ICLD is making a call for national mentors in Colombia and Guatemala, for ICLD’s network for gender equality. The main responsibility of the mentor is to support a team of public officials, politicians, and, in some cases, civil society representatives, from the local governments in Colombia and Guatemala in a program promoting gender equality within…
ICLD offers a digital training for all who are interested. The two-week course will introduce you to the concept of human rights budgeting and why human rights standards and approaches are helpful for local budgeting processes. It will also look into the relationship between human rights and corruption, and how transparency and counter corruption measures…
The final workshops in mid-June marked the successful completion of ICLD and UNCDF’s programme “Public Financial Management and Local Economic Development”, also called “Finance”. The primary goal of this advanced International Training Programme (ITP) has been to empower municipal officials with comprehensive skills in financial management and local economic development, thereby enhancing their ability to…
The right to equal health is undoubtedly a matter of democracy. Ensuring access to healthcare and reducing inequalities is a central task to guarantee universal human rights. “Children’s needs and rights are often neglected in healthcare settings, and through this collaboration, we hope to contribute to improvements,” says Talla Alkurdi, Regional Councilor for Health and…
To collect best practices and inspire local politicians, ICLD wanted to highlight mayors who are true changemakers. Mayors from around the world who have made positive transformations for local democracy in their locality; leaders demonstrating commitment and action for equity, inclusion, transparency and/or accountability. We reached far and wide to ask people to nominate a…
Last year, ICLD approved a research project on child rights, aiming to develop an analytical tool to address the Sustainable Development Goals from a child rights perspective – together with children. Phase two of the project was just approved, with grounded action research taking place over the coming year together with the Sustainable Futures Network…
The teams in ICLD International Training Programme “Human Rights-Based Approach” are not just change agents for democracy an human rights. They are also incredible networking champions! Kopychyntsi and Höör Last year, Kopychyntsi from Ukraine signed a twin city agreement with the Swedish municipality Höör in connection to ICLD:s inception workshop for the programme. Nekhvoroshcha and…
Terms of Reference Local governments are taking various measures to adapt to climate change. While increased awareness and funding for climate-change response are generating multiple responses from local governments, fixes are often technical. Technical solutions often miss the social and political economic roots of vulnerabilities – the conditions that turn climate stress into crisis. These…
Terms of Reference Background There exists a significant disconnect between research and practice. Researchers often lack knowledge of real-life policy dilemmas and the realities on the ground, while policymakers may lack the time and motivation to engage with academic publications. Additionally, research findings are often inadequately communicated in a manner that is not adapted to…
Did you take part in a Local Democracy Lab and have more to say? Apply for an after-lab grant to support the local government with your expertise! This is a continuous call with rolling application and granting. Background To bridge the gap between research and practice, ICLD offers Local Democracy Labs for local governments who…
