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ONE of determining factors to realise gender equality in local governance is the enabling environment that allows women to take leadership positions and implement her vision and mission afterwards. Singkawang, a city in West Kalimantan province of Indonesia, has applied this principle and is currently on the way to reap the fruits. Read More..

Local actions are indispensable in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).. As part of our preparation for the upcoming UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), we are conducting a global survey to collect critical inputs from local governments (LGs) and Local Government Associations (LGAs) from countries around the world including in the Asia-Pacific region Read More..

Indonesia – Collaboration of UCLG ASPAC – APEKSI under the framework of LOCALISE SDGs is entering its second phase on 2019. Main activity already conducted was Baseline Survey assessing capacity of local government in 16 provinces and 14 cities targeted Read More..

UCLG ASPAC, through “Municipalities Network Advocacy in Sanitation in South Asia” project, has materialised its commitment to assist ten municipalities in Nepal and Bangladesh through MoU signing with respective municipality since end of 2018 up to early 2019 Read More..

Mayor Bellen Fernandez took up the role of Mayor in Dagupan City, after elected as the first woman mayor of the city in 2013 and was re-elected again in 2018 Read More..

Elected as the first woman Governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike is a prominent politician that has been particularly active on environmental and gender equality issues.

Meaningful participation of citizens in the implementation of Social Development Goals (SDGs) is a key to success. People must be recognized as agents of change,

Together with the Government of Indonesia and our partners, UCLG ASPAC made an inroad towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through our first flagship

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Following the success of the first and second Culture Summits, and considering the growing importance of culture in the framework of sustainable cities, the Executive Bureau of UCLG has decided to convene a third UCLG Culture Summit in 2019.

The UCLG Culture Summit is a unique global event, sends very strong messages on the role of culture in development and provides a remarkable international visibility to the city / region / local government that hosts the event. The programme of the Summit, to be elaborated between the UCLG Committee on culture and the host city, will emphize that culture is an integral part of sustainable cities, and will promote the sharing of experiences and innovations from cities accross the world.

We are therefore pleased to invite you to consult the Terms of Reference of the UCLG Culture Summit and to submit candidacies to host the event.

Download: Terms of Reference