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World Cities Day, which takes place on 31 October, aims to attract the international community's attention to urbanization as a central issue for development and to encourage cooperation among countries and cities in meeting...
Last week, VNG International hosted this years’ CIB annual meeting. 50 managers, directors and (senior) advisers made their way to the building of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) in the Hague to share...
Even though the KS support to 8 municipalities in Kosovo was ended in 2014 and managerial responsibilities were handed over to local partners, the former programme still delivers targeted services, as well as business opportunities...
The Habitat III agenda is very important for mayors and public managers. However, the language of Habitat III can be rather technical. To make sure that these groups better understand the importance of the process, the Brazilian...
During the annual meeting of the CIB Working Group in the Hague at 1 and 2 October 2015, CIB members have reiterated their wish for a comparative analysis of Monitoring and Evaluation systems of development cooperation programmes....
In the run-up to the conference in Quito a series of preparatory thematic meetings has been planned throughout 2015 and 2016. Between the 20th of October and the 6th of November in Cuenca (Ecuador) a thematic meeting takes...
In 2016 The Hague Academy for Local Governance (THALG) will once again select a limited number of young, talented and motivated civil servants working for a local government in one of the countries on the DAC list for...

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Feasibility study LED programme KS
Unpacking Metropolitan Governance
Local Governments: Legitimate actors for development -results achieved by the UCLG champions