The United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) will celebrate the 7th session of the World Urban Forum in the Colombian city of Medellín on 5-11 April under the…
The Children's Municipal Council of Jericho (Palestine) has actively taken charge of addressing problems that negatively affect the empowerment of youth in local communities.…
UCLG announces the opening of the “International Award UCLG - Mexico City - Culture 21”.
The objective of the Award, promoted by Mexico City and the Culture Committee, is to…
Banco Palmas, Brazil's first community bank, has been conceived, created and managed by the Residents' Association in the neighbourhood of Palmeiras, on the outskirts of Fortaleza…
The Africities Political Committee met last December in Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) to choose the host city for the next Africities Summit, to be held in December 2015.…
This award is meant to recognize those innovative experiences and ideas coordinated by local governments in the field of participative democracy that can to be replicated…
The Neighbourhood Improvement Community Programme is an initiative by Mexico City's Department of Social Development, in coordination with the Ministry of Works and Services and…
The Lisboa City Council was awarded with the 7th OIDP Distinction for Best Practices in Citizens’ Participation for the experience “BIP/ZIP Programme”.
On behalf of the IOPD the…
We are pleased to publish the reports of the two debates organized by the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Right in the framework of the…
Mr Sebastião Almeida, Regional Vice-president of the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights (mandate 2011-2013) and Mayor of the city of…
Free public transport was introduced in the Aubagne and Etoile region on May 15, 2009. This free facility is available to those living and/or working in Aubagne, and to the…
Theseventh session of the UN General Assembly's Open Working Group (OWG) came to an end after five days of discussion among member states, UN representatives and…
The Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights wishes you a Happy New Year!
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…
We are pleased to publish the minutes of the 2013 Annual Meeting of the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights, which took place on October…