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During the Executive Bureau and the World Council meetings in Haikou, members of UCLG debated the key issues that will define the international global agenda for local and…
The canton of Santa Ana de Cotacachi is a municipality located in the Imbabura Province in Ecuador with more than 37,250 inhabitants, of which 80% live in rural areas. The…
The awards Ceremony of the first edition of the "International Award UCLG - MEXICO City - Culture21" took place on 12th November 2014. The events were…
Aiming to facilitate the individual and social rehabilitation of women survivors of displacement and their integration into urban life on an egalitarian and sustainable basis, the…
The Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights of UCLG is pleased to inform you that the progress report on “The role of local government in the…
In the Philippines, the sectors of social welfare and health have been fully devolved to local governments since 1992. In 1999, the Municipality of Concepcion, in Iloilo, adopted…
The next IOPD Conference to be held in the capital of Spain from 24 to 26 March. The City of Madrid, which holds the annual presidency of the IOPD will organize the conference…
The Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) is pleased to invite you to the International…
The ‘Citizen Participation and Local Development’ Department at the Municipality of Palmela was created in 2002 to be the ‘engine’ for launching a wide platform of social…
We are pleased to send you minutes of the 1st 2014 Biannual meeting of the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights, which…
We are pleased to invite you to the 13th International Congress of Educating Cities! We encourage you to make room in your schedules to come to Barcelona to share with us…
The Comprehensive Urban Project in the North-Eastern Zone of Medellín began in 2004, shortly after the completion of the works on the Metrocable, a major investment in public…
The complexity of the urbanized world demands a continuous search to create the conditions for a better future for all. Every day, it is clear that the well-being of citizens,…
The 2014 UCLG World Council will be held in Haikou at the kind invitation of Mayor Ni Qiang, in conjunction with the Guangzhou Award. The Statutory Meetings to be…
Ekaterinburg’ ‘City without Drugs’ is a program operated by an NGO that aims to eliminate the drug dealing business in Eksterinburg. It consists of several sub-programs:…