LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND DECENTRALIZATION Newsletter ‐ September 2014 The Local Government and Decentralization Unit sits at the Urban Land, Legislation and Governance Branch at UN‐Habitat. The core role of the unit is to stresses the role of local government as a key actor of development, whose relevance has been reinforced by the Rio+20 Declaration "The World we Want".
7 ‐10 October 2014 ‐Cities for All‐ 11th Metropolis World Congress, Hyderabad, India http://hyderabad2014.metropolis.org/
The unit supports local governments and their associations, working closely with both central and territorial governments to establish mechanisms of dialogue, to exchange best practices and to support projects for the empowerment of local and regional governments through a fair distribution of responsibilities and resources.
8 October 2014 ‐Cities in Transition: European and International experiences governing post‐conflict urban development, Brussels, Belgium 14 ‐15 October 2014 ‐High‐Level Dialogue on the Localization of the post‐2015 Development Agenda‐ Turin, Italy
Upcoming Events
6 ‐7 November 2014 ‐Smart Local Governance: The Challenge of Good Governance in Local Administration, Bilbao, Spain http://www.cities‐ localgovernments.org/committees/cdc/events.asp?IdEv ents=187 14 ‐15 November 2014 ‐Urban Age Governing Urban Futures Conference– Delhi, India http://lsecities.net/ua/conferences/2014‐delhi/
What’s Have We Been Up To Localizing the Post‐2015 Development Agenda As part of the second stage of Dialogues on the Means of Implementation of the Post‐2015 Development Agenda, UN‐Habitat and UNDP, on behalf of UNDG, together with the Global Task Force for Local and Regional Governments, are co‐leading the dialogue on Localizing the Post‐2015 Development Agenda. The main objective of this consultation process is to identify and propose critical elements, processes, tools, institutions and mechanisms that will allow a successful implementation of the new Development Agenda at the local level. 13 National dialogues, 8 regional and global events, and e‐discussions have been held since May 2014 and mobilized more than 5,000 participants from 80 countries, representing national and local institutions, local authorities, civil society organizations, academy, trade unions and private sector. Many of the critical challenges highlighted during this multi‐stakeholder process, includes that implementing the Post‐2015 Development Agenda will depend heavily on local planning and service delivery, community buy in and local leadership, in a sustained inter‐institutional dialogue and trust. More information on the Localizing the Post‐2015 Development Agenda consultation: http://www.worldwewant2015.org/localising2015