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To promote strong and effective democratic local self-government throughout the region/world through promoting unity and cooperation among members;
To ensure the effectif political representation of local government to the UN and other international communities;
To be the worldwide source of key information on local government, learning, exchange, and capacity building to support democratic local governments and their associations;
To promote economic, social, cultural, vocational and environmental development in enhancing the services to the citizens based on good governance principles;
To promote race and gender equality, combating discrimination, promoting decentralized cooperation and international cooperation between local governments and their associations in strong democratic organisation;
To promote twinning and partnership between local governments and peoples.
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Embrace Jeju Island | The 2nd Jeju World Natural Heritage
International Photo Competition
Under the theme Embrace Jeju Island, the UNESCO World Natural
Heritage Office of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province is
holding the 2nd International Photo Competition from March 1,
2010 to May 31, 2010. Any photos of landscape and ecology
including World Natural Heritage Districts are acceptable.
Everyone can join the competition with number of entries minimum
3 and maximum 5 photos of any format. All participants will
compete for 10,000,000 KRW of Grand Prize. Click
here for the competition guideline.
Jeju Island which has the panoramic views of the great nature
through the four seasons is inscribed as UNESCO World Natural
Heritage. It is the second year of inscription. Therefore, in
order to refresh the meaning of the first UNESCO World Natural
Heritage and to promote its natural beauty, the 2nd
Jeju World Natural Heritage International Photo Competition is
held. Click here for
further details of the competition.
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Dear Members of UCLG
ASPAC,
The Presidency, Secretariat and
all members of United Cities
and Local Governments Asia Pacific express their solidarity with
the people of Chile.
Early Saturday morning on 27 February 2010, an 8.8 magnitude
earthquake off the coast of Chile collapsed
buildings, damaged roads and triggered a tsunami warning
throughout the Pacific.
Death toll stands at 708; numbers are expected to grow.
According to the USGS, the quake struck at 3:34 a.m. (1:34 a.m.
ET) off the Pacific coast at a depth of nearly 22 miles (35 km)
and about 60 miles (100 km) northwest of Chillan, Chile.
Santiago, the capital, is 200 miles (325
km) northeast of the epicenter.
Saturday's quake was 700 to 800 times stronger than the
7.0-magnitude quake that struck Haiti in
January, which left some 212,000 people dead and more than 1
million homeless.
It is with great sadness that they have witnessed the dramatic
unfolding of the consequences of this catastrophe.
This is a moment of grieving but also one which calls for urgent
action; the UCLG ASPAC Presidency encourages all its members to
support the Chilean Local Governments.
UCLG ASPAC shall keep its members informed of the
humanitarian aid operations to which they can lend support as
well as initiatives directed at Chilean Local Governments.
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In addition to providing emergency relief, these
organisations are providing the following aid to those
in need:
How you can help:
(As other Aid Agencies come to our notice details will
be listed on our web-site.)
Texting donations for
Chile: (For individuals
who would like to assist)
In addition to your donation amount, standard text
messaging fees may apply.
ADRA International: Text
CHILE
10 to 27138 ($10 donation)
Convoy of Hope: Text 4CHILE to 50555 ($10 donation)
Habitat for Humanity: Text
CHILE
to 25383 ($10 donation)
OperationUSA: Text REBUILD to 50555 ($10 donation)
Salvation Army: Text CHILE
to 52000 ($10 donation)
World Vision: Text
CHILE to 20222 ($10
donation)
UNICEF: Text YOUTH to 20222 ($10 donation)
Source:
www.cnn.com
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On behalf of UCLG ASPAC:
Mayor Kim Bumil
Emeritus Mayor Peter Woods OAM
President
Secretary General
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Daegu Sends Medical Aid to Haiti


Daegu Metropolitan Citys Keimyung University
Dongsan Hospital provided a medical team as part of the
worldwide aid to Haitis victims of last months earthquake,
which demanded a death toll of over 100,000 casualties.
The team comprising six medical doctors and two
nurses which offered medical care had been put together in
cooperation with charity organization Korea Food for the Hungry
International.
The aid workers who had been deployed for a
period of one week, returned home safely on February 4th
upon completion of their voluntary mission.
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4th Asia
Partners Workshop
9-11 March
2010 | Jakarta


