ORU Fogar and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have announced the opening of applications for the 11th Regional Best Practices Award. This distinction, which has established itself as the global benchmark for showcasing efficiency in territorial public management, seeks to identify and reward policies that have generated a positive impact in their territories...
ORU Fogar Admits a Ukrainian Region and Expands Its Presence in Ecuador and Mali.
The Organization of United Regions (ORU Fogar) continues to expand its international network with the admission of new member regions, reaffirming its commitment to decentralized cooperation, territorial solidarity and support for regional governments operating in particularly challenging contexts...
The Sultanate of Oman also puts faith on the decentralization.
The Sultanate of Oman reaffirmed its commitment to the decentralization and strengthening of governorates during the National Forum on Decentralization and Empowerment of Governorates, which gathered in Masqat senior officials, governors, municipal leaders, private sector representatives, and international experts within the framework of the national “Oman Vision 2040” plan...
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9–20 March 2026 – 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), United Nations Headquarters, New York.
12 March 2026 – Bridging the Justice Gap: Regional Strategies to Fulfill the Beijing+30 Mandates. Gender Equality Working Group. Virtual. NGO CSW70 Parallel Event.
April
20 April 2026 – ORU Fogar Executive Bureau, Pitești, Argeș County, Romania.
21 April 2026 – Seminar on ‘Comparative Rural Development Policies’, Pitești, Argeș County, Romania.
May
17-22 May 2026 – Thirteenth Session of the World Urban Forum 2026 (WUF13), Baku, Azerbaijan.
July
2 July 2026 – Executive Bureau of ORU Fogar, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador.
2 July 2026 – Annual Assembly of ORU Fogar, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador.
3-4 July 2026 – GLOCAL “Tourism and Regional Economic Development”, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador.
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