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Renewed Commitment for Open Partnership
WELCOMING end of 2016, leaders from cities around the world gathered in Paris, France, on 7-9 December 2016 in Open Government Partnership Global Summit, a forum that brings together state visionaries from all over the world. Attending the forum, UCLG ASPAC was represented by Mayor Allan Rellon of Tagum City and Executive Vice President of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP). This forum covered open government and partnership issues regarding transparency and anti-corruption issue, climate change and sustainable development, implementation of open government at the subnational level, as well as open parliament.
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At the end of the event, Paris Declaration was declared, mentioning that this event was a renewed commitment after adoption of New Urban Agenda. Further, it also specified to fully commit to the implementation of goal 16 to “promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels�.