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WHRCF 2015: “The role of local governments is crucial in human rights enhancement”

During the fifth World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF) in Gwangju (the Republic of Korea), over 800 participants took part in discussions on human rights and human rights cities. Among the participants were human...

KS and Norway’s Municipal International Cooperation: Results Achieved and Lessons Learnt

‘The Norwegian Municipal International Cooperation (MIC) involved paired cooperation between Norwegian municipalities and partner municipalities abroad from the year 1997 to 2014. A new report sums up the many years of...

Local priorities to tackle economic development challenges and fight poverty

By Nomveliso Nyukwana, Mayor of Emalahleni, South Africa How can we empower local governments as leaders of development? Before answering this important question, I wish to first address why local governments should be leaders...

Invitation: World Summit on Climate and Territories July 1-July 2, Lyon (France)

On July 1-2, the World Summit on Climate and Territories takes place in Lyon (France). The mobilisation of non-state actors is one of the key conditions for success at the next International Conference on Climate Paris Climat...

Information Management Support by the Institute for Quality of Dutch Municipalities (KING)

The Dutch Institute for Quality of Dutch Municipalities (KING) launched their renewed Waarstaatjegemeente.nl. This website offers a lot of data and information on all of the Dutch municipalities and offers possibilities to...

Fellowship opportunities for training courses The Hague Academy for Local Governance

Senior civil servants employed by a national Ministry in Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco and Jordan can apply for a Matra fellowship to participate in the Social Affairs and Employment training. In this blended learning programme...