Month: July 2020

MoHA – UCLG ASPAC MoU Signing: New Collaboration Phase, Stronger and More Impactful

9 July 2020 | JAKARTA – UCLG ASPAC enters the next phase of collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) of Indonesia. Marked by the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UCLG ASPAC, represented by Secretary General Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi and MoHA by Mr. Nelson Simanjuntak, Head of Facilitation Cooperation Centre, and …

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Empowering Youth on Resilience (post COVID-19)

3 July 2020 | JAKARTA – UCLG ASPAC has advocated the importance of involving youth in local development. Embracing this thought, UCLG ASPAC incorporated “Empowering Youth on Resilience” theme in the webinar to share the insights further during this pandemic and to gain lessons learnt from relevant stakeholders. Attending this webinar were representatives from UNDP, …

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Mayor Mirna Annisa of Kendal: Development to Improve Welfare of Local People

KENDAL Regency is located on the Central Java Province in Indonesia. The area has become the spotlight of various awarding events in recent years, capturing the realisation of commitment of current leader, Mayor Mirna Annisa, to improve the welfare of the local people. Climate Friendly Village Programme (PROKLIM) Award In 2019, The Ministry of Environment …

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LEAD for SDGs Webinar: Effective Implementation at Grassroot Level

7 July 2020 | ISLAMABAD – The LEAD for SDGs Programme in collaboration with Government of Balochistan, SDGs Units. Planning and Development Departments and UNDP sub-office Quetta organised a webinar on “SDGs Localisation: Provincial SDGs Frameworks and Role of Stakeholders in their implementation”, to share the progress made by provinces in developing the provincial SDGs …

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Enhancing Strategic Cooperation between Indonesia and South Korea at Local Level

1 July 2020 | JAKARTA – As collaboration has been amplified as solution for local governments in tackling urban challenges, COVID-19 included, UCLG ASPAC provided space for cities and local governments in Indonesia and South Korea to virtually connect, discuss, and identify opportunities for strategic cooperation with mutual benefits through Web-Share: The Strategic Cooperation between …

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Sharing Local Perspective on Labour Migration and Development at GFMD 2020

6-13 July 2020 | ABU DHABI – Mayor Madelaine Yorobe Alfelor of Iriga (Phillippines) shared the importance of migration and development from the perspective of local government at the regional consultations of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) conducted virtually on 6 July 2020. With the Philippines as one of the countries of …

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Attaining Short-Term Targets of SDGs in the Face of Pandemic: Stories from Pangkalpinang and Pariaman

THE COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the focus of local governments, from developing urban areas sustainably to development of proper responses on COVID-19, prevention method, and recovery plan afterwards. At the same time, local governments are also catching up with time to meet the deadline of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UCLG ASPAC has supported member cities …

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Leveraging Network through City-to-City Cooperation towards a More Circular City

UCLG ASPAC has once again assisted its city network to leverage their positive efforts in responding to climate change. Under the framework of IUC Asia programme, UCLG ASPAC has uplifted the cooperation between Malaysian cities (Petaling Jaya and Penang) with the European Union as its global partner to implement the circular economy agenda. The cooperation …

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Web-Share 15: “Skema Penganggaran dan Peluang Pembiayaan Alternatif di Daerah dalam Pencapaian Tujuan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan di Masa Pandemi COVID-19 (seri 2)”

The United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) melalui LOCALISE SDGs -suatu program yang dilaksanakan oleh UCLG ASPAC bekerja sama dengan APEKSI dan melibatkan APPSI, ADEKSI serta asosiasi pemerintah daerah di Indonesia dengan bantuan finansial dari Uni Eropa- mengundang Pemerintah Daerah, Pemerintah Pusat, CSO, Organisasi Internasional, akademisi dan pihak lainnya yang berperan aktif …

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