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Watch our 2025 UN General Assembly Session
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations. Now that the UN has recognized that two/thirds of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals can only be achieved at the community level, it is vital for MCLD and all Localistas to focus on the priority actions to build a strong, resilient local ecosystem for development.…
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Unpacking MCLD’s New Strategic Plan: Our Four Pillars in Action
For the past 15 months, MCLD has been co-creating our 2025-29 Strategic Plan with our National Associations and members. We have reconnected with our strengths and our mission, and realigned our strategies based on current realities. At the end of August, we introduced the four pillars that will guide our next four years: policy, practice,…
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Multilateral Processes and Why They Matter
MCLD’s most recent event looked into multilateral processes and why they matter to us as champions and practitioners of community-led development. MCLD participated in two United Nations international events this month – the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development held in Seville, Spain and the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, in New York.…
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Equity-focused networks and the structures that support them
At our June Global Call on Equity-focused networks and the structures that support them, we heard from Africa Rising and Teach for All about how they organize their structures to align with their principles. Béranger Tossou (CLD Benin member) shared about MCLD’s global governance structure, including our Global Assembly (GA), which is holding elections this…