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25 July 2022 | UCLG ASPAC, within its Standing Committee on Women in Local Governments (SCWILG) and in collaboration with the Penang Women’s Development Corporation (PWDC) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), organised the Asia-Pacific Mayors’ Dialogue on Gender Responsive and Participatory Initiatives (GRPI). It was the first of a series of capacity-building …

Asia-Pacific Mayors Dialogue on Gender Responsive and Participatory Initiatives: Starting Point for Building Local Governments’ Capacity Read More »

17 August 2022 | UCLG ASPAC, as the permanent member of the Asia-Pacific Mayors Academy, held a virtual Graduation Ceremony for its third batch last 17 August 2022. A total of eight Mayors from six countries completed the programme: Mr. Nahid Bagirov (Ismayili, Azerbaijan), Mr. Vugar Novruzov (Naftalan, Azerbaijan), Mr. Md. Jillur Rahman (Chandpur, Bangladesh), …

The Asia-Pacific Mayors Academy Graduation #3 Batch: Ready to Develop Cities and Local People Read More »

16, 18, 22 August 2022 | UCLG ASPAC, in collaboration with the Gyeonggi Provincial Government and Gyeonggi International Peace Centre, and the Korea Association of International Development and Cooperation (KAIDEC), invited cities and local governments within the Asia-Pacific region to a series of capacity building training programmes under the framework of the Humanitarian, Development, Peace …

HDP Nexus: Support from Gyeonggi to Maintain Peace in Cities Read More »

Issues of transportation and mobility have been changed by the COVID-19 pandemic, thus changing the way we live and work. This was conveyed by Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi as UCLG ASPAC Secretary General during her opening remarks, for the Asia-Pacific local governments training regarding sustainable mobility. A collaboration between UCLG ASPAC and SHRDC, the training …

Sustainable Mobility in Asia-Pacific: Principles, Challenges, and Opportunities to Improve Public Transportation Systems Read More »

17-21 July 2022 | UCLG ASPAC joined forces with Seoul Human Resources Development Centre (SHRDC) in organising an online training for cities and local governments in the Asia-Pacific region entitled “Improving Public Transportation System as a Means to Achieve Sustainable Human Mobility towards the Resilient City.” The training was aimed at enhancing the local governments’ …

UCLG ASPAC-SHRDC Webinar: Improving Public Transportation System for Sustainable Human Mobility Read More »

7-8 July 2022 | UCLG ASPAC’s active member Association Cities of Viet Nam (ACVN) successfully conducted the National Workshop on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation under the framework of the GCoM Asia Project funded by the European Union (EU) to widely expand the awareness on climate change to many more cities in Viet Nam. The …

GCoM National Workshop on Climate Change in Viet Nam Read More »

3-15 October 2022 | THE KOREA SEED EXPO 2022, will be held offline from October 13th to 15th and organised at K-seed Valley in Gimje City, Jeollabuk-do Province, Republic of Korea. The event will be hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), Jeollabuk-do Province, and Gimje City, and organised by the …

KOREA SEED EXPO 2022: Promoting Korean Seed Industry Development On-Site Read More »

CITIES in the Southeast Asia region are preparing to transform into smart cities. What are smart cities, and how do smart cities work? Secretary General of ASEAN, Dato Lim Jock Hoi, indicated that a smart city uses science, technology, digital solutions, and other innovative techniques to tackle urban challenges and raise the living standard of the society. …

ASEAN: Walking towards Smart Cities for Sustainable Urban Development Read More »

1 July 2022 | YIWU city embraces the understanding that common prosperity is not only an economic issue and that it cannot be limited to economic income but should also take into account the people’s sense of access, happiness and security. Guided by the principle that common prosperity is the prosperity of all people, the …

Yiwu: Promoting Common Prosperity through Live-Streaming with Foreign Friends Read More »