“Good governance sounds abstract, but becomes concrete when you get involved.” This was said by the Minister for Development Cooperation Ben Knapen on the occasion of the New Year’s reception of VNG...
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PLATFORMA, the European network of local and regional governments for development cooperation, has received the approval from the European Commission to implement a new project to strengthen...
The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs awarded a one-year project in Tunisia to VNG International. It will help 11 municipalities with reforms, and share the lessons learned with many more....
VNG International develops benchmarks to improve performance of local government. In the benchmarks of VNG International achievements of municipalities and other organisations are compared to...
The goal of the ARIAL programme is to support the creation and development of national and regional Local Government Associations (LGAs) in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific. The development of LGAs...
Commissioned by the municipality of Lezha (Albania), VNG International organizes a study visit to the Netherlands with respect to waste management systems and sustainable development.Since Lezha is...
VNG International has established its project office in Ankara in the frame of the EU funded project on participatoty strategic governance at the local level in Turkey. The project was introduced in...
VNG International is since January 2008 supporting the municipal infrastructure programme in Serbia. From the beginning, VNG International has been a partner of the lead company Eptisa and we are...
In a video message VNG chair Annemarie Jorritsma thanked the old board of the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) for the good cooperation with VNG and she wished the new leadership...
THE WEST AFRICAN REGIONAL OFFICE (WARO) OF UNITED CITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF AFRICA IS (UCGLA) LOOKING FOR 2 ARIAL TECHNICAL OFFICERS
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VNG International obtained a new project in Turkey: "Technical Assistance for Improving Participatory Strategic Governance at Local Level". The overall objective of this project is to...
After two years after its start, the project ‘Support to Local Government in Kosovo’ (EULoG project) has come to an end and we are proud to share its strong accomplishments. The EULoG project...
VNG International has received 8 applications for the Emerging Local Government Association Facility (ELGAF) for the ARIAL programme. On the first of July, the applicants will receive notice on...
From now onwards the website of the CIUDAD programme is available in English, French, Russian and Arabic. This means easy access – in 4 languages – to news from the CIUDAD Supporting Mechanism,...
Ben Knapen, minister for Development Cooperation has written a letter informing the Dutch Parliament about his intentions regarding the LOGO South Programme. In his letter, Mr. Knapen announced that...
VNG International obtained two important projects in Southern Sudan and Ethiopia. The budget for the project in Ethiopia is $ 18 million. In Southern Sudan a $ 1 million contract has been...
In the fall of 2010 VNG International and its implementing partners officially launched the ARIAL programme "Supporting and strengthening Local Government Associations at ACP national and...
With financial support of the LOGO South programme, VNG was able to support ANAM, the association of municipalities in Guatemala, with capacity building trainings for 50 municipalities in electronic...
In December 2010 the programme Municipal Cooperation with the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba came to an end. The programme started in 2008 and was preceded by a similar programme between 2006 and...
VNG International, in consortium with ECORYS, COTECNO and Ideaborn is providing international technical assistance in the Uruguay Integra programme in Uruguay. To achieve regional economic and social...
In ‘Less Pretention, More Ambition’ doet de WRR een oproep aan donoren om decentrale overheden als belangrijke ontvangers van hulp te zien, als het gaat om het verminderen van donorafhankelijkheid....
From 16 to 18 November, the Uruguay Integra Programme organises the Uruguay Projects Fair in Montevideo, Uruguay. During the event, departments and municipalities will engage in a...
On October 28, the EULoG (EU Local Government Support project) project in Kosovo invited Mayors and Deputy Mayors of all Kosovar municipalities and other interested parties for the presentation of...
At the end of September, VNG International hosted a delegation of 13 Egyptians. The aim of the visit was to strengthen the management capacity of 11 Egyptian chairpersons of water...
Since the end of 2009 VNG International forms part of an international consortium that is implementing the programme "institutional strengthening of the Youth sector in Guatemala". This...
VNG International is proud to announce that it has been awarded the project Strengthening Local Authority Associations at ACP national and regional levels (ARIAL). The specific objective of the...
The Observatory for Decentralised Cooperation between the European Union and Latin America will soon publish its EU-LA Decentralised Cooperation Yearbook 2008. The Observatory is a tool for...
Last week VNG International welcomed its sister organisation the "Turkish Union of Municipalities" to study the Dutch practice of local government training and curriculum development. The...
The Cooperation in Urban Development and Dialogue (CIUDAD) programme seeks primarily to promote cooperation and dialogue between local and regional authorities in the EU and ENPI partner countries....
After three years, the Municipal Support Programme, North East Serbia (MSPNE) has come to an end (http://www.mspne-serbia.org/). This EU-funded project of approx. € 7mln was implemented by VNG...
On 15 April, the public kick-off of a new project in the "Millennium Municipality" Campaign took place, under the slogan: "Millennium Municipalities in Business". Eight different...
From the 12th until the 20th of April 2010, delegations of three Ugandan local governments had the chance to see the Netherlands and their partners in their own surroundings during an exchange...
Following intensive contacts and close cooperation between the Royal Embassy of the Netherlands in Mali and VNG International, the embassy has decided to grant the project "Programme...
Two weeks ago, VNG International organised a debate on the topic of the recent report on development cooperation published by the Dutch Scientific Council* for Government Policy....
Prominent Iranian-American scholar Kian Tajbakhsh has been released from an Iranian jail on bail.Mr. Tajbakhsh’s wife confirmed that Kian has been released in March. He is, however, not allowed to...
Quality strategic planning and strategy delivery is increasing in importance as a process and set of tools that guide the development of a municipality. In times when resources are tight, effective...
Local governments across the world consider high quality service deliveryto their citizens as one of their first and foremost tasks. VNG International has supported numerous local governments in...
Last week, a delegation of 16 human resource management (HRM) officials from Kosovar municipalities visited the Netherlands for a study programme organised by VNG International. The programme...
In January 2007, the European Commission published the Reference document "Supporting Decentralisation and Local Governance in Third Countries". This Reference document seeks to provide...