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Promoting “Human Development” through an approach based on participation and human rights: Goicoechea (Costa Rica) and the Tables for Dialogue

Tuesday, 30 October 2018

Located in the northern part of Costa Rica, the Cantón of Goicoechea is among one of the various local governments which has joined our Committee this 2018. Goicoechea is a diverse territory, covering urban and rural areas in the periphery of the Great Metropolitan Area of San José, capital city of Costa Rica. In recent years, Goicoechea's local authorities (...

Madrid launches its new program on the protection of human rights defenders

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Last 16 October, Madrid presented its new program for the temporary reception of human rights defenders that are living under threat in their own territories of origin. This initiative supposes a major priority for Madrid’s Strategic Plan on Human Rights adopted last 2017, and aims at reaffirming and developing the city’s commitment to the “Cities for Rights”...

MedCities celebrates its Annual Conference looking forward to strengthen the links between local and global agendas in the Mediterranean

Thursday, 18 October 2018

The network of Mediterranean cities MedCities celebrated its Annual Conference last 4 and 5 October in Barcelona in a meeting gathering 40 local representatives from across the Mediterranean. Held under the theme “Mediterranean cities: sustainable and equitable for all”, the Conference assessed the links between local government and international agendas in the...

IOPD award ceremony within the framework of the international conference

Wednesday, 17 October 2018

Source: IOPD Within the conference’s framework, the award ceremony of the 12th IOPD distinction “Best Practice in Citizen Participation” will be celebrated on Tuesday 27th November at night. This prize is annually given by the IOPD to recognize innovative democratic practices which local and regional governments implement. During the ceremony, the name of the...

The "Jugendcollege": Training and education for young migrants in Vienna

Tuesday, 16 October 2018

The Youth College is a free education, training and mentoring programme for young migrants (mostly asylum-seekers) aged between 15 and 21 in Vienna. As part of the city’s broader “Start Wien” integration initiative, the aim of the Youth College is to help young migrants lead an independent life as quickly as possible by preparing them for further education,...

Latest updates on the process to recognize the role of local government in the promotion and protection of human rights (Human Rights Council)

Monday, 08 October 2018

The Human Rights Council has adopted a new resolution on the “Local government and human rights” agenda after its 39th period of sessions (10 – 28 September). The resolution encourages the interaction between Sustainable Development Goals and human rights localization agendas, and calls on the OHCHR and relevant stakeholders to interact and strengthen dialogue with...

The “Cities for Rights” Conference official website is open: Register now!

Friday, 05 October 2018

The international conference “Cities for Rights” – to take place in Barcelona next 10 and 11 December – has just launched its official website. It contains relevant information on logistics, concept note and the provisional program of the Conference. The Committee invites all its interested members to register already to the event, as well as to keep track of its...

A grassroots approach for integration: Morus Association

Tuesday, 02 October 2018

Morus is a voluntary association that focuses on migrant inclusion. The association supports a small number of refugees in the Valli di Lanzo region, northwest of Turin. The association works with those individuals who have been granted refugee status in Italy in order to help them find housing and employment in the region’s rural towns and villages. To this end,...

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