This text was written by Valeria Guarneros Meza during her participation in ICLD’s Gender Equality Network conference in Barranquilla last November. It marked her final contribution as a member of the ICLD Advisory Board. We thank Valeria for her many years of commitment to local democracy and justice and wish her every success in the future.
In everyday life, we commonly associate institutions
The ICLD–UNZA Alumni Conference in Zambia 7-9 October 2025 didn’t unsettle the hierarchy by accident; it shattered it on purpose. It offered a rare glimpse of what youth inclusion could actually look like.
Detta blogginlägg berättar om när deltagare i ICLD-partnerskapet mellan Växjö och Kalush, Ukraina, möttes i Polen för sitt senaste partnerskapsmöte.
By Dorothy Akongo– Research and Advocacy Manager, Busoga Health Forum and participant in the Child Thrive Project within the ICLD municipal partnership Jinja-Stockholm.
In the heart of eastern Uganda, the Busoga region is witnessing a quiet revolution, one that puts the health and wellbeing of its children at the center of an ambitious and deeply collaborative effort. Through a strong ICLD part
The ICLD Secretary General is travelling to Ukraine to attend the seminar Carpathian Sea Democracy Week 2025 in Truskavets, near Lviv. He will be blogging throughout his journey — a journey both forward and backward in time.
The ICLD Secretary General is traveling to Ukraine to attend the Carpathian Sea Democracy Week 2025. He will be blogging during his journey — a journey both forward and backward in time. Follow him and experience the journey!
Vi befinner oss i en tid där överraskningarna inom politikens område duggar tätt. Institutioner som skapat trygghet under generationer och setts som mycket trögrörliga, där beslut fattas med klokskap, och processerna får leda fram till den slutgiltiga versionen. Men nu fattas ödesdigra beslut i egenintresse, utan process, utan dialog.
Internationellt Centrum för Lokal Demokrati stärker demokratier vars lokala institutioner har till uppdrag att skapa en grundläggande basstruktur av rättsstatens principer för sina medborgare. Att det uppdragets betydelse nu får uppmärksamhet genom att årets nobelpris i ekonomi går till forskning som lyfter fram detta som den avgörande faktorn för ekonomisk tillväxt är verkligen uppmuntrande.
Den internationella kvinnodagen den 8 mars är en viktig årsdag som markerar behovet av att fortsätta kampen för jämställdhet skriver ICLD:s generalsekreterare Johan Lilja med anledning av internationella kvinnodagen 2024.
Congratulations to the following ICLD Alumni who received their diplomas in August 2023; from Kenya, Martin Kangiri, Nicholas Waweru, Anne Maasai, Edna Lenku, Emma Njeri, Fredrick Mwangi and John Munga from Uganda Christine Kayingo and Rogers both from Jinja City.
Sundays River Valley in South Africa has been involved in several of ICLD’s programmes, including a municipal partnership. Deon Pretorius is one of the participants but also an ICLD mentor. Here he gives us some background about the Sundays River Valley and how ICLD’s programmes help to make positive progresses in the municipality.
Pemba, Zambia, set up a digitalization strategy with the help of an ICLD research team. Connecting researchers and practitioners can create a meaningful impact as it ensures that strategic decisions are based on the most up-to-date research. It also ensures that the practitioners are taking into account the most recent evidence when making policy or strategic decisions.
