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VNG International invites you to explore its global projects and programmes. In collaboration with local governments, communities, civil society, the private sector, national governments, and other stakeholders, we strive to share expertise and implement initiatives that foster better futures for all. By supporting local governments as enduring institutions, we act as catalysts, empowering them to lead decision-making and shape a brighter future for their citizens.
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  • Albania, Countering Discrimination and Protecting LGBTI Rights

    Country: Albania
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start October 1, 2017 till September 30, 2021
    The wider objective of the project is : To enhance the effectiveness of national and local authorities in countering discrimination and protecting LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersexual) rights in Albania. The specific objectives: Improving reporting, registration, investigation and prosecution of incidents of discrimination and hate crime at national and local level Improving […]

  • Benin, DEALS, Governance of Inclusive Green Growth in Cities

    Country: Benin
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start September 1, 2017 till August 31, 2022
    Despite global progress in fighting poverty there are problems of inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, conflict, migration and refugee flows. The need has never been greater to develop to balance prosperity with social well-being and environmental protection. Several international conferences in 2015 set out new global agendas to deal with these challenges. There […]

  • Benin, Projet d’appui à la Synergie Locale pour l’Eau

    Country: Benin
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start December 19, 2018 till June 12, 2022
    The wider objective of the project was to facilitate the operationalization of the Integrated Water Management through the development of synergies between non-state actors in all their diversity (incl. local communities) whilst implementing concrete actions concerning inclusive floods management and in turn, climate change and climate resilience. The specific objective was to mobilize the […]

  • Benin, Sustainable Development through Improved Local Governance

    Country: Benin
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start January 1, 2024 till December 31, 2026
    The wider objective of the project is that local governments and their representative bodies are able to deliver on their agreements and execute policies to manage community resilience in a safe and socially equal way for all on lands with climate and water-related risks. The specific objective is that the concerted inclusive management of […]

  • China, International Urban and Regional Cooperation in Asia and the Pacific – Bilateral Action China

    Country: China
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start January 1, 2021 till December 31, 2023
    IURC China is one of the key components of IURC’s global cooperation projects with key partner countries. The project is funded by the European Union’s Partnership Instrument (PI). This programme represents a second phase of the International Urban Cooperation programme (IUC) which ran from 2016-2020. In order to promote innovation through inter-regional cooperation between the […]

  • Colombia, DEALS, Governance of Inclusive Green Growth in Cities

    Country: Colombia
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start September 1, 2017 till August 31, 2022
    Despite global progress in fighting poverty there are problems of inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, conflict, migration and refugee flows. The need has never been greater to develop to balance prosperity with social well-being and environmental protection. Several international conferences in 2015 set out new global agendas to deal with these challenges. There […]

  • Costa Rica, MUEVE: Sustainable mobility, Urban Planning, Equipment and Assessment of Public Space

    Country: Costa Rica
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start July 1, 2020 till June 30, 2025
    The wider objective of the project is to promote the integral urban development, in line with the 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development (SDG’s 11, 9, 17, 13, 15, 7, 8 and 5), in the fifteen municipalities of the influence area of the Electric Train which is part of the Great Metropolitan Area in Costa Rica. […]

  • Czech Republic, Introducing a Systematic Approach to Financing Smart Solutions

    Country: Czech Republic
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start July 13, 2020 till July 12, 2022
    This Action supports Smart City solutions for public service delivery in the Czech Republic at city, municipal and regional level. Smart City solutions are expected to contribute towards the widespread use of data and technology to achieve higher quality, more environmentally friendly, less energy intensive, innovative and sustainable municipal services in the field of energy, […]

  • Dominican Republic, Project Management and Capacity Building TA for the Post-Disaster and Climate Change Resilience FL

    Country: Dominican Republic
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start November 21, 2019 till January 8, 2025
    The geographical location of the Dominican Republic in the Antilles region inevitably exposes it to recurrent natural disasters of meteorological origin. In fact, the accumulated damages caused by cyclonic activity, rains and tropical storms of the last 25 years have been very significant. In the last 20 years, the Dominican Republic has been hit by […]

  • DURAGIRE Integrated Water Management Programme for the Oueme Delta

    Country: Benin
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start January 1, 2024 till December 31, 2026
    The general objective of the DURAGIRE programme is to ensure the sustainability of the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) results of the OmiDelta programme, particularly those relating to community actions for IWRM implemented by non-state actors and to continue the implementation of community IWRM in order to increase their positive impacts on the populations of […]

