The term community in this context includes local people, local institutions, local agencies and the local council.

Korean Council for Local Agenda 21s

In some states, local council elections are also compulsory.

The Council underlined the importance of tailoring solutions to local circumstances and, more importantly, of involving local actors.

A 2003 survey conducted by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), a global network supporting inclusive local governments, found that the average proportion of women in local council was 15 .

I was recently elected President of the Local Youth Council of Slatina, which operates within the framework of the Croatian National Youth Council.

For instance, Ghulam Habib, a member of a local district council in Takhar Province claims

The Council of Europe had monitored the recent local elections and had deemed them satisfactory.

A total of 60,512 women contested elections to the three tiers of the local bodies. From the lowest to the highest, these tiers are the Union Council, the Tehsil Council Town Council and the District Council.

On 30 March, ceasefire was negotiated between the Council of Elders of Libya, Sabha local council and members of the Misrata militia in the southern city.

In June 1992 the local council approved plans to develop Ewood Park into a 31,000 all seater stadium.

The International Council for Caring Communities organized three events to mainstream ageing issues at local and international levels.

5325 01 The Association for the Advancement of Women's Basketball v. Ramat HaSharon Local Council et al (02.06.04).

A positive trend is the growing number of female candidates in both parliamentary and local government council elections.

The Office of Global Youth Affairs is building a local youth council at every US embassy around the world, to advise and help to implement embassy programming aimed at local youth.

For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 council areas, with wide variation in both size and population.

A municipal council had drawn up and approved a plan to develop low cost housing, principally benefiting local Roma.

The Council looks forward to the holding of parliamentary and local elections in Afghanistan in the spring of 2005.

Women's groups have called for quotas for women candidates in the elections, 30 per cent for local council elections (September 2004) and 20 per cent for the legislative council.

Nusra has also arrested civil society activists, including journalists and local council members, and has been responsible for sectarian attacks.

It will refer to the cultural strategy for Kosovo prepared in consultation with local experts and Council of Europe specialists.

They argue, with reference to the Committee's jurisprudence, that a municipal council is a local public authority,e and that the council engaged in an act of racial discrimination by unanimously endorsing the petition and cancelling its resolution to build low cost but adequate housing for local Roma.

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This section of the constitution was not implemented until 1999 when the first local council elections were held across the country.

After that, the issues of country ownership, of a comprehensive approach and of working together the Council, the Bank and other agencies to support a strengthened local Government and local ownership, are exactly the same.

Aiming at attaining the goals of the Law on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, the units of local self government will establish Equal Opportunities Committees, as standing bodies, by a decision of the Local Self Government Council.

In Kisangani, the independent expert met the provincial governor, the president of the Episcopal Council, the president of the Bar Association, representatives of local NGOs, local officials from MONUC and representatives of the United Nations and humanitarian agencies.

The Security Council underscored and will strengthen its relationship with civil society, including as appropriate, through, inter alia, the use of Arria formula meetings and meetings with local civil society organizations during Security Council missions.

The Convention on the Participation of Foreigners in Public Life at Local Level is a treaty of the Council of Europe, adopted in 1992.

Government Local government consists of a seven member council which is elected every four years and which meets four to six times a year.

Local LWV organizations monitor their local government meetings and address local issues.

The 1992 Convention on the Participation of Foreigners in Public Life at Local Level from the Council of Europe, is opened to signatures and ratifications.

Reports from activists stated that a meeting was held on Sunday between HTS, local council members, and dignitaries, and a statement was issued regarding the incidents.

Ensure that Security Council missions take into account gender considerations and the rights of women and children, including through consultation with local and international women's groups.

The idea that the Mission's mandate included assistance with the resolution of local land disputes required a very broad interpretation of Security Council resolution 1590 (2005).

You know, it's local cooks teaching local people.

Local govt. Nkwerre local government of Imo State

Bank subsidiaries will increasingly have to finance local lending with local deposits and other local funding.

The Security Council recognizes the positive role played by local stakeholders and encourages dialogue between the United Nations and relevant national actors. The Council encourages capacity building in order to respond to the country specific circumstances of each conflict situation.

Roma are still victims of discrimination in access to housing, employment, healthcare, and education, despite significant local efforts at the Council of Europe s instigation and with its support.

Deletions that have been made are linked to the establishment of local institutions (such as the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council) that took over the implementation of reforms.

It assigns responsibility for local matters to a local government.

The Stability Pact has now been transferred to local control, re emerging as the Sarajevo based Regional Cooperation Council, ready to develop regional and multilateral standards for its members.

executive bodies of local State authority and local self governing bodies

The Local Government Ordinance, 2001, governs elections to the local bodies.