Month: March 2015

Banda Aceh Mayor Illiza Sa’aduddin Djamal Addressed 3WCDRR in Sendai, Japan

THIS is the official statement of Local and Regional Authorities Major Group at UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, Sendai, Japan, 17 March 2015, Dear Secretary General, Distinguished Ministers and Governmental Representatives, Dear Mayors and Local Officials from around the world, Dear colleagues and friends, As Mayor of Banda Aceh in Indonesia, it is …

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UCLG ASPAC’s President Won Hee-ryong Heads to Bilbao for Culture Summit

DOZENS of key actors, activists and stakeholders involved in the relationship between culture, cities, development and citizens are expected attend the first scheduled to take place in Bilbao of Spain, 18-20 March 2015. The first UCLG Culture Summit in Bilbao will also be the meeting place of cities, networks, CSOs civil and international institutions that …

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Asia-Pacific Local Governments: Empowerment Needed to Respond and Prevent Disasters

A regional  forum was just taking place in Sendai of Japan where dozens of mayors and local governments in Asia-Pacific region met and shared their ideas and hopes about things to do to address any potential danger in their region: natural disasters. Boosted by United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) as the …

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Jeju Host Holistic Waste Management and Eco-Town Models for Sustainable Asia-Pacific

A capacity building training and workshop program on “Holistic Waste Management and Eco-Town Models for Sustainable Asia-Pacific Region” will take place in Jeju, South Korea, from 28-30 April 2015. Background Waste management is an imminent challenge faced by many countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The waste generated  from various human activities can lead to health …

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Testimonial from Intern

SELAMAT Pagi  (Good morning). A very familiar Bahasa Indonesia and Malay that I have also heard in Malaysia. Yet, this nice greeting, along with the infectious laugh I have heard in the UCLG ASPAC family, reminded me that I was in Indonesia, which distinguishes itself with its charm. I have really enjoyed working at UCLG …

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Annual Report 2014

With thousands of different ethnicities and languages, the Asia-Pacific region is the world’s most diverse continent. United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) connects the dots of those differences towards peace and prosperity for the biggest continent. UCLG ASPAC links more than 7000 local government in this region representing over 3.76 billion people -approximately half of the world’s population, and it incorporates economically fast-developing countries such as China, India and Indonesia.

Nuffic Fellowship in the Hague Academy for Local Governance

FOUR different programs are now offered by the Hague Academy for Local Governance in the Netherlands and application is now open for any interested applicant to participate this program. The four training courses will concerned on such following matters: Local Economic Development,  scheduled on 7-18 September 2015. Fiscal Decentralisation and Local Finance, scheduled on 28 …

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Indonesia Prepares for Pre-Meeting of HABITAT III

HABITAT III is scheduled to take place in Quito, Ecuador, in September 2016. But, preparatory efforts are already taking place among Indonesian Authorities, since President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo’s administration will host at least two serial preparatory meetings,these are the High-level Regional Preparatory Meeting to Habitat III for Asia-Pacific this October and the Third PrepCom next …

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