local governments call for greater involvement in the Post-2015 indicators
Tuesday, 16/06/2015
Local governments, through the main Local Authorities Group, part of the Global Task Force, have sent a letter to the joint presidents of the intergovernmental negotiations on the 2015 development agenda asking for formal mechanism to take part in the...
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Declaration on the Right to the City
Tuesday, 16/06/2015
From 20 to 22 April, the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights and Mexico City organised the International Seminar of Local Governments for the Right to the City in Mexico City. The Seminar brought together 45 local...
Nairobi hosts PrepCom2 and UN-Habitat Governing Council
Monday, 04/05/2015
From 17 to 23 April, the UN-Habitat Governing Council took place in Nairobi (Kenya). The main topic of discussion of the 25th session was ‘The contribution of UN-Habitat to the Post-2015 Development Agenda’ in order to promote sustainable urban...
Jordan endorses decentralisation
Monday, 04/05/2015
The Jordanian Government has proposed a Decentralisation Plan to allow country’s governorate councils and municipalities to improve their performances and upgrade the quality of their services. According to the Government, once it has met all the legal...
United Nations publishes a report on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Monday, 04/05/2015
The United Nations Development Group (UNDG) recently published the report ‘Localizing the Post-2015 Development Agenda’, the result of a broad consultation process. It has received support from the UNDP, UN-Habitat and the Global Taskforce of Local and...
National Workshop on Decentralisation in India
Monday, 04/05/2015
In April, a workshop on local decentralised planning was held in Porompat, India, as part of the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI AaYOG).Organised by the Department of Rural Development and Local Governments, the workshop presented...

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