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May 24, 2026 | Baku – UCLG ASPAC, together with partners (GIZ UNESCAP, UCLG Mewa, and Ministry of Public Works of Indonesia), convened cities and local governments to demonstrate how city-to-city pairing is transforming climate commitments into practical local action at the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku, Azerbaijan, May 24, 2026. Following Baku and …

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May 7, 2026 | UCLG ASPAC convened approximately 20 regional experts, including national government officials, local government leaders, technical office staff, academicians, and ASEAN entities representatives from across Southeast Asia in Kendari, the capital of Southeast Sulawesi, for the 2nd Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Localising the ASEAN Community Vision (ACV) 2045. This meeting is …

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The 2026 Sejong Nakhwa Festival was held on May 16, 2026, around Sejong Lake Park and Sejong Central Park. Co-hosted by Sejong Special Self-Governing City, the Sejong City Culture and Tourism Foundation, and the Buddhist Nakhwa-beop Preservation Association, the festival welcomed more than 100,000 citizens and visitors, who gathered to enjoy the traditional fire art …

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January – May 2026 | UCLG ASPAC, in partnership with the National Secretariat for SDGs of Indonesia’s Ministry of National Development Planning (Sekretariat Nasional/Seknas SDGs) and Tanoto Foundation, supported four Indonesian provincial governments in developing their Regional Action Plans (Rencana Aksi Daerah/RAD) for the SDGs (RAD SDGs) 2025–2030.    Implemented between January and May 2026, …

Strengthening SDG Localisation in Indonesia: Supporting Four Provinces in Developing Regional Action Plans for the SDGs 2025–2030 Read More »

June 2–3, 2026 | Jakarta – UCLG ASPAC, representing local governments across the Asia-Pacific, co-hosted the 2026 Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting of the Policy Forum on Development (PFD) together with the Asia Pacific Research Network (APRN). Under the theme “Regional Partnerships for Shared Prosperity,” PFD 2026 brought together representatives of the European Commission, European Union Delegations, …

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