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With summer approaching rapidly, we are happy to see that our summercourse on decentralisation and local governance is again fully booked with people from all around the world. We are looking forward to receive them in The Hague and have a fruitful exchange of knowledge, ideas and experiences. We are also pleased that many new initiatives have been started in the field of good governance, such as Talent for Governance and the Institute for Global Justice. Read more about it in this second edition of our newsletter!
The team of The Hague Academy for Local Governance
Young, talented civil servants at local governments now have the chance for training, networking and international exposure at the Hague Academy for Local Governance. Since most local governments in developing and transitional countries do not have skilled staff nor budget for training and capacity building, the Talent for Governance Scholarships offer a unique opportunity to young municipal employees that are motivated to work for better living conditions in their local community. Do you want to support these young talents? Then look at www.talentforgovernance.com. Read more...
At the Afghanistan conference of March 31 in The Hague, the international community reiterated the need to promote good governance in Afghanistan through strengthening Afghanistan’s national, provincial and local government institutions. By strengthening their capacity, government authorities at all levels should perform better in providing security and services to the citizens. Read more...
Being one of the key institutions for the delivery of basic services and the government tier closest to the citizens, local government is in a unique position to contribute to the reconstruction of services, as well as peacebuilding after violent conflict. However, local government capacities are often severely affected by armed conflict. Learn how you can assist in strengthening local governments and contribute to creating a safer living environment for people in (post-)conflict countries in our City Diplomacy course.
Does your municipality have plans for economic development or infrastructural works? Do you want to increase citizen support for your plans? Are you looking for ways to involve the community? Then do not hesitate to subscribe for the last open places at the Citizen Participation course, that will be organised from 20 to 25 September 2009.
Are you a Dutch municipal officer involved in an international project with a partner in a developing or transitional country? This November The Hague Academy organises a Masterclass in Municipal International Cooperation. The course will be given in Dutch. For more information on recent masterclasses read more...
More than 4 billion poor people live without access to justice and without any rights, simply because they do not ‘exist’. Since they are not registered as citizens they cannot vote, own a house or start a business. Morever, since they lack protection from the state, they are vulnerable to violence and exploitation.
At the presentation of the report Making the Law work for Everyone in The Hague, representatives of donor- and development organisations as well as academics called for an international effort to stimulate governments to show more accountability and to educate citizens about their basic rights. Read more…
The Hague will soon be hosting a new institute on Global Justice. Jozias van Aartsen, mayor of The Hague, announced this at the presentation of the report 'Making the law work for everyone', in the Peace Palace in The Hague on May 25th. The Institute for Global Justice will provide expertise in the field of human rights, governance, peacebuilding and security. Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs of the US, will be member of the supervisory board of the new institute.
Citizens’ capacity to express and exercise their views effectively has the potential to influence government priorities and processes. Governments that can be held accountable for their actions, are more likely to respond to the needs and demands articulated by their population. This briefing paper highlights some of the key conclusions emerging from a joint donor evaluation of support to citizens’ voice and accountability.
An interesting article about the PhD research on city-to-city cooperation by our expert Marike Bontenbal.
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Click to see an overview of our training courses for 2009.
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Topics that we are currently developing for open training as well as on demand are: 