News

The secretariat is pleased to announce that the next CIB working group meeting will be hosted by the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) in the Republic of South Africa, in the second half of 2017.  While...
"Associations need to radically change if the context in which it operates is changing severely". This quote comes from Mrs. Jantine Kriens, the CEO of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG), and was underlined...
Courageous leadership and the ability to connect peacebuilding to socio-economic development are among the merits that make the municipality of Kauswagan in the Philippines the winner of the first UCLG City of Bogotá Peace...

Policy Items: relevant information for CIB members

At the end of this month, Nairobi will host the Second High-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC). From 28 November – 2 December, around 3000 delegates will come together...
From 17-20 October, the city of Quito, Ecuador, was the stage for one of the most important international events for local governments for the next two decades, HABITAT III, where representatives of national, subnational...
During the UCLG World Congress in Bogotá, a new CIB Policy Brief on Development Effectiveness and Local Governments was launched and presented to all UCLG members by UCLG Champion for Development Cooperation Nomveliso...

Publications

Towards an alternative development management paradigm?
Women in Local Government: A Potential Arena for Women's Substantive Representation
Policy Brief on Development Effectiveness and Local Government