  • FR – World Wide, DEALS, Governance of Inclusive Green Growth in Cities

    Country: Afghanistan
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Despite global progress in fighting poverty there are problems of inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, conflict, migration and refugee flows. The need has never been greater to develop to balance prosperity with social well-being and environmental protection. Several international conferences in 2015 set out new global agendas to deal with these challenges. There […]

  • Ghana, DEALS, Governance of Inclusive Green Growth in Cities

    Country: Ghana
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start September 1, 2017 till August 31, 2022
    Despite global progress in fighting poverty there are problems of inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, conflict, migration and refugee flows. The need has never been greater to develop to balance prosperity with social well-being and environmental protection. Several international conferences in 2015 set out new global agendas to deal with these challenges. There […]

  • Iraq, LOGOReP II: the Second Local Government Resilience Programme

    Country: Iraq
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start July 1, 2019 till June 30, 2023
    The wider objective of the project was to improve prospects for refugees and vulnerable host communities by improving resilience of local authorities and communities in Iraq. The specific objective of the project was to increase access of Iraqis from host, IDP and refugee communities to improved basic services and by contributing to extra job […]

  • Mozambique, Beira Land Administrations Systems Project

    Country: Mozambique
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start November 1, 2018 till March 31, 2021
    The wider objective of the project was to enhance the municipal organization of Beira (CMB) in order for the city, in particular their role within roll-out and implementation of the Beira Master Plan (BMP). The specific objective was to enable the Municipality of Beira to organize and improve their land planning and management […]

  • Mozambique, DEALS, Governance of Inclusive Green Growth in Cities

    Country: Mozambique
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start September 1, 2017 till August 31, 2022
    Despite global progress in fighting poverty there are problems of inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, conflict, migration and refugee flows. The need has never been greater to develop to balance prosperity with social well-being and environmental protection. Several international conferences in 2015 set out new global agendas to deal with these challenges. There […]

  • Myanmar, DEALS, Governance of Inclusive Green Growth in Cities

    Country: Myanmar
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start September 1, 2017 till August 31, 2022
    Despite global progress in fighting poverty there are problems of inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, conflict, migration and refugee flows. The need has never been greater to develop to balance prosperity with social well-being and environmental protection. Several international conferences in 2015 set out new global agendas to deal with these challenges. There […]

  • Philippines, DEALS, Governance of Inclusive Green Growth in Cities

    Country: Philippines
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start September 1, 2017 till August 31, 2022
    Despite global progress in fighting poverty there are problems of inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, conflict, migration and refugee flows. The need has never been greater to develop to balance prosperity with social well-being and environmental protection. Several international conferences in 2015 set out new global agendas to deal with these challenges. There […]

  • Reconstruction support to St Maarten, St Eustatius and Saba

    Country: Sint Maarten
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start October 1, 2017 till June 30, 2021
    Following the Hurricane that struck St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius on September 6 2017, Dutch municipalities contacted their Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) to define a common response to support the islands. VNG called upon its members to donate to the fundraising campaign of the Netherlands Red Cross (NLRC) and they agreed to work […]

  • Serbia, Consultancy Services supporting Local Self-Government Units (LSGs) in the Republic of Serbia to develop Disaster Risk Assessments, Local Disaster Risk Reduction Plans and Local Protection and Rescue Plans

    Country: Afghanistan
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start July 1, 2021 till July 15, 2022
    The wider objective of the project is to support the World Bank to advise Local Self-Government Units (LSGs) how to develop/enhance Disaster Risk Assessment, Local Protection and Rescue Plans and Local Disaster Risk Reduction Plans as stipulated in the national Disaster Risk Management law from 2018, with a particular focus on flood hazard and, with […]

  • St Maarten, Fostering Resilient Crisis Management

    Country: Sint Maarten
    Field of expertise: Developing Sustainable and Resilient Cities and Communities
    Duration: Start March 1, 2022 till March 1, 2024
    St Maarten is frequently affected by various types of crisis such as hurricanes and floods, and has a high risk of earthquakes and tsunamis. Although its governments’ crisis management has significantly improved since Irma, information management remains a weak spot in its crisis management system while this is the backbone of efficient coordination between all […]