On the 16th of May, the Government of Sint Maarten and VNG International launched our new programme Fostering Resilient Crisis Management (FRCM). The programme was launched by Sint Maarten’s Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and Secretary General of General Affairs Hensley Plantijn, in a Steering Committee session attended by the EU Delegation, the EU-RESEMBID team, the […]
On 21 April 2022, members of the Ukrainian Parliament Maria Mezentseva, Olena Khomenko and the Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov visited the Netherlands. On behalf of the Embassy of Ukraine, a meeting was organised at the VNG between Dutch mayors, aldermen and a Ukrainian parliamentary delegation to reflect and think of on the reconstruction of […]
Licitación para la Contratación de los Servicios de Consultoría Técnica para la elaboración de planes Proyecto MUEVE, en el marco del proyecto mUEve cofinanciado por la Unión Europea contemplado en la convocatoria Europeaid/161146/DH/ACT/Multi. El objeto del contrato, lo constituye el Servicio de Consultoría Técnica para la elaboración de cinco Planes Proyecto de intervención en áreas […]
This year, the Global Disability Summit (GDS) took place from 16 – 17 February 2022. We Are Able! has contributed to the event on both days, as a guest speaker during the WeThe15 roundtable as well as during its own side-event We are Able! – Are YOU able too? discussing the role of local government […]
Fifteen municipalities in the metropolitan area of San José work on the integral development of the Electric Train which is part of the Great Metropolitan Area in Costa Rica. This is supported by an EU funded project for partnerships for sustainable cities (mUEve), where VNG International is a partner, together with the Spanish municipality of […]
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 […]
