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[ October 27, 2026 ] South Africa launches landmark White Paper on local government reform Africa
[ October 20, 2026 ] From local action to effective multilevel governance: Lessons from the UN Forum of Mayors Community
[ October 16, 2026 ] LPSA launches new Middle East and North Africa Regional Working Group Community
[ October 16, 2026 ] The Republic of Moldova is implementing sweeping local government consolidation Decentralization
[ October 15, 2026 ] Scaling up locally led climate adaptation in East Africa Africa

UN-Habitat’s New Own Source Revenue Course

May 20, 2025 LPS Alliance

UN-Habitat is excited to share a new resource designed to empower cities and local governments to strengthen their municipal financial resilience: the Own Source Revenue (OSR) for Local Government Course. It is a free, self-paced e-learning […]

The nexus between revenue decentralization reforms and economic growth

September 16, 2024 LPS Alliance

Revenue decentralization represents a framework that facilitates enhanced fiscal autonomy for subnational governments, thereby enabling the tailoring of services to meet local needs and potentially fostering economic growth. In Kenya, the ratification of the 2010 […]