| Auckland Accord calls for strong local leadership |
30 March 2007 |
| Strong local leadership is needed to improve local government and the quality of life of the two billion people who live in the Commonwealth and to respond to global issues such as urbanisation, HIV/AIds and climate change, according to the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF). ... [more] |
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| President Museveni urges African countries to transform |
29 March 2007 |
| Societies must be entrepreneurial if they are to become prosperous and compete in a global world, according to President Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda, who was keynote speaker at the closing session of the conference. ... [more] |
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| Sachs says local leadership essential to achieve MDGs |
29 March 2007 |
Speaking by live video link from New York, guest speaker Jeffrey Sachs said that local government is essential in providing the important things of life - such as basic water and sanitation, jobs, healthcare, schools, roads - and that empowerment of local people to get this done is absolutely central to meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). ... [more] |
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| Delegates visit Auckland projects to see community leadership in action |
29 March 2007 |
Local government and community leadership is playing an important role in building communities in New Zealand, as delegates found out when they visited nine projects around Auckland. ... [more] |
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| Local government leadership is key to development |
28 March 2007 |
Tanzanian Prime Minister Hon Edward Lowasssa and Commonwealth Secretary General Rt Hon Don McKinnon were among the keynote speakers at the opening plenary of the Commonwealth Local Government Conference 2007.
- Democracy and strong leadership in local government are vital for developing communities said Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon. He said that for most people in the Commonwealth, local government is the first contact with the authorities, and as such deserve to be strengthened and adequately funded by the central government.
- The relationship between local and central government should be clearly stated and citizens must have a voice through their own democratically elected institutions said Prime Minister Lowassa. He said that cotrol and ownership of local resources is key for local leadership.
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| Powhiri ceremony welcomes delegates |
27 March 2007 |
The offical opening of the Commonwealth Local Government Conference 2007 started with a traditional Maori powhiri ceremony. More than 600 delegates were seated in the auditorium for a traditional Maori welcome, where a New Zealand welcome group, including the Ngati Whatua, greeted a delegation led by CLGF Chair Hon Mayor Robert Montague to the conference. ... [more] |
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| Auckland hosts 600 Commonwealth local government experts |
14 March 2007 |
More than 600 leading experts, opinion formers and practitioners in local government from all corners of the Commonwealth will meet in Auckland, New Zealand in ten days time for the Commonwealth Local Government Conference 2007. Heads of government, ministers with responsibility for local government, local government mayors, city leaders and councillors, private sector representatives and civil society representatives are attending the fourth Commonwealth Local Governemnt Conference, which will take place at the Aotea Centre in Auckland, New Zealand’s city of sails, from 26-29 March. ... [more] |
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| New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark to open conference |
25 July 2006 |
| New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark will open the Commonwealth Local Government Conference 2007 at a special opening ceremony on 26 March 2007. ... [more] |
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| Minister encourages participation in prestigious forum |
24 July 2006 |
| New Zealand’s Minister for Local Government, Hon Mark Burton is encouraging local governments in New Zealand and throughout the Commonwealth to participate in the Commonwealth Local Government Conference 2007. ... [more] |
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| New Zealand next stop for CLGC |
23 July 2006 |
| Auckland in New Zealand has been chosen as the location for the fourth Commonwealth Local Government Conference in 2007. ... [more] |
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