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We are pleased to send you minutes of the 1st 2014 Biannual meeting of the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights, which…
We are pleased to invite you to the 13th International Congress of Educating Cities! We encourage you to make room in your schedules to come to Barcelona to share with us…
The Comprehensive Urban Project in the North-Eastern Zone of Medellín began in 2004, shortly after the completion of the works on the Metrocable, a major investment in public…
The complexity of the urbanized world demands a continuous search to create the conditions for a better future for all. Every day, it is clear that the well-being of citizens,…
The 2014 UCLG World Council will be held in Haikou at the kind invitation of Mayor Ni Qiang, in conjunction with the Guangzhou Award. The Statutory Meetings to be…
Ekaterinburg’ ‘City without Drugs’ is a program operated by an NGO that aims to eliminate the drug dealing business in Eksterinburg. It consists of several sub-programs:…
6 October 2014 - On the occasion of World Habitat Day 2014, UCLG calls upon its members to participate in the #urbanSDG Selfie Campaign, which will culminate…
On 17 October 2014, the world will come together to join the fight to end poverty – to “Leave no one behind: to think, decide, and act together against extreme poverty”.…
OGOIN, an NGO of disabled people of Odessa, was created on 28 May 1989. In 1990, several members of OGOIN were elected as members of the municipal assembly, which lead to the…
The Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) is pleased to invite you to the International…
The IOPD Distinction Best Practice in Citizen Participation seeks to recognize innovative experiences in the field of participatory democracy, coordinated by local governments,…
The International Meeting on the Right to the City aims to foster global and local debates on tools and strategies in order to implement the right to the city. The meeting will be…
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…
Since the 1985 General Assembly of the United Nations, World Habitat Day has been celebrated every first Monday of October, with the main aim of reflecting on the state of human…
The main objective of the Villa Vivaí social policy in Belo Horizonte is to foster Social inclusion and to improve the quality of life of the families living in critical social…