The role of Associations of LRGs in accomplishing the 2030 Agenda


The SDGs have been established at the global level to help create a more sustainable planet and a free, prosperous and peaceful society. Monitoring these objectives at the sub-national level is of paramount importance.

In this course, we will examine the main tasks that Associations of Local and Regional Governments must carry out to connect LRGs to the pursuit of the Global Agenda.

We will see, in greater depth, what are Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs), Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs), and also Voluntary Subnational Reviews (VSRs) through articles, interactive infographics and exercises.

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Jessie Post

Jessie Post and Joppe Bastiaansen run the secretariat of the Capacity and Institution Building (CIB) working group, one of UCLG’s working group, which aims to bring together professionals working at local government associations and within cities, on international cooperation programmes. It’s primarily a peer community.

Joppe Bastiaansen

Building on the experience with association capacity building, CIB was co-author of the VSR guidelines publication and of the VSR MOOC. Please get in touch if you want to learn more about CIB or ask questions about the MOOC!