The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM),
International Co-operation Agency of Association of Netherlands
Municipalities (VNG International) and United Cities and Local
Governments Asia Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) are jointly organising the
4th Asia Partners Workshop to take place in Jakarta
from March 9th to 11th, 2010. The first
workshop was held in Phuket in March 2007, the second in Manila
in April 2008 and the third in Hanoi in February 2009.
The Fourth and last Asia Partners Workshop will focus on
exchanging experiences on and drawing conclusions from Local
Government Association (LGA) partners work in advocacy and
financial sustainability over the past 2-3 years in order to
inform future LGA planning and interventions. It will also be an
opportunity to share knowledge and lessons on case studies
documented by participating LGAs (from particular countries such
as Cambodia,
Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, Sri Lanka and
Pakistan)
and to strengthen linkages and determine the future development
of the network.
Dr. Ing.
Fauzi Bowo, in his capacity as Governor of Jakarta Capital City
Government, President of the Indonesian Association of
Provincial Governments (APPSI) and Co-President of UCLG ASPAC,
will open the workshop on Tuesday morning, 9th March,
and host a welcome dinner for workshop participants.
On the last day, Friday 11 March, the Workshop will have a
special session on Public Private Partnership for Infrastructure
Development hosted by Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA).
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Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Solutions in Developing
Countries Conference and Exhibition
23-26 March
2010 | Surabaya


The International Water Association (IWA) and
Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA) are
organising a Conference and Exhibition on Decentralised
Wastewater Treatment Solutions in Developing Countries to take
place from 23 to 26 March 2010 in Surabaya. The Conference will
be kindly hosted by Surabaya City Government, one of city
members of UCLG ASPAC.
The Conference aims to bring together top
wastewater and sanitation experts, governments, utilities and
international agencies to share and discuss their expertise,
knowledge and experiences on decentralized wastewater treatment
solutions. Some of the key areas that will be examined include
technical decentralized options, community-based sanitation,
management options, best practices, and sanitation up-scaling
and integration.
The Conference will consist of a single track
with presentations from invited speakers who are leaders in the
field of decentralized sanitation as well as those voluntarily
submitting abstracts.
For further information on the
conference, kindly visit its official website at
http://www.dewats-surabaya.com/
The following contact persons are
available for your inquiries regarding the conference and
registration:
Catherine Chan
Conference Secretariat
c/o Event Pulses Pte Ltd
Tel: +65 - 6468 8812
Fax: +65 - 6221 2989
Email:
secretariat@dewats-surabaya.com
Brenda Lai
Manager, East Asia & Pacific Regional Office
International Water Association
80 Toh Guan Road East,
WaterHub, 3rd Floor
Singapore 608575
Tel: +65 - 6316 9935
Fax: +65 - 6885 2526
Email:
brenda.lai@iwahq.org
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Seoul City
to Send Money, Supplies to Haiti


The
Seoul Metropolitan Government will provide 100-thousand dollars
in monetary aid and emergency relief supplies to Haiti, which
lies in ruin following a magnitude seven earthquake that hit the
Caribbean nation on Wednesday, Korean time.
Seoul says it will supply food and daily necessities at the
earliest possible time, will participate in restoration
activities and will join in other global humanitarian efforts.
Seoul officials say that due to the considerable amount of time
it will take to purchase and deliver the supplies --- given that
transport is virtually paralyzed in Haiti --- the monetary aid
will be delivered first to the Red Cross Korean branch for
prompt use.
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Dear members of the UCLG ASPAC,
The
Presidency and the all members of United Cities and Local
Governments Asia Pacific express their solidarity with the
people of Haiti following the catastrophe caused by massive 7.0
magnitude earthquake which has struck the Caribbean island of
Haiti on Tuesday 12 January 2010.
The Red
Cross estimates that up to three million people in Haiti have
been affected by Tuesday's earthquake and 45,000-50,000 people
have died in Haiti's devastating earthquake, as rescue teams
race against time to find survivors. The country's
infrastructure has been devastated, the scope of the calamity
enormous.
It is with
great sadness that they have witnessed the dramatic unfolding of
the consequences of this catastrophe.
This is a
moment of grieving but also one which calls for urgent action;
the UCLG ASPAC Presidency encourages all its members to support
the Haitian local authorities.
UCLG ASPAC
shall keep its members informed of the humanitarian aid
operations to which they can lend support as well as initiatives
directed at Haitian local authorities.
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