Local Governance

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The date of the 7^th edition of Africities Summit, taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa was modified.

By Martin Edwards, for the Permanent Observer

The Pan African organization of local government United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) is calling on experts in various disciplines. 

Experts on local governance are invited to register in order to fulfil the following purposes: 

On 8 March 2015, the day that marks International Women’s Day, we will also celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Declaration and Platform for Actionfor 

By Mythili Sampathkumar, freelance

By Mathias Hariyadi, Media & Communication Manager of UCLG-ASPAC.

During the UCLG Presidency/ Leadership meeting of UCLG on February 13 in Barcelona, Ilsur Metshin made a presentation of the work plan of the Eurasian section of UCLG in 2015 and introduced the initiative of the secti

How do you encourage women’s participation in local elections? What is your strategy to eliminate gender harassment? Did you manage to ensure gender balance within advisory bodies set up by the local authority?

This question has been the common theme during the first UCLG seminar and campus, which gathered together representatives of Committees, Sections and key partners.