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Provincial local government heads

Women in Local Authorities

Local Government commitments before the international community

Local voluntary associations are registered by the justice departments of local authorities.

Pakistan has over five thousand local governments.

European orientation of the countries from the region The growing role of local authorities and civil organizations.

The role of local authorities in developing comprehensive strategies

Through UCLG, Local Government Associations have developed a mapping mechanism to collect data on the status of women in local decision making.

(d) Capacity building of local communities, institutions and authorities

(c) Mr. Clarence Anthony, representative of local authorities

Localizing the Habitat Agenda for Urban Poverty Reduction

Resolution 20 12 Global campaigns on secure tenure and urban governance

It made provision for the establishment of autonomous local authorities for the minorities.

Actions undertaken by local authorities and their associations Local Government Platform for Action

First priority has to be accorded to setting up local democratic governments.

Local Government Statement to Beijing 10

Given the limi ted scope for movement at the local authority level, special importance was attached to this question by the regional authorities.

This phase involves creating a partnership of local communities, conservation groups and local government, an approach which appears to be popular locally.

In 2000, Local Governments expressed their concern before the United Nations General Assembly about the lack of reference to local governments' role in the Platform for Action.

Production chains are facing labor shortages, wage increases, and threats of relocation to lower cost countries. Meanwhile, global investors are questioning local governments solvency.

The Code defines the mandate, role and responsibilities of local government.

In 2002 the world association of local governments, supported by the Netherlands Foreign Affairs Ministry, started the implementation of a Global Programme for the Promotion of the Participation of Women in Local Decision Making.

Addresses of tThe websites of municipalities can be found in on the website of the Association of Local Authorities Lithuanian Municipalities Association in Lithuania at, www.lsa.lt

UNOSAT has accumulated experience in training United Nations staff and also local authorities.

Strengthening the role of local authorities involves both the decentralization of responsibilities and a corresponding transfer of resources.

A handbook on municipal administration was finalized with the Ministry of the Interior in addition, MINUSTAH has published a record of applicable legislation for local administration and governance.

The global movement towards decentralization and strengthening of local authorities was also examined.

Another key issue which he highlighted was the social dimension of development.

That imposes restriction upon public officers, employees of local government bodies, or teachers.

There is no local authority council without any women amongst its members.

Women in local decision making leading global change

This Decision stipulated the responsibilities of local authorities to ensure the participation of the Viet Nam Women's Union in state governance.

Cebu Provincial Capitol Building, Cebu City, venue for the Global Voices Summit 2015.

Local government reform programmes must not await final status negotiations.

With the Nicaraguan Institute for Municipal Promotion, UNDP has continued its support to the decentralization process and to local government

The international association United Cities and Local Governments held a unification congress in 2004 and draft guidelines on decentralization and strengthening of local authorities were prepared and widely disseminated.

With the help of numerous factories and local governments of both towns, Junak developed very fast.

Women had begun to be elected as village heads and to area councils and local government.

At the level of local authorities, UN Habitat supports the development of models for participatory governance structures.

In cooperation with UNDP and bilateral partners, MINUSTAH has undertaken a programme to support the local public administration, to strengthen the legal framework and to enhance the participation of citizens in local decision making and planning.

In accordance with article 72, when a child's life or health is under direct threat the tutorship and guardianship agency is entitled to remove him immediately from his parents (or either of them) or from other persons in whose tutorship or guardianship he had been placed.

Education is a key element but on its own, it does not constitute capacity building.

It is more a consequence of the incremental tradition of finding pragmatic solutions to distinct problems, such as the necessity to cut back local government spending and the demands for services by the local population.

We have a Congress of Local and Regional Authorities which is very similar, with representatives of local government.