
How we reach the Global Goals
ICLD works together with municipalities and regions to implement the Sustainable Global Goals, SDG’s, and help them reach the goals in practice. ICLD’s role in supporting local democracy is clearly linked to all the goals of Agenda 2030.
However, ICLD identifies five of the Global Goals that are particularly relevant to our work and consistent with democratic values, focusing on the inclusion of marginalised groups, gender equality and the strengthening of local institutions.
Goal 5 – Gender Equality
Goal 10 – Reduced Inequalities
Goal 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
Goal 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Goal 17 – Partnerships for the Goals


Good examples – working with the Global Goals
Participants in the partnership Karlskrona Municipality – Saldanha Bay Local Municipality. Photo: Emma Herlitz New partnership: Karlskrona and Saldanha Bay
We congratulate Saldanha Bay Local Municipality and Karlskrona Municipality on…
Photo: Tina Hartung on Unsplash Network for Democratic Resilience
ICLD is launching a new network for municipal partnerships in…
Collaborative efforts in Borås and Vračar for Disability Inclusion
The partnership project between Borås Municipality and the municipality of…
Course in Emergency Care. Dr. Emmanuel Tenywa in the center is the head of the children's hospital in Jinja The Partnership Stockholm – Jinja increases Children’s Participation and Rights in Healthcare
The right to equal health is undoubtedly a matter of…
Selina Wilson Mesenga as panelist in ICLD Local Democracy Talks in Tanzania. Selina is fighting for more female politicians
Selina Wilson Msenga is a journalist at a major daily…
How do men see their role in advancing gender equality?
Region Gotland and Kibaha Town Council use their municipal partnership…
Anjeza Bojaxhiu. Photo: Maria Jansson Anjeza’s life mission is to help women and girls affected by domestic violence
Anjeza Bojaxhiu was born and raised in Tirana. Since 2013,…
Caren Kamau is one of the three participants constituting Team Kajiado (Kenya) of the Gender Mainstreaming programme. Photo: Jonathan Österlund/ICLD. Fighting to end gender-based violence
Kajiado County in Kenya has experienced increased violence against women…
Tanzanian participants in the Kibaha – Gotland partnership together with coordinator Eva Flemming, Region Gotland (in the middle). Kibaha and Gotland – together for a sustainable world
For more than a decade, Region Gotland in Sweden has…
Rufunsa team. Photo: Ida Edvinsson Rufunsa and Kungsör set out to increase young people’s involvement in politics
Rufunsa and Kungsör increase young people’s involvement in politics
Photo from Unsplash Lundazi and Forshaga partner up to reduce climate impact
Forshaga municipality in Sweden is working hard to get political parties…
Photo: mrjn photography, Unsplash Clean water is essential for a healthy life
It will be a new start for the democracy project…
Malmö and Lusaka develop digital toolkit for youth participation in environmental issues
Lusaka in Zambia and Malmö in Sweden have through their…
Vänerborg Municipality and Chobe District project teams discussing disability rights. Photo credit: Joakim Nywall Strengthening social inclusion for children with disabilities in Chobe, Botswana
Chobe District in Botswana has worked in partnership with Vänersborg…
Walking the talk – City of Malmö and Swakopmund’s successes working with Agenda 2030
The city of Malmö has been committed to sustainability issues…
Gender Equality – a priority for ICLD
These women are leading social and political scientists that contribute with their research and knowledge to a better…
Shannon Lövgren, Programme officer ICLD and Priscilla Maposa, Country Manager Gender Links Partnerships for the Goals: Sweden and Zimbabwe
We interviewed Gender Links Zimbabwe, Country Manager Priscilla Maposa, and this is what…
Shannon Lövgren, programhandläggare på ICLD How we reach the goals of Agenda 2030
With one-third of Agenda 2030 journey already complete, ICLD sets…
istock.com ICLD’s programme – highlighted in UN report
– At ICLD we are proud to provide this programme…
Source: Strängnäs municipality Strängnäs and Dar es-Salaam channel young people’s engagement
The municipalities of Strängnäs and Dar es- Salaam have been…
Field visit in Long Xuyen, An Giang, at a polluted canal that the city will restore and expand during the upcoming years. Växjö invigorates its local democracy through water partnership with An Giang
Since 2010, An Giang province in Vietnam and Växjö municipality…
National mentors in the Gender mainstreamining Programme: Joan Kariuki from Kenya, Danny Chibinda from Zambia, Aggripina Mosha from Tanzania and Joseph Ossyia from Uganda. February 2020. ICLD Mentors Supporting experts in their field: Gender
One of the vital components of the international training programmes…
Participants in the youth project between Gothenburg City and Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa. Foto: ICLD ICLD creates opportunities for youth influence
– Politicians need to find new ways to communicate with…
ICLD has the tools for working with 2030 Agenda
There are numerous ways in which Swedish local authorities can…
Agenda 2030 a given in all of Malmö’s partnerships
Malmö has a multicultural palette with which to work, with…


Would you like to learn more about the Global Goals?
ICLD has developed a digital education to give you an “Introduction to Agenda 2030.” The education will provide information about the Sustainable Global Goals, how you can use it to create a more sustainable world, and links to where you can learn more about the goals. The trainings were developed in collaboration with Statistics Sweden.