Newsletter – n°24 – October 2013
Headlines
Why sustainable urbanisation needs to be a pillar of the post-2015 Agenda
UCLG and its regional sections, among which the CEMR, call for the inclusion of a specific objective dedicated to ‘sustainable urbanisation’ in the post-2015 UN development programme...
Adoption of the European Parliament report 'Local authorities and civil society : Europe's engagement in support of sustainable development'
PLATFORMA welcomes the vote of the European Parliament (EP) on Europe’s engagement with local and regional authorities in partner countries, carried forward by the member of the EP and Vice-Chair of the EP’s DEVE Committee, Corina Cretu. PLATFORMA is also pleased to have been able...
News from partners
Exchange of experience in Germany on municipal partnerships with African cities
On the occasion of a conference on municipal partnerships between German and African cities, Frédéric Vallier, CEMR Secretary General also representing PLATFORMA, reminded that municipal partnerships were a unique framework for learning and sharing...
The world at a glance
Local and regional governments participated in the Steering Committee of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation
United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and Regions United/Forum of Global Associations of Regions (RU/FOGAR) participated as observers to the Fourth meeting of the Steering Committee of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC)...
Initiative worth following
European development days’ panel on fragile states, peace and security
PLATFORMA will be participating in the European Development Days 2013, organised by the European Commission on 26-27 November in Brussels. This year’s edition will focus on the post-2015 development framework...
In other news
Opinion of the Committee of the Regions on the European Commission Communication on local authorities in development
In the opinion on the Communication “Empowering Local Authorities in partner countries for enhanced governance and more effective development outcomes” drafted by Hans Janssen, Mayor of Oisterwijk (Netherlands), the Committee of the Regions wished to remind that all types...
Slovakaid 10th anniversary
For some years now, Central and Eastern European countries passed from beneficiary to donor status, and their commitment to development cooperation was deepened and diversified. Building on historic ties with former communist bloc countries, they develop partnerships with the Eastern...
Calendar
Coming soon
11-22 November (Warsaw, Poland): Warsaw Climate Conference, COP 19
26-27 November (Brussels, Belgium): European Development Days (EDD)
26 November (Brussels, Belgium): EDD auditorium panel – “Post-2015 Objective Peace” organised jointly by Saferworld, Cordaid, Friends of Europe and PLATFORMA
