8 September – 17 October 2021 | Cheongju – The 2021 Cheongju Craft Biennale, the world’s first and the most significant event in the world of crafts and an international exhibition representing craft cities around the world will be held from September 8 to October 17 this year in the Culture Factory

The World Organization of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), gathering over 240.000 member worldwide expresses its deep concern about the ongoing situation in Afghanistan and the impact on the human rights and livelihoods of its people, in particular women and girls that might be again depr

As a side event of the 8th UCLG ASPAC Congress, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province invites member cities of United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific to Jeju’s 3D Virtual Booth at https://vr.miceview.kr/ZR041/entry-en.html.With international travel restricted due to COVID-19, it has become

The Local Empowerment, Advocacy and Development (LEAD) for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Localisation in Pakistan is a 4-year programme co-funded by the European Union and implemented by the United Cities and Local Government Asia Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) and its members: the Association for Deve

According to the United Nations, 2020 marks the highest number of countries with violent conflict in the last 30 years. Moreover, the number of people being killed in battle has also increased 10 times since 2005. Due to the significant increase of Violence and conflict, prevention is more necessary

As ASEAN Mayors Forum Secretariat, the United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) organised the virtual event for two days straight under the theme of “Enabling Environment on Climate Resilience: Local Governments and Cities Commitment to Tackle Climate Change”. Seizing the common

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought devastating impacts to all people around the world and halted various sectors that are now moving towards recovery. However, w hile still fighting the pandemic, regions and cities in the world also have to face non-pandemic related disasters, which resulted in many

The Local and Regional Governments’ Day: Feminist Municipal Movement was held online by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) Women on Thursday, 1st July 2021 with focus topic on the generation equality. This forum aimed to make sure that the voices of local and regional government women leader

Following the examples of ten pilot cities under the Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities (CRIC) Project funded by the European Union (EU), local governments from other cities in Indonesia are moving towards envisioning a sustainable environment for cities to a greater extent.It has become evident

Communication is both the most important yet challenging aspect to accomplish anywhere around the world. In terms of intercultural communication, Asia is comprised of various cultures with more than a thousand languages. Each culture is unique and having an open mind is crucial.Universiti Kebangsaan

Asia Pacific region predicted to be the most urban cities in the next decades. That phenomenon will bring an increasing infrastructure development, energy consumption, high demand in fossil fuels for transportation, inappropriate waste management, which all contribute to GHG emissions.Each country i

The 8th UCLG ASPAC (United Cities and Local Governments Asia Pacific) Congress will convene in conjunction with an International Conference titled “From Steady Recovery to Sustained Prosperity in Post COVID Asia Pacific.” It is organised by UCLG ASPAC and hosted by the Chinese People’s Association f

The ten ASEAN member states along with China and India join forces in the upcoming ASEAN Mayors Forum to cope with climate change in relation to the rapid urbanisation in the cities. While urbanisation has endured to give rise to the economic benefit of higher wages in all its glory, it also postula

The implementation of the SDGs has entered its 6th year since its adoption in 2015. With the target of achieving the SDGs by 2030 to end poverty and hunger, we only have 10 years remaining to accelerate its attainment, which has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Apart from causin

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only affected health and economic sectors, but it has also strongly affected the cultural sector. Culture as the fourth pillar of sustainable development is the fundamental aspect in recovering better and stronger from COVID-19 in Asia Pacific cities and local governmen

Our environment has been exploited and destroyed for so long. According to WWF, the tropics lost close to 30 football fields’ worth of trees every single minute. We have also destroyed half of our wetlands for over the last century. Furthermore, we have already lost 50 per cent of our coral reefs an

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only affected health and economic sectors, but it has also strongly affected the cultural sector. Culture as the fourth pillar of sustainable development is the fundamental aspect in recovering better and stronger from COVID-19 in Asia Pacific cities and local governmen

Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) in collaboration with Gwangju City and UCLG ASPAC launched the 3rd Blended Learning Course (BLC) on the localization of Human Rights and SGDs on 27th May 2021. BLC is aiming at introducing the concept, experiences, and network on localizing human right in the SDGs pr

The Climate Resilient and Inclusive Cities or CRIC project is a partnership project in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Europe, which is co-funded by the European Union. The project is implemented by UCLG ASPAC through collaboration with 10 pilot cities which are committed to conduct and ensure clima

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, cities in the Asia-Pacific region remain adamant in aiming for urban excellence.The Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC) XXXVI was recently hosting an online session titled “Nurturing Human Assets for Urban Excellence,” on 27th May 2021. This s