Newsletter – n°23 – September 2013
Headlines
A delegation of PLATFORMA elected representatives meets Commissioner Piebalgs
A delegation of PLATFORMA elected representatives had an exchange of views with the European Commissioner for development, Andris Piebalgs, on the EU support to local authorities in partner countries...
PLATFORMA seminar for local and regional governments of the Maghreb
The PLATFORMA seminar for local and regional governments (LRGs) of the Maghreb discussed the new Communication of the European Commission, the role of LRGs in the post 2015 development agenda, national legal framework and possible evolution towards decentralisation, gender equality...
News from partners
Focus for Southern Africa for CLGF
CLGF’s upcoming pilot projects in Southern Africa will focus on the role of extractive industries in helping promote local economic development. Various capacity assessment projects are underway in Botswana and Swaziland as CLGF prepares for the forthcoming pilot projects in the region...
CIUDAD concluding event – Istanbul 13-14 November
The CIUDAD (Cooperation in Urban development and Dialogue) programme is quickly approaching its end. Throughout the programme, the CIUDAD Supporting Mechanism has worked together with 20 decentralised cooperation projects to make the programme a success. As a result of these joint efforts...
The world at a glance
Pacific Islands Local Government Network launched
The Pacific Islands Local Government Associations Network (PiLGAN) was launched at the end of the ARIAL good practice seminar in July. The major role of the network is to advocate for the interests of local government associations in the Pacific, in addition to facilitating joint applications to development partners...
Initiative worth following
Good practice case studies
The last seminars of ARIAL took place in four regions of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific in June and July 2013. These seminars were to share and discuss LGA good practices. The main topics were: ‘identifying and responding to development needs of members’, ‘building a stronger LGA’...
Making All Voices Count, a programme aimed at making governments more responsive, launches first Call for Proposals
The first Call for Proposals is open until the November 8 and organisations, businesses, individuals, research institutes and governments are invited to apply. Making All Voices Countaims to fund collaborative efforts, rather than one-sided approaches, and will award grants for the following...
In other news
Review of the French development policy: the place of local authorities confirmed
The French government is preparing an orientation and programming law on development which will mainly aim to define the aim of the French public development aid and the amounts allocated for it, to reaffirm its main principles and to clarify its management and organisation...
Calendar
Coming soon
24-25 October (Montreux, Switzerland): Switzerland High-Level Symposium on “Development Cooperation in a Post-2015 Era: Sustainable Development for all”
13-14 November (Istanbul, Turkey): CIUDAD concluding event
26-27 November (Brussels, Belgium): European Development Days (EDD)
