Author: MCLD Team
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Debrief the Summits!
What a month! Africa held its first Climate Summit – accompanied by a People’s Climate Summit – and the UN declares localization as a key enabler to rescue the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Watch the recordings in both English and French to catch up on the conversation with those who were in the rooms where…
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MCLD-Sierra Leone prevents election violence
With support from One Village Partners, MCLD-Sierra Leone carried out a successful campaign to prevent violence in the run up to the June 24, 2023 general election. They carried out the following activities: Read the full report here!
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Half-Time! MCLD Prepares for the SDG Summit
The August 2023 monthly zoom call focused on preparations for September’s SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Summit, at which the UN Secretary General has called for a “Rescue Plan” so that the world can “win in the second half.” Our special guest on this call was Massimo Perrino, Policy Officer at United Cities and Local Governments…
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How USAID will measure the “50% Commitment”
In January 2023, MCLD and member Peace Direct hosted a call with USAID, and Community-based Organizations (CBOs) and local peace makers to discuss metrics for how USAID would measure its commitment that by 2030 “”at least half of every dollar we spend, will need to place local communities in the lead to either co-design a…