CLGFs Regional Project Manager Nyasha Simbanegavi spoke at a session on local economic development at the annual conference of the Local Government Association of Zambia (LGAZ) and the AMICAALL General Assembly in Livingstone on 25-29 April. She shared updates on a series of CLGF pilot projects rolled out in Zambian councils including Kitwe, Kabwe, Chipata and Kaoma as part of CLGFs project to improve local government service provision, community participation and economic potential in Zambia. Read More

The four provincial local government associations in Pakistan joined together to launch the national Association for Development of Local Governance (ADLG) in Lahore on 30 April. Around 200 mayors and councillors from Pakistan attended the official launch along with CSO representatives and government officials. This is the first time Pakistan has had a national local government association. In a video message to the launch, CLGF Secretary-General Carl Wright welcomed the new organisation and congratulated those who had been instrumental in setting it up. Read More

CLGF launched a new regional programme in the Caribbean at the 2016 Caribbean regional meeting on 21-23 March in Port of Spain. The meeting was hosted in collaboration with CALGA, the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government and TTALGA. Read More

As part of the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments for Post 2015 Development Agenda, CLGF has inputted into the development of key principles that should underpin the Habitat III process, as well as a set of policy recommendations that should act as the cornerstones of the New Urban Agenda. Read More

CLGF participated in the discussion on the role of decentralised cooperation in managing the refugee crisis during Platformas political council meeting on 8 April. The meeting emphasised the vital role of local governments in managing the refugee crisis, role of municipalities in coordinating volunteer support, integrating migrants and ensure exchange of best practices between host regions to ensure relocation of migrants. Read More

CLGF along with the state of Panchayat Elected Women Representatives Association Panchayat Mahila Shakti Abhiyan and the Resource and Support Centre for Development (RSCD) hosted a two day Mahila Sarpanch Conference to strengthen the role of elected womens association on 30-31 March in Mumbai. Read More