Newsletter – n°16 – November 2012
Headlines
See you in Dakar !
From 4 to 8 December, the Africities summit organised by UCLGA, the African section of UCLG, will welcome in Dakar many elected representatives from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe, as well as ministers and representatives of international organisations and civil society organisations...
News from the Secretariat
The Steering Committee meets
PLATFORMA members met on 19 November to discuss the progress accomplished this past year and the future network’s working agenda and work themes...
News from partners
Local government must be an integral part of post-2015 agenda
The post-2015 global development agenda must focus on inclusive development strategies, recognise local government as a key partner in development, and have local democracy as a core component, according to the Commonwealth Local Government Forum...
URB-AL III contributes to the discussion about the future of decentralised cooperation
The URB-AL III community discussed the future of Euro-Latin American decentralised cooperation and the future EU support to local governments in the EU partner countries, and issued its recommendations, in view of the 2013 Communication...
The world at a glance
Structured dialogue with the local authorities of the Southern Neighbourhood
The European Commission organised a regional seminar of the structured dialogue with local and regional authorities of the Southern Neighbourhood in Tunis on 20, 21 and 22 November 2012. PLATFORMA, represented by several of its members such as the AIMF, the CEMR and SKL...
Eastern neighbourhood : effective decentralisation, fiscal autonomy and direct access to EU aid for LRA
During the first CORLEAP meeting (Conference of the Regional and Local Authorities for the Eastern Partnership) organised outside the EU, in Chisinau (Moldova) the assembly called for effective decentralisation and fiscal autonomy for cities and regions in Eastern Partnership countries...
Initiative worth following
Paris – Bamako – Ouagadougou for efficient health services
In collaboration with the cities of Bamako (Mali) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), the city of Paris is finishing a project that should allow over 3 million people to benefit from more efficient health services and reinforce the autonomy of the two partner cities...
Calendar
Coming soon
4-8 December 2012 (Dakar, Senegal) : Africities, 6th edition of Panafrican local government days
31 January - 1st February 2013 (Paris, France) : World conference for equality of women and men in local life
February 2013 (Brussels, Belgium) : PLATFORMA European Forum
