The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) is an Indian job-guarantee scheme, enacted by legislation on 25 August 2005. The scheme provides a legal…
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Marielle Franco, 38, was one of the 32 black women elected councillors in Brazil capital cities. Sociologist, born in the favela of Maré, in Rio de…
After showcasing in the Cities and Migration Conference the need to listen to cities when carrying out migration policies and to defend rights-based strategies in this regard, the…
Within the framework of the transformative political process carried out since 1996 in Cotacachi's cantón (Ecuador), local institutions have placed special emphasis on enhancing…
On the 2nd of March, UCLG took part in the Human Rights Council session “How to shift housing from a commodity to a human right?" convened by the UN Special Rapporteur…
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The United Nations has released the zero draft of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM). As UCLG, we are concerned by the …
Located at the heart of Flanders, in northern Belgium, Mechelen (85.655 inhabitants) is a city with a rich past and a prosperous urban life. Gathering the echoes of European’s…
The free software Consul has been extended to cities around the world, reaffirming the pertinence of digital platforms as promising mechanisms to renew citizen participation…
Radio Sigida Joli seeks to create a space for community dialogue, leadership development, and collaboration through biweekly radio segments and,…
Located in northern Morocco, Nador (161,726 inhabitants) is a city that has been marked by migration for all its recent history. In the past, Nador was at the origin of important…
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With great enthusiasm, Bilbao City Council has announced that the Call for Proposals for GSEF 2018 is now open!…
After attending the 2017 edition of the World Human Rights Cities Forum organized by the city of Gwangju, our Secretariat visited Seoul to meet with municipal agencies and…
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The fourth edition of the Annual Retreat & Campus took place in Barcelona, the home of the organization's World…
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The 9th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF9) will be held in Kuala Lumpur on 7-13 February 2018. The WUF, described as 'the world's premier…
"The Coffee Trail," a cooperation project to promote sustainable agriculture and responsible tourism
'The Coffee Trail' policy consists of enhancing the value of the potential and productive chains in the territory in order to halt migration from the mountains towards…