Author: MCLD Team
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Local Action, Global Accountability
On September 20, 2024 hundreds of activists joined us in person or virtually for a hybrid webinar co-organised by CIVICUS, Movement for Community-Led Development (MCLD), NEAR, Peace Direct (PD), and WINGS. The event was held on the sideline of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79) for “Local Action, Global Accountability”, was…
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Sep. 25: Let’s Debrief the Summit of the Future
The UN has called the Summit of the Future a “once-in-a generation opportunity.” MCLD was there. We co-hosted a side event and participated in many of the meetings. Our September Global Zoom call reviewed what happened and what it means for our work. On the call, we followed those discussions by brainstorming what accountability on…
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Launch of the Local2030 Knowledge & Scientific Network
Local2030 is the consortium of United Nations agencies committed to localizing the SDGs. At the 2023 General Assembly, it was named one of the strategic interventions to accelerate achieving the 2030 Agenda. MCLD attends all its events. On July 18, 2024 Local2030 launched a new initiative – a Knowledge & Scientific Network (KSN). Sponsored by…
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Transformation of MCLD, CSW Readout
This month we gathered to discuss our observations from the recent UN Conference on the Status of Women, our new global structure and our upcoming participatory process to create our 2025-2028 Strategic Plan.