Category: Local Government News
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IDEA Local Democracy Workshop
I’ve just returned from having been invited to speak at a workshop “Local democracy today and tomorrow – Learning from global knowledge and practices” that the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) held at its premises in Stockholm, Sweden, on 5-6 November 2014. The purpose of the trip was to share our approach to participatory local democracy…
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Women’s Empowerment Day in India
This report was sent to us by the Institute of Social Sciences. 21st Women’s Political Empowerment Day Celebrations. Theme: Panchayats Women and Right to Food. 24‐25 April 2014 Venue: Abdul Nazir Saab Hall, Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi The Institute of Social Sciences (ISS), organized the 21st Women’s Political Empowerment Day Celebrations on 24‐25…
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Family Planning – a Challenge to Decentralization
February 5, 2014 At today’s Family Planning 2020 stakeholder meeting, Prof. Fasli Jalal, head of the National Population and Family Planning Board, Indonesia, addressed his country’s strategy for addressing family planning in the context of a highly decentralized political system. Indonesia took the “big bang” approach to decentralization in 2000, devolving resources and decision-making authority…
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Grant Opportunity: experiences on inclusive urban development
The “Innovative practices of inclusive urban development” project is a collaboration between the University of Winnipeg, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Manitoba, through the Manitoba Research Alliance, UN Habitat, the Huairou Commission and the KIP International School, with the support of the International Development Research Centre of Canada. The project is seeking to…
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Rockefeller Foundation – 100 Resilient Cities
The Rockefeller Foundation launched the 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge on its centennial, May 14, 2013. The $100 million grant program will help cities build greater resilience from the increasing shocks and stresses of the 21st century. One hundred of the world’s cities will be selected to receive technical support and resources for developing and…
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Waiting for Local Elections in Pakistan
Local government is a critical feature of the current political landscape in Pakistan. The upcoming and just held local elections in the country’s four provinces place Pakistan in an important phase of decentralization. On December 9th, the new schedule for local body election in Punjab was released from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Local…
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The role of sub-national authorities in the SDGs governance framework
The Co-Chairs of the Open Working Group and Major Groups and other stakeholders had interactive dialogue on cross-cutting issues for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Process during the Intersessional Meeting in NY on the 22th November. The one day session helped conceptualize: Practical approaches to rights-based SDGs that include the 3 dimensions of sustainable development…
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Draft African Charter on the Principles and Values of Decentralization, Local Governance and Local Development
(Draft 1) (Downloaded from http://www.amcod.info/en/download/draft_african_charter_and_principles.doc) PREAMBLE We, Member States of the African Union (AU): Inspired by the vision of the African Union of an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena; Guided by the objectives and principles enshrined in the Constitutive Act of the…
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Local Governments speak out on Post-2015
May 28, 2013 New York: The Global Taskforce on Local and Regional Governments for Post-2015 Development Agenda met today with UN officials and members of the Post-2015 High-Level Panel, just days before the Panel issues its recommendations. The Taskforce issued a Communiqué at the meeting (full text here) declaring it as fully committed to “end…