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  Istanbul World Water Forum
The 5th World Water Forum will be held in Istanbul (Turkey) from 16 to 22 March 2009. UCLG was deeply involved in the 4th World Water Forum, which took place in Mexico City in March 2006, and a dialogue was initiated at that time with representatives from national governments and legislative bodies.
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  Local and regional governments gather in Istanbul on the occasion of the UCLG World Council
Local and regional governments will gather together in Istanbul from 27 to 30 November, at the invitation of Kadir Topbas, Mayor of Istanbul and Co-President of United Cities and Local Governments, in the presence of Bertrand Delanoë, Mayor of Paris and President of UCLG, Zhang Guangning, Mayor of Guangzhou and Co-President of UCLG.
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  Local governments at the European Development Days, Strasburg, from 15 to 17 November 2008
The European Development Days, the European Commission’s principal event for development co-operation, convened for their third edition in Strasburg (France) from 15 to 17 November 2008.
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  United Cities and Local Governments to participate in the Shanghai Universal Exposition in 2010
On 4 November 2008 in Nanjing, China, Elisabeth Gateau, Secretary General of UCLG, signed an agreement to participate in Expo 2010 with Zhou Xianqiang, Deputy Director of the International Participants of the Bureau of Coordination of the Shanghai Universal Exposition.
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  UCLG welcomes the Union for the Mediterranean
The Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the European Union and of the Mediterranean, at their meeting in Marseille on 3 and 4 November 2008, decided to establish the headquarters for the Union for the Mediterranean in Barcelona, Spain.
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  United Cities and Local Governments at the 4th World Urban Forum
The 4th World Urban Forum will be held in Nanjing from 3 to 7 November 2008 and will explore the theme of 'Harmonious Urbanization: the challenge of balanced territorial development'. As with previous editions of this biennial Forum, which is organized by UN Habitat, UCLG shall be actively supporting the participation of local governments in this event and will be raising awareness of their experience and their initiatives.
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Previous news
 
Stand Up and Take Action 2008
 
The Secretary General of the OECD, Angel Gurria, supports the participation of local governments in the post-Kyoto negotiations
 
The 3rd European Conference of Local Authorities for Peace in the Middle East
 
On the 6th of October the world celebrates World Habitat Day
 
Local Governments and United Nations stand up for the Millennium Development Goals
 
Local and regional authorities mobilise to achieve the Millenium Development Goals
 
The Mayor of Istanbul has called for Humanitarian Support to Displaced in Georgia
 
Local Governments Stand Up and Take Action for the Millennium Development Goals
 
4th Congress of Latin-American Cities and Local Governments
 
The Congress of the Council of Europe launches the “Prize of the Regions”
 
Local Governments convene in Quito in order to discuss the big questions of global governance
 
UCLG calls for solidarity with the victims in the Philippines
 
UCLG Delegation at the UN-ECOSOC Development Cooperation Forum
 
City Development Strategies (CDS) in Namibia focusing on local Employment.
 
Forum of Local and Regional Authorities of the Mediterranean, Marseille 22-23 June 2008
 
Forum on “the role of national and local actors in improving the quality of development aid” Rome, 12 - 13 June 2008
 
First World Conference on City Diplomacy, 11-13 June, The Hague, The Netherlands
 
UCLG calls for solidarity with the victims in China - Urgent need of tents
 
UCLG Calls on the African Development Bank to Meet the Urban Challenge
 
Work Meeting of the 15 UCLG Committees and Working Group Secretariats in Barcelona
 
European Commission Consultation: EU approach to democratic local governance, decentralisation and territorial development.
 
