Our annual International Staff Conference has taken place on 20th of January 2022. Despite Covid-19 measures driving the need of yet another online edition, the conference has been a great success. Where one door closes, opens another. The virtual conference allows us to come together in larger groups which feeds into the interconnectedness of the […]
How do you ensure that you as a municipality manage your heritage optimally, in order to achieve municipal goals? That was the central question of VNG International’s four-day training on municipal property/heritage management from December 5-9 to staff and administrators of Algerian municipalities and the central government. The training took place in the snowy town […]
Nederlandse en Oekraïense gemeentelijke experts hebben met ambtenaren in Oost-Oekraïne gewerkt aan plannen om het crisis- en risicomanagementsysteem van 4 Oekraïense gemeenten te verbeteren. Daarbij werden onderdelen van de Nederlandse aanpak, zoals het inzetten van vrijwilligers en nadruk op inter- en intragemeentelijke samenwerking, geïntegreerd in de methodologie van strategische plannen. De samenwerking vond plaats in […]
The Libyan Women Elected Officials Network (WEON) organized a Statutory conference entitled: “Supporting the Local Political Participation of Women in Libya” on November 19th, 20th, and 21st, at El Mouradi Gammarth, Tunis with support from VNG-International, CILG-VNG International, and GIZ. The Conference brought together more than 75 members of the Libyan Women Elected Officials Network […]
The Costa Rican municipalities are working on a metropolitan approach in the area of influence of the train network. This is supported with an EU funded project for partnerships for sustainable cities (mUEve), where VNG International is a partner, together with the Spanish municipality of Fomento de San Sebastian and National Association of Local Government […]
VNG International’s Annual Update 2021 is now available. “’Building Back Better’. That slogan provides a positive perspective for when the pandemic is over. It also expresses the confidence that societies are capable of making conscious choices for positive change and of putting those choices into practice. In line with our mission ‘Building Better Futures, by […]
After discussions with the Minister of Local Governance of the Libyan Government of National Unity, the Ministry of Local Governance (MLG) has signed a Memorandum of Understand (MoU) with the European Union, VNG International, GIZ, and the University of Kehl, for the establishment of a Libyan national training institute for local administration cadres. A visit […]
VNG International takes pride in featuring in UN Capital Development Fund’s (UNCDF) report on investment and economic development in secondary cities in Ghana and Uganda. Our Tax Revenue for Economic Enhancement (TREE) project, implemented by us in 32 Ghanaian municipalities since 2017, is highlighted as an example of how enhanced data management contributed to a […]
Samenwerking tussen Nederlandse gemeenten en provincies met China blijft door de alsmaar groeiende economie van China, en de aandacht voor maatschappelijke en politieke kwesties een belangwekkend onderdeel van de internationale relaties van veel Nederlandse gemeenten en provincies. VNG International start in het voorjaar van 2021 met twee nieuwe programma’s om decentrale overheden nog beter te […]
With regards to the situation in Myanmar, VNG International is trying to influence through its main network United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG). On the 6th of April delegates from UCLG had a meeting with Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner on Human Rights and former president of Chili. This meeting was a follow up of […]
Radio Shows Promote Accountable Service Delivery In response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, one of the World Bank’s largest social accountability programs, the Ethiopia Social Accountability Program (ESAP), found a way to safely keep open lines of communication between the Ethiopian people and their government: call-in radio shows. This use of media more than doubled […]
