XI Iberoamerican Forum of Local Governments

The XI IberoAmerican Forum of Local Governments will take place in Madrid the 7th November 2018, on the framework of the II World Forum on Urban Violence and Education for coexistence and Peace. This forum, organized by the Iberoamerican Capital Cities Union and where the relevance of local governments as key actors for the improvement of citizens living conditions and the promotion of equality, the inclusion and the right to the city will be debated,  will gather together high authorities from local governments, cities networks, and representatives of organizations. The Forum has as its main objective the development of the iberoamerican municipalism, the enlargement of governments’ participation, the promotion of the local autonomy as well as the decentralization of the administrative policy. Moreover, the Madrid Compromise “Autonomy, Participation, education of local governments to reach the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals in the territories” will be approved.

The Iberoamerican Forum was created in 2006 with the aim of being a place of meetings, debates and cooperation among the municipalities and province associations and the state federations of the different governments of the countries that are part of the Iberoamerican Community of Nations.

For more information: http://www.mercociudades.org/node/6944