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 management & 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, why get involved and the support available to your council. |
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CLGF calls on Commonwealth Heads of Government to support democratic local government |
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Thursday, 20 October 2011 15:36 |
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Members of the CLGF Executive Committee have called on Commonwealth Heads of Government to maintain their commitment to the Aberdeen Agenda: principles on good practice for local democracy and good governance.
The Executive Committee, meeting for the first time in London on 19-20 October, also called on the Heads of Government to recognise CLGF’s work in promoting local democracy, good governance and local economic development (LED) in the Pacific and other regions of the Commonwealth, and to welcome the outcomes of the recent Commonwealth Local Government Conference in Cardiff, Wales, UK, on local government’s role in promoting and facilitating LED.
More details and full CLGF policy statement for Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting available here. |
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Localising development is critical |
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Thursday, 20 October 2011 14:58 |
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The LGA has responded to an International Development Select Committee inquiry following up the United Nations Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Summit that took place in September 2011.
In the response, the LGA recognises the significant needs of local government and their communities in the developing world, as well as the two-way benefits of international engagement. The LGA have offered to support the UK Department for International Development (DFID) in responding to the MDGs and in addressing a new global development framework beyond 2015.
Full details here. |
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UCLG consultation on decentralised cooperation |
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United Cities & Local Governments (UCLG), the global body representing the interests of local government around the world is developing a policy paper and advocacy strategy for decentralised cooperation.
The policy paper that will be developed aims to demonstrate the critical role that local and regional governments play in the development of a country, and the importance and effectiveness of decentralised cooperation to build local government capacity to play this role.
This is a critical time for promoting local government as a key development actor and UCLG would like to capture as many views as possible.
The deadline of 22 August has now been extended so you still have time to respond. To do so please follow this link to the consultation paper. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 12 September 2011 16:07 |
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Good Practice Scheme Dissemination Event: Aurangabad, India |
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Friday, 21 October 2011 12:37 |
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Aurangabad, India hosted a two-day national dissemination workshop on local government good practice from 22-23 September. The theme of the workshop, run by the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) in collaboration with the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation was service delivery and community engagement, with good practice and lessons from partnerships between councils in India and the UK and South Africa.
The workshop was part of the final phase of CLGF’s three year capacity building programme, the Good Practice Scheme (GPS) which is funded by DFID (UK), and seeks to improve local service delivery through the sharing of good practice and practitioner to practitioner learning. The Aurangabad workshop is the third in a series of Good Practice Scheme dissemination workshops which are being held in Ghana, Jamaica, Sierra Leone and South Africa. |
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