We begin 2026 with the first edition of our newsletter, which brings together advances, projects and perspectives on interregional cooperation work. A journey through experiences that connect territories and enhance shared capacities.
NEWS
New TAIEX program on equality policies in Córdoba in the Basque Country.
A delegation from the province of Córdoba, Argentina, participated in a study mission to the Basque Country to learn firsthand about the policies developed in the areas of equality and the fight against gender-based violence against women. The visit took place within the framework of the European TAIEX program, a public sector knowledge exchange initiative organized and funded by the European Union and promoted by ORU Fogar, with the aim of transferring specialized experience between administrations and strengthening public management models...
Regionalism demands participation in climate finance at COP30.
Regionalism played a prominent role at COP30 in Belém, where subnational governments from around the world advocated for the full integration of regions into the global climate architecture. Regions4, which represents ORU Fogar on environmental issues, particularly at these summits, coordinated the participation of a delegation of dozens of regional governments committed to promoting more ambitious, effective, and locally focused climate action...
ORU Fogar at the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review.
The Global Refugee Forum Progress Review was hold in Geneva (Switzerland), from 15 to 17 December as an international meeting convened by the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) with the purpose of taking stock of advances made since the last Global Refugee Forum, held in 2023, within the framework of the Global Compact on Refugees...
Regions in the response to violence against women and girls: rights, governance and effective action for global transformation.
Neus Pociello - Director of the Aroa Foundation. "The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women marks the annual launch of the global 16 Days of Activism campaign led by the United Nations. It is not a commemorative date or symbolic campaign: it is a reminder of the unresolved debt owed to half of humanity. Violence against women and girls remains one of the most widespread and systematic human rights violations worldwide. According to UN Women (2024), almost one in three women has experienced violence in her lifetime — a figure that is, as we will see, an underestimation, since official surveys do not include all women, rendering this grim reality even broader and more invisible..."
