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Global is Local PDF Print E-mail
With backing from the British government, five local government agencies have got together to increase understanding of the role of local government in reducing poverty internationally.

Local councils are at the frontline of delivering basic services such as health, education, sanitation and encouraging local enterprise - services essential to reducing poverty.

UK Local Government is at the forefront of good practice in public sector managerment & service delivery and can offer first rate practical knowledge that is directly relevant to the needs of development partners at local, regional and national levels.

Find out more about why local government is important, what UK councils are already doing and how you can get involved.

 
Fairtrade in your council - ask the experts... PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 11 February 2010 14:37
Following the success of Fairtrade Fortnight 2010, Hannah Reed, Fairtrade Towns Manager at the Fairtrade Foundation will host an online question & answer session 16-18 March, to discuss your questions and ideas on all things Fairtrade. Fairtrade Fortnight saw events up and down the country.
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Global Learning across North London PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 March 2010 11:08
Councils and teachers from across several North London boroughs got together in February to look at how local authorities can better support global learning in schools. The conference, organised by the NLSIN (North London Schools International Network), provoked much discussion, in particular, how global learning is helping to build more cohesive communities. 
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Welsh & African Communities celebrate UN awards PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 03 March 2010 10:41

 First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones AM and UNDP representative Berta Pesti with the UN Gold Star wining groupsOver 140 people came together on St David's day, in the Senedd, in Cardiff Bay to celebrate the work of Welsh and African communities working together to make poverty history. The celebration was focused on three Welsh and three African communities who were awarded a United Nations Gold Star for their contribution towards making poverty history, building friendships and broadening horizons between Wales and Africa.

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Haiti: Towards a Joint Municipal Program PDF Print E-mail

Devastation in Downtown Port au Prince. Photo UNDPFollowing the devastating earthquakes in Haiti, municipal organisations in Canada, France and the Netherlands have joined to provide funding and expertise for a municipal reconstruction programme. Jaap Breugem from VNG International in the Netherlands explains more.

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