06 October 2008. The 3rd European Conference of Local Authorities for Peace in the Middle East took place in Venice from 25th to 27th of September 2008. Hundreds of cities, local governments, institutions and associations of local authorities met in Venice, together with representatives of Israeli and Palestinian cities.
They have asked to the European and national institutions not to waste the availability of European local authorities to participate in the effort in the Middle East, with more...
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Jakarta, 4 May 2007. Under its Secondment Programme, UCLG ASPAC recently managed to facilitate a discussion between the second consultant of Local Government and Shires Associations of New South Wales/LGSA-NSW, Mr. Shaun McBride, with invited representatives of Mayors of Jakarta Municipalities and Head of Kepulauan Seribu Regency at UCLG ASPAC Secretariat, Sunter – North Jakarta, on 4 May 2007. The discussion was focusing on Local Government Finances & Infrastructure and Intergovernmental Coop more...
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IUTC (International Urban Training Center) was established in 2007 and had its official opening on May 3, 2007 in Gangwon Province with the support of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) to build the capacity of cities and towns nationally and in the Asian and Pacific region in support of the goal of sustainable urbanization. IUTC aims to bridge the knowledge gap between academia, local and central government in the field of sustainable urban development by facilitating c more...
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2nd UCLG ASPAC Congress
'Sustainable Cities and Local Governments for a Sustainable World - 15 - 18 July 2008 | Pattaya, Thailand. Attended by around 800 participants from 23 countries, the 2nd UCLG ASPAC Congress has been held in Pattaya on 15-18 July 2008,kindly hosted by National Municipal League of Thailand and the City of Pattaya. The congress entitled “Sustainable Cities and Local Governments for a Sustainable World” was divided into four plenary sessions: * Effective Decentralizati more...
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World Bank's East Asia Sustainable Development Department in Partnership with
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) and UN/ISDR. 14 July 2008 | Pattaya, Thailand. Called the 'Climate Resilient Cities: A Primer on Reducing Vulnerabilities to Climate Change Impacts and Strengthening Disaster Risk Management in East Asian Cities,' this guidebook was officially launched during the Green Cities Workshop, held Monday in Thailand's largest coastal city of Pattaya. The one-day Wor more...
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The lives of sex workers have been a subject of much scrutiny in popular culture in India – as often out of genuine sympathy as sordid titillation. But seldom have the sex workers themselves had any control over their portrayal. Most often, elite artists – writers, directors, actors – interpret their lives for the mainstream audience. In March 2008, the Hindi play My Mother, The Gharwali, Her Maalak, His Wife, which chronicles 24-hours in a prostitution neighbourhood, has broken new ground more...
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At the Special Meeting held by Local and Regional Authorities on 24 September at UN Headquarters in New York, local authorities made clear their crucial role in the delivery of the Millennium Development Goals in the presence of the Deputy UN Secretary-General, Asha Rose Migiro, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Franco Frattini and the UK Minister for Africa, Asia and the UN, Mark Malloch Brown.
'Local governments are critical because of their proximity to the very people who are the b more...
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