The Welsh Local Government Association represents the interests of local authorities in Wales.

Local government in Wales consists of 22 unitary authorities.

Revenue transfers from central government to local authorities are one option.

Others argue that China s government is simply losing its grip over local authorities.

Local government authorities are responsible for implementing policy for public education and state funded schools at a local level.

With regard to governance and decentralization, his Government had launched local government reforms and was introducing mechanisms designed to enhance the accountability and transparency of local authorities.

e. Local Authorities

The representative association of Scotland's local authorities is the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA).

local education administration authorities.

Women in Local Authorities

Deconcentration is a dministative decentralization, i.e. a transfer to lower level central government authorities, or to other local authorities who are upwardly accountable to the central government (Ribot 2002 in Larson).

That activist had been framed by local authorities after he had denounced abuses by the local family planning authorities.

In 1998, grassroots activists convinced the Chilean government and local authorities to apply for UNESCO world heritage status for Valparaíso.

This was a confederation in which most government functions remained with the provincial States (and local authorities, like the Vroedschappen).

In many countries, local consultants were recruited to work with government authorities and non governmental organizations in completing the questionnaires.

Similarly, women were elected at 82 of the Jewish local authorities and only at 4 of the Arab local authorities.

Her Government was also developing a mine risk education strategy, involving non governmental organizations, local authorities, community leaders and the public.

Network of Elective Women in Local Authorities

47. In table 13.9, under Expected accomplishments , replace city authorities with local authorities .

Government authorities at the national and local levels have increasingly been harassing humanitarian organizations and thus constraining the provision of humanitarian assistance.

They are establishing initial contacts with local authorities.

In a collaborative effort, the Mission, the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development and local government authorities and civil society groups have launched an ongoing mediation initiative aimed at settling outstanding disputes at the provincial and district levels.

Sustainability will be ensured through stakeholder involvement (including with private sector operators), central and local authorities government, rural communities and entrepreneurs and NGOs.

In that regard, she enquired as to the source of funding for such programmes, and whether the central Government would assist local government authorities in cooperating with international assistance agencies.

The second issue concerned the role of local authorities.

(d) Capacity building of local communities, institutions and authorities

Participation in Local Authorities of the Prefectures and Municipalities

The independent expert also met government officials, legislators, members of the judiciary and local authorities to discuss approaches to gang violence and juvenile justice.

Once finalized, the Government must ensure that this information is disseminated and understood by the police and the relevant authorities at the local level.

Special emphasis should be placed by States on the involvement of city and local government authorities in engaging and supporting young indigenous people to achieve the Millennium Development Goals at the local level.

Special emphasis should be placed by States on the involvement of city and local government authorities in engaging and supporting young indigenous people to achieve the Millennium Development Goals at the local level.

Conducting a research in cooperation with the Network of Elected Women in Local Authorities on The female force in Local Authorities Women Elected all over Greece .

There are now two local authorities in this country who have declared themselves transitional local authorities, Leicestershire and Somerset. And in Stroud, the transition group there, in effect, wrote the local government's food plan.

Local govt. Nkwerre local government of Imo State

These regional water authorities are among the oldest forms of local government in the Netherlands, some of them having been founded in the 13th century.

A decentralization policy was being prepared which would define the powers, functions, roles and duties of local authorities and their relationship with the central Government.

In the Kass and Kalma camps in South Darfur, difficulties in the registration process have been compounded by the actions of obstructive local government authorities.

The Administration should raise the matter with the local authorities.

It tied the local currency to the British Pound, giving local authorities no discretion in monetary policy.

This project is jointly implemented by MED POL, local authorities, local non governmental organizations (NGOs) and RAMOGE.

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

Local authorities are often themselves weakened by human and material losses, and often have to cope with unclear reporting lines and interference from various government bodies.

His Government also welcomed the efforts of the Executive Director to promote closer cooperation with local authorities and other partners in the area of human settlements.

Since local authorities played a key role in promoting innovative community oriented local governance, UN HABITAT promoted crime prevention at the local level.

This approach should be supported by the implementation of local development plans and capacity building among local authorities.