Source: 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.

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.

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.

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 Gove..

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 ..

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. 

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.

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.

The EU for Integrity Programme for the Eastern Partnership is jointly implemented by the Open Government Partnership Support Unit (OGP SU) and the OECD Anti-Corruption Network (OECD/ACN). The collabor..