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The world practice shows that local
government is one of the bases of democratic society.
Strengthening
of local governments, large involving of citizens in solving the problems of
local life, effective satisfying inhabitants? everyday needs, strict keeping
the law, providing the balance between state and local governments, all these common
interests of every inhabitant of municipal foundation can form the basis for
the civil consent.
To
be the united voice and world advocate of democratic local self-government,
promoting its values, objectives and interests, through cooperation between
local governments, and within the wider international community, revealing the
key questions for the future of the cities and citizens.
UCLG ensures the effective political
representation of local government to the international community, in
particular the United Nations, to develop and promote the urbanisation and
globalisation problems? solving on the local level.
It represents that specific ?branch of power? that takes part in carrying out
state will, on one hand, and fully takes into consideration people`s interests,
on the other. Local governments are the branch of power the most available for people, and the most suitable for using
resources in order to satisfy the needs
of population. Local governments promote forming civil self-consciousness. It
is the most important condition of social peace, because it brings together in
solving local problems.
 Regional section of UCLG for Euro-Asia is a free-will international union
of associations, unions and individual municipal unions. Regionlal section of UCLG for Euro-Asia is
created in order to realize citizens? rights for local government more
effectively. Local government is the most important element of constitutional
regime of democratic countries. It represents that specific governmental
department, which takes part in realisations of state will, on one hand, and
fully takes into
consideration people`s interests, on the other. Local governments are the
branch of power the most available
for people, and the most suitable
for using resources in order to satisfy
the needs of population. Local governments promote forming civil self-consciousness.
It is the most important condition of social peace, because it brings together
in solving local problems.
Aims of UCLG Euro-Asia are as follows:
- Advocate local government in the
region, defending the role and status of local government on the international
arena.
- Promote strong and effective
democratic local self-government on the territory of. Euro-Asia.
- Promote unity and cooperation
amongst members of UCLG.
- Ensure the effective political
representation of local government to the international community.
- Be the source of key information
regarding local government and the exchange of experience.
- Promote race and gender equality and
combat all forms of discrimination.
- Support the establishment and
strengthening of bonds as mean of contact and friendship between nations.
- Develop politics, programmes and
initiatives within the bounds of UCLG, searching for appropriate funds for their
application.
- Promote decentralised cooperation,
international cooperation, and partnerships between local governments and their
associations.
Carrying out its aims, Regionlal section of UCLG for Euro-Asia:
- Actively
defends the ideas of local self-government on the international scene, also
influences the international political decisions, concerning local
self-government.
- Develops
and promotes politics and positions on the key problems of local governments
and international society.
- Develops
initiatives and activity programs, based on principles of local governments and
international society.
- Actively
cooperates with UNO and its Agencies and other international organizations.
- Organises
congresses, various activities, increases number of activists in order to
strengthen political influence of UCLG and its financial independence.
- Distributes
information about state and development of local self-government among its
members by holding conferences, publishing issues, and introducing new
technologies.
- Coordinates
the work of local governments of Euro-Asia and supplies their cooperation
with UCLG.
Nowadays local self-government plays an
important role in strengthening of state system and takes the central position
between state and society. This system is accepted in European countries:
through local government, where everyone can take part in making decisions that
make his life. That's the way of democracy.
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