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| Barcelona hosts cities policy forum |
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Barcelona, Spain, 27 Jan 09
The City of Barcelona and the World Organization of United Cities and Local Governments hosted the Cities Alliance Annual Public Policy Forum, on 20 and 21 January, which this year focused on ways to improve the effectiveness of development aid. Local and regional government representatives, donor agency representatives and development institutions agreed... |
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| Advancing the GLTN Islamic mechanism: Workshop on how to train on Islamic land law |
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Nairobi, 27 Jan 09
Twenty experts— representing academia, civil society, international development organizations and the private sector—last week concluded a GLTN Workshop in Nairobi to provide feedback on a training package on Islamic land law and discuss its wider dissemination including strategies for adapting and utilizing the package for different stakeholders. Participants from Egypt, India, Iraq, Kenya, Malaysia, Niger, Senegal, Somaliland, Tunisia and Uganda, amongst others, illustrated the diversity of the Muslim world and the need for local adaptations. |
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