The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) held its first ever Integration Segment this spring on the theme of sustainable urbanization. In response to the themes and issues that were discussed in New York from May 27-29, I2UD prepared a contribution to the dialogue which can be downloaded at...
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Monthly Archives: May 2014
UCLG’s Official Launch of “Basic Services for All in an Urbanizing World,” Third Global Report on Local Democracy and Decentralization (Gold III).
A three year study by the organization that represents local and regional governments across the world, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), highlights the urgent need to provide basic services the planet’s cities, whose population is set to grow by one and a half billion people over the next 15...
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LPWGs Finalize Development Plans for Seven Municipalities in Belize
Since holding the second National Workshop in Belmopan in December 2013, I2UD has been providing trainings and technical assistance to the seven Local Planning Working Groups (LPWGs) to develop Chapters 4 and 5 of their municipal development plans. Training Module 4 was held in January/February 2014 and focused on Infrastructure...
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