In Hangzhou, on 14-17 May 2013, UNESCO and the PR of China organised the largest congress ever on culture and sustainable development. The last paragraph of the Final Declaration…
The World Summit is approaching. In around one month the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) will take place in the Moroccan…
The Vauban Sustainable Urban District process took place in the German city of Freiburg between 1993 and 2006. It is based on the city government's aim of restoring an old…
In just over two months, between the 1st and 4th of October, local and regional leaders and elected representatives from all over the globe will gather in Rabat for the…
The Havana Urban Agriculture Policy was officially launched in 1998 with the creation of the National Urban Agriculture Group. It has an antecedent in the spontaneous production…
On 3rd, 4th and 5th of July the 13th IOPD Conference, “Citizens for Sustainability”, was held in the Portuguese town of Cascais. The event, which was attended by…
We are pleased to announce that the Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights UCLG reissued its publication "For a World of Inclusive Cities”.
The…
Cambieresti? is an acronym for ‘Consumption, Environment, Energy Conservation and Lifestyles’. The project was originally produced in Venice in 2005 in response to a…
Only 78 days to go! As the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders approaches, UCLG is offering citizens all over the world the opportunity to participate in the…
The ‘Real Support for People in Disadvantaged Situations’ policy of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria was active from April 2004 to December 2007. Through this policy, pre-retirement people…
On the occasion of next UCLG World Congress, which will take place in Rabat (Morocco) from 1 to 4 September 2013, the committees and working groups of our world organisation will…
The countdown starts today! In just 100 days the international municipal movement will celebrate its first centenary. The UCLG World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders in…
The UCLG Executive Bureau took place in Lyon (France) from 5 - 7 June and was organized jointly by the City of Lyon and the Rhône-Alpes Region. Lyon represented the…
"It is often said that, like all politics, all development is ultimately local. As the world strives for a more sustainable path in the years ahead, particularly beyond 2015…
Teaser of 4th UCLG Congress Rabat2013 "Imagine Society, Build Democracy".
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Video link: http://youtu.be/VTpgptySGp4