Glocal Forum
| Formation | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Zurich, Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
The Glocal Forum is an international organization in the field of city-to-city cooperation; encouraging peace building and international development in the
Purpose
The Glocal Forum was created in 2001 to emphasize the role of local authorities in the world governance system.[1][2] 25 cities attended the first meeting in Rome in 2002.[3] The Glocal Forum focuses on empowering local communities by linking them to one another and to global resources, in order to achieve social improvement, democratic growth, peace and a balance between global opportunities and local realities.[1][4]
In 2007, the Global Forum had over 100 member cities, including all cities that had more than 500,000 residents.[4] The Global Forum is based in Rome.[5][6]
2007 participants in the Global Forum include
Notes
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- ^ "Forum of world capitals opens in Rome, to be attended by Moscow". Pravda. 2003-05-24. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
- ^ ISBN 978-1550583625. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
- ^ Montgomery, Lori; Weiss, Eric M. (2005-10-20). "Tracking D.C.'s Traveling Man". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
- ^ a b Kennemer, Daniel (2006-08-05). "Time for war, and time to talk". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
- ^ "Tejari to Empower Online Procurement for 100 Cities through the Glocal eCities Network". Al Bawaba. 2006-08-29. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
External links
- The Glocal Forum official website Archived 2006-08-25 at the Wayback Machine
- The GYP official website Archived 2006-08-09 at the Wayback Machine