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Intermediary cities - 24.11.2017

City branding increasingly important for intermediary cities
“City branding becomes more and more important and is a very useful exercise and tool to underline the strength of a city and its values,” stated mayor of Sindelfingen, Bernd Vöhringer, while representing CEMR at the UCLG i-cities (intermediary cities) conference in Terrassa on 20 November.
Employment - 15.11.2017

Work for the global network of towns and regions: UCLG
Our global organisation, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), is hiring. Do you have what it takes to be their Climate Change Officer or Junior Communication Officer? Apply now.
Culture - 12.09.2017

Be the host of the 2019 UCLG culture summit
Does your local government want to place culture at the heart of its action in 2019? Would you be interested in giving international visibility to your city? You could become the host city for United Cities and Local Governments’ (UCLG) Culture Summit in 2019. Apply by 31 October 2017.
UCLG - 10.05.2017

Towns and regions of the world need a new secretary general
Do you have what it takes to become Secretary General of the largest organisation of local governments in the world? United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), our global association, is recruiting a new Secretary General. He or she should manage to defend the interests of towns, regions and their associations worldwide.

Apply before 1 July 2017. More details in the application package.
UCLG - 11.04.2017

UCLG Culture Summit 2017 in Jeju
Our global association, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), is hosting its second Culture Summit from 10 to 13 May 2017 in Jeju, Korea. The Jeju Culture Summit, “Commitments and Actions for Culture in Sustainable Cities”, is the place to be for towns, regions and all other stakeholders committed to culture at the local level.

The summit will focus on three key themes: Implementing culture 21 actions, A global culture 2030 goal, and Cultural rights and local alliances for culture. It will be an opportunity to discuss all aspects of cultural policies, programmes and projects in cities.
UCLG - 19.12.2016

UCLG Africa is recruiting a Deputy Secretary General
For further information, have a look at the application package, available in English and French.
Deadline for applications: 27 January 2017.
CGLU Afrique - 04.08.2016

Offre d’emploi : Project Officer : Convention des maires pour l’Afrique Sub-saharienne
Cités et Gouvernements Locaux Unis d’Afrique (CGLU Afrique) cherche un Project Officer pour la Convention des maires pour l’Afrique Sub-saharienne. Le poste sera basé à Accra, au Ghana.

Veuillez cliquer ici pour plus de détails.

Date limite de candidature : vendredi 12 août 2016
UCLG - 12.07.2016

European Development Days, refugees, sustainability: UCLG’s newsletter is online
The latest edition of UCLG’s newsletter is available in English, French and Spanish.
UCLG - 01.06.2016

European city receives special mention for “International Award UCLG – Mexico City – Culture 21”
A European city has received a special mention for the “International Award UCLG – Mexico City – Culture 21” this year:

Kaunas (Lithuania), for its project that mobilised citizens to transform a polluted and uncared place through artistic co-creation activities.

This international award is given to leading cities and people that have made a significant contribution to culture as a dimension of sustainable development.