Events

20 November 2019 | JAKARTA – Member cities of UCLG ASPAC, Dalian and Jakarta, fostered their bilateral exchanges through a courtesy visit of Mr. Xiao Shengfeng, Chairman of Standing Committee of Dalian People’s Congress, at the Jakarta Capital City this month....

28 October 2019 | BANGKOK – In order to foster mutual learning, Surabaya City Government conducted a technical visit to Bangkok on 28 October 2019. The visit took place within the framework of the ASEAN Mayors Forum (AMF), of which both Surabaya and the Bangkok...

11-15 November 2019 | DURBAN – The World Summit for Regional and Local Leaders took place alongside the 6th UCLG World Congress, in Durban, South Africa, from 11 to 15 November 2019. The global gathering brought together over 3,000 delegates and other stakeholders to...

31 October 2019 | PADANG – Many cities along the Indian Ocean suffered the most disastrous earthquake and tsunami that took place on 26 December 2014. Nearly 230,000 were killed or went missing in 14 countries. Indonesia was mostly hit with 167,540 people, including...

12-14 November 2019 | PALEMBANG – Palembang, the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra and one of the oldest cities in Southeast Asia, is embarking on an important step towards effective climate action through its development of the Greenhouse Gas...

21-22 November 2019 | SEOUL – A city is the reflection of the spirit of its people. Therefore, any vision for the future of a city must be a reflection of the dreams and hopes of its people. This principle underlined the keynote speech delivered by UCLG ASPAC...

19-20 November 2019 | JAKARTA – Local governments have faced increasing challenges related to urbanisation, ranging from changing demographics, climate change, uncertain revenue sources and unequal economic distribution. As governing bodies that are closest to the...