Nomination for the 2008 Habitat Scroll of Honor Award
 
International Conference of Euro-Asia World Heritage Cities, 25-28 October 2008, Indonesia
 
World Congress of the global Network Cities for Mobility, Stuttgart, 1-4 June 2008
 
UCLG and partners launch local action for DRR
 
Sustainable Urbanization in the Information Age
 
DATES UCLG Executive Bureau and World Council
 
World Earth Day: Local Governments committing to act
 
Seminar on Urban Policies and Cultural Development: “Planning as strategy”, Quito (Ecuador). 1– 3 April 2008
 
A Local Authorities Trainer Workshop on “Local Digital Agenda: A Strategy to build the Information Society” in Bilbao, Spain 30 March – 4 April
 
Second edition of the Rome Millennium Cities Prize
 
New head of UNIFEM appointed
 
3rd OIDP Distinction “Best Practice in citizen participation”
 
Municipal elections in France: Bertrand DELANOË, World President of UCLG, re-elected as Mayor of Paris
 
URB-AL III Programme of the European Commission: call for projects
 
3rd World Forum on Human Rights, 30 June – 3 July 2008, Nantes Métropole (France)
 
International Women’s Day 2008: “Investing in Women and Girls”
 
CEMR: 25 Years working on Women’s Political Advancement at Local Level
 
Bertrand Delanoë invites Bill Gates to exchange experiences with UCLG
 
Third plenary session of the Alliance of Civilizations chaired by Kadir Topbas, Mayor of Istanbul
 
Alliance of Civilizations: Formal Engagement of Local Governments
 
World Mayors and Local Governments Climate Protection Agreement
 
Local Authorities highlight their indispensable role in the new partnership policy between the European Union and Africa
 
Local Governments from Europe and Latin America call upon the European Union for structural dialogue
 
World AIDS Day: Local leadership committed to Stop AIDS
 
New UCLG Presidency announced
 
Financing Urban Explosion: UCLG Recommendations
 
Opening of UCLG 2nd World Congress
 
Quito welcomes the International Meeting on Climatic Change in Latin America.
 
Mayors and local governments proudly STAND UP and SPEAK OUT for the Millennium Development Goals
 
The City of Paris and the Clinton Foundation join forces to fight climate change…
 
Fire reconstruction efforts in Greece: KEDKE appeal for support of Local Authorities
 
City Diplomacy in Action: Conference in Barcelona and Montreal initiative for International Peace Day
 
Second UCLG - CITYFUTURE workshop invokes the spirit of Nelson Mandela
 
One thousand participants attend the 3rd Congress of the Latin American Federation of Cities, Municipalities and Associations
 
2nd UCLG World Congress – Register on line now
 
New: Atlas of UCLG Members!
 
1st World Forum on Sustainable Mobility, 10-12 December, Nantes, France
 
Launch of 2 Training programmes of the Hague Academy for Local Governance (Autumn 2007 )
 
General Assembly of the AIMF – Hué, 24-27 October 2007
 
First Millennium City Prize awarded to Kofi Annan
 
The Urban Challenge: Give Local Governments Access to Finance!
 
2nd edition of the “Best Practice in Citizen Participation”
 
Founding Forum of the European City Network Cities for Children, Stuttgart 25- 26 June 2007
 
First Session of the World Platform for the Reduction of Risks of Catastrophes, Geneva 5-7 June 2007
 
Mid term evaluation of the Millennium Development Goals in Rome
 
Cities for Mobility annual congress
 
World Exposition Shanghai 2010: Cities in the spotlight
 
UCLG members’ profiles available online
 
Committee on Sustainable Development: local governments are already acting against climate change
 
UNESCO signed a cooperation agreement with UCLG
 
Palestinian Municipalities strike in protest at lack of financial resources
 
Win the Best Practice in Citizen Participation Prize
 
UCLG and Cities Alliance hold the « Cities Future » workshop in Rosario
 
Capacity building for local representatives
 
UN-Habitat Governing Council approves International Guidelines on Decentralisation
 
Ivoiry Coast: Preparation of Municipal Days for Peace
 
Paris Declaration on Climate Change
 
CALL FOR CANDIDATES: 3rd UCLG World Congress 2010: The heart of local democracy in the 21st century
 
Changing cities are driving our world
 
Local governments adressing climate change
 
200 mayors and local government representatives meet in Paris to prepare the future of cities
 
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2007: Ending Impunity for Violence against Women and Girls
 
UCLG Executive Bureau in Paris: World Mayors prepare the future of cities
 
New financing opportunities for local authorities
 
Mayors call on governments to adopt Guidelines on Decentralisation at United Nations
 
Nominations invited for the 2nd World Citizen Prize

 
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