
2nd Preparatory Meeting of Habitat III: Local Governments Prepare for the New Urban Agenda
THE Second Preparatory Committee (PrepCom2) of Habitat III held in Nairobi from 14 to 16 April 2015 gathered key stakeholders to prepare and discuss issues

THE Second Preparatory Committee (PrepCom2) of Habitat III held in Nairobi from 14 to 16 April 2015 gathered key stakeholders to prepare and discuss issues

WITHIN the past three months, I have been involved into two solid waste management projects, both related to biogas processing, converting waste into renewable energy/gas.

WE are happy to have onboard a new intern. The twenty two-year-old student Xie Yuanli (Shirley), is staying at the UCLG ASPAC Secretariat from March until June. She was born in Guangzhou, China and currently she is pursuing her final year study in International Business as a full time student in Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Her desire to work in UCLG ASPAC has grown from her three years staying in Malaysia, which aroused her interest in the topic of promoting equality and fighting racism in the society. She believes business and social initiative can coexist in equilibrium.

ASIAN-AFRICAN strategic partnership is inked in Indonesia where the 60th Asian-African Conference Commemoration is now underway. 60 years after the successfully held Asia-Africa Conference or locally known as KAA in Bandung in 1955

UCLG ASPAC Secretary General was invited by Municipal Association of Bangladesh (MAB) and delivered her speech at the 2nd International Conference on Local Government, held

UCLG ASPAC Secretary General has recently attended the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (3WCDRR) in Sendai in March 2015, held from 14

AFTER hosting the two-day long international interactive conference on Public Space and Partnership in the New Urban Agenda, which took place last February, Makati will host again three meetings, the UCLG ASPAC Executive Bureau Meeting, the European Voice of Local and Regional Authorities for Development (PLATFORMA) Meeting and the Partnership for Democratic Local Governance in Southeast-Asia (DELGOSEA) Meeting. All members of UCLG ASPAC are invited to attend the Executive Bureau and PLATFORMA Meetings. The UCLG ASPAC DELGOSEA Standing Committee will be attended by members of DELGOSEA Standing Committee. The events will take place on 28-30 April.

WAKATOBI, a group of four tiny islands in the Southeast Sulawesi Province in Indonesia, will host the next UCLG ASPAC Council Meeting in September 2015.

AN international conference on 2015 Asia-Pacific Cities Summit and Mayors’ Forum will be held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. A notification about this upcoming event has

THE city of Seoul hosts the ICLEI World Congress 2015 happening from 8th to 9th April, 2015. Over 1,000 leaders of local governments, mayors, representatives