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Here's our monthly roundup of updates from the OGP Local community for November 2022. CO-CREATION ACTION PLAN Georgian municipalities engaged in the co-creation of their OGP action plans Beni Mellal-Khenifra, Morocco developed a guide where they explain their experience joining OGP Local…

Moroccan Prime Minister Vows to Continue Building an Open Government Marrakech, Morocco. - Today, more than 600 people from Africa and the Middle East came together in the name of building more open governments in the region and to accelerate…

Here's our monthly roundup of updates from the OGP Local community for October 2022. CO-CREATION ACTION PLAN In Cartagena de Indias (Colombia), they have held 7 round tables with different citizen groups, including: academia, foundations, community government units of local mayors, political actors and…

On 11 October 2022, the CEO of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Sanjay Pradhan, the Director of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Rafael Benitez, and the Executive Director of the Association of Ukrainian Cities (AUC) Oleksandr Slobozhan, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support in the reconstruction of Ukrainian communities after Russia’s full-scale invasion.

The Government of Estonia assumes the role of government chair of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee on October 11, 2022.

Hoy, Anabel Cruz , fundadora y directora del Instituto de Comunicación y Desarrollo de Uruguay, asumió formalmente el cargo de copresidenta de la sociedad civil del Comité Directivo de la Alianza para el Gobierno Abierto.

OGP CEO Sanjay Pradhan joins the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA).

Government and Civil Society Leaders from All Over the Americas meet in Santo Domingo to Promote Openness. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Today, the President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader Corona welcomed hundreds of government representatives from the three…

Líderes de gobierno y sociedad civil de toda las Américas se reúnen en Santo Domingo para promover la apertura. Santo Domingo, República Dominicana – Hoy, el Presidente Constitucional de República Dominicana, Luis Abinader Corona recibió a cientos de representantes de…

Here's our monthly roundup of updates from the OGP Local community for September 2022. ACTION PLAN Quito, Ecuador, presented its second open government action plan, which includes five commitments focused on citizenship training, local economic development and improvement of the municipality’s geoportal. Sekondi-Takoradi,…

Here's our monthly roundup of updates from the OGP Local community for August 2022. ACTION PLAN Yerevan Municipality (Armenia) opened a public call for proposals for commitments for their first action plan. The Municipality of Rosario (Argentina) made major progress on its…

The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is pleased to announce the appointment of five members to the International Experts Panel (IEP). The IEP is an advisory body of regional and thematic experts that oversees the quality of IRM products and process, and plays a key role in ensuring the independence of IRM assessments.