Network of Local Authorities for the Information Society
is a Network of local authorities of worldwide reach aiming to define and obtain a common position for Local Authorities all over the world towards the World Summit on Information Society (December 2003, Geneva and November 2005, Tunisia). |
Metropolis
Metropolis is the World Association of Major Metropolises. Metropolis is also the metropolitan section of the United Cities & Local Government organization (UCLG), which arose from the merger between the IULA and UTO. |
International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability was founded in 1990 by local governments at the United Nations Headquarters in New York as the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI). |
Huairou Commission
The Huairou Commission is a network of grassroots women’s organizations which partners with organizations and individuals interested in supporting the advocacy work of grassroots women. |
Commonwealth Local Government Forum
The Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) was founded in 1995, as a focus for action on local democracy in the Commonwealth and was endorsed by Commonwealth Heads of Government at their meeting in New Zealand that year. |
Cities Alliance
The Cities Alliance was created to foster new tools, practical approaches and knowledge sharing to promote local economic development and a direct attack on urban poverty. Its activities support the implementation of the Habitat Agenda. |
Child Friendly Cities
Child Friendly City is a city, or any local system of governance, committed to fulfilling children's rights. It is a city where the voices, needs, priorities and rights of children are an integral part of public policies, programmes and decisions. |
United Cities – Local Governments (UCLG)
To be the united voice and world advocate of democratic local self-government, promoting its values, objectives and interests, through cooperation between local governments, and within the wider international community. |
