REINVENTING GOVERNMENT

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS AND GLOBAL FORUM ON REINVENTING GOVERNMENT:
CITIZENS, BUSINESSES, AND GOVERNMENTS: PARTNERSHIPS FOR DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT”
MARRAKECH, 10-13 DECEMBER 2002
VISIT THE WEBSITE AT WWW.GLOBALFORUM.MA

The Fourth Global Forum on Reinventing Government sets as its major objective to explore new mechanisms that can lead to viable and innovative governance solutions based on the principles of dialogue and partnership. The Fourth Global Forum will provide Morocco and other countries with the opportunity to share their experiences and inspire policies that can help governments implement these reforms. Moreover, the Forum will foster the dissemination of a clear message of the belief in and commitment to good governance and to partnerships for democracy and development. This message can encourage other national and international institutions to move in the same direction. In this respect, the Marrakech meeting will provide an opportunity for thought and action in line with the initiative in favour of a New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD).

The theme of the Global Forum is "Citizens, Businesses and Governments: Dialogues and Partnerships for Development and Democracy." The Forum (12-13 December) will focus on four sub-themes: i) strengthening public policies to foster partnerships between the government, the civil society and businesses, ii) redefining the role of the state and its regulatory framework; iii) promoting local and regional partnerships for economic development, and iv) reconciling local cultures and universal values. Eleven parallel workshops on capacity development will also take place on 10-11 December as part of the Forum.


TOOLKIT from the UN-HABITAT Global Campaign on Urban Governance

NOW AVAILABLE: THE SPANISH VERSION OF "TOOLS TO SUPPORT PARTICIPATORY DECISION-MAKING"

The Spanish version of this popular publication was prepared by Ediciones SUR, with support from the Campaign, the Training and Capacity Building Branch and the UN-HABITAT Regional Office in Latin America and the Caribbean. Once you are linked to the site (www.riadel.cl), click the icon "Herramientas para una gestion urbana participativa". For the English version, click here: "Tools to Support Participatory Decision-Making English"

HIV/AIDS and the Urban Management Programme

HIV/AIDS is a new theme for the Urban Management Programme in Phase 4. Follow the activities and discussions work on managing HIV/AIDS at the local level unfolds. The programme will be carrying out eight city consultations around local strategies for HIV/AIDS. Part of the new objective will be to disseminate knowledge and good practice as well as generating an active discussion to explore effective ways to integrate pro poor and pro HIV/AIDS strategies into Local Government and community actions. Watch for the new UN-HABITAT HIV/AIDS web site being set up early next year. We look forward to you joining the discussion.

For more information contact ump@unhabitat.org