OGP Support Unit

On October 10-14, the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) held its 7th World Congress in Daejeon, Republic of Korea. The Congress brought together representatives from local, regional, and national governments, civil society, academia and the international community to reflect on the current context and the role of local and regional governments in facing the challenges affecting their communities.

Del 10 al 14 de octubre, Ciudades y Gobiernos Locales Unidos (CGLU) organizó su séptimo congreso mundial en Daejeon, República de Corea. En el congreso se reunieron representantes de gobiernos locales, regionales y nacionales, la sociedad civil, la academia y la comunidad internacional para reflexionar sobre el contexto actual y sobre el papel de los gobiernos locales y regionales para atender los retos que afectan a sus comunidades. 

The European open government community met at the OGP Europe Regional Meeting in Rome, Italy at a critical time when democracy and open government are under threat externally from events such as the Russian invasion and internally from a growing lack of citizen trust.

La comunidad europea de gobierno abierto se reunió durante el Encuentro Regional de OGP de Europa en Roma, Italia en un tiempo crítico en el que la democracia y el gobierno abierto enfrentan amenazas externas por eventos como la invasión…

Last month open government reformers from across Europe gathered for the OGP Europe Regional Meeting in Rome, Italy to build political support for open government and find solutions to tackle our common regional challenges. Across the two days, this is a summary of what we heard.

El mes pasado, un grupo de personas reformadoras de Europa se reunieron durante el Encuentro Regional de Europa en Roma, Italia para reunir apoyo político en favor del gobierno abierto e identificar soluciones a nuestros retos regionales comunes. Actualmente, Europa…

Watch OGP CEO Sanjay Pradhan deliver opening remarks at the 2022 OGP Africa and the Middle East Regional Meeting.  Dear friends, Good morning, Bonjour! First, my immense gratitude to the Government of Morocco for hosting us.   I am truly energized…

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…

The period between September to November 2022 marks a crucial time for all the members of OGP and the open government community. Here we highlight key moments from Open Americas, hosted by Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on September 26-29. 

De septiembre a noviembre de 2022 marca un momento crucial para todos los miembros de OGP y la comunidad del gobierno abierto. En este tiempo, la Alianza ha reunido a actores de la comunidad en una serie de eventos regionales…

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.

Explore notes from the first meeting of the Democratic Freedoms Learning Network, which focused on creating an enabling environment for civil society.

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.

Explore Nigeria’s next chapter in advancing beneficial ownership transparency, from their engagement in OGP to a recent visit from the OGP Support Unit to discuss the sustainability of reforms ahead of elections.