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In achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), cities and local governments are at the forefront of its success. It is not only because they are bodies of government closest to communities, but, cities and local governments are equipped with adequate and specified budget, broad authority – spearheading local innovation and public services and the ability …

LOCALISE SDGs City Diplomacy Training Aims to Strengthen Capacity of Local Governments in building International Cooperation for SDGs Achievement Read More »

Jakarta, 18 March 2021 – UCLG ASPAC Secretary-General Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi was invited to become one of the panelists in a session of VNR-VLR Lab, a three-day event co-organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), and …

UCLG ASPAC Secretary-General Highlights the Perspectives of Local Governments in Voluntary SDGs Reporting Processes in Panel Discussion of VNR-VLR Lab Read More »

The road to completing the Global 2030 agenda of achieving Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs has been met with challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is true globally, as well as in the Asia-Pacific region. To look at where the region is in terms of reaching this agenda, UN ESCAP held the 8th …

8th APFSD Encourages Sustainable and Resilient COVID-19 Recovery through the lens of Gender Equality: Notes from Side Event Read More »

23-26 March 2021 | Under the framework of Asia-Pacific Local Governments Coordinating Body (APLG), the voices of local governments as the major stakeholder were heard at the 8th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD). The event was organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) in a hybrid …

The 8th APFSD: Bring Up Local Governments’ Voices for Further Participation in SDGs Localisation Read More »

The International Observatory on Participatory Democracy (IOPD) invites local and regional governments that are members of the IOPD to submit their proposal for the 15th edition of the award. This annual award is given by the observatory to recognize innovative experiences and public policies on citizen participation, democratic innovations and open government. The winner of …

The Call for IODP 2021 Award Read More »

9-11 March 2021 | UCLG ASPAC continues its commitment to support local governments in the Asia-Pacific region in enhancing their cities resilience through a Training of Trainers (ToT) that involved 30 trainers from cities and associations of the four sub-regions of Asia and the Pacific. The ToT was conducted in collaboration with the Learning Team …

Training of Trainers on Fundamentals of Resilient Governance and Development Read More »

11-12 March 2021 | Balochistan – LEAD for SDGs Localisation, a collaboration programme of the European Union (EU) and UCLG ASPAC, implemented in cooperation with national and provincial Local Council Associations (LCAs) in Pakistan, proceeded with three activities on advocacy and capacity building at Quetta, Balochistan Province on 11-12 March 2021. The events got huge …

LEAD for SDGs: Advocacy and Capacity Building for SDGs Localisation in Pakistan Read More »