The 6th World Regional Governments Summit

The 6th World Regional Governments Summit, which took place in Cartagena de las Indias, Colombia, within the framework of the General Assembly of the Organization of Regions United-Forum of Regional Governments and Global Associations of Regions (ORU-FOGAR), closed with great success on 3 September 2014, having welcomed over a hundred local and regional leaders from across the world.

The theme “Political autonomy accelerates development” was at the centre of all sessions held during the three days of meetings. The key issues addressed were decentralization, territorial autonomy, post-2015 objectives and the sustainability of the Post-2015 Agenda, among others.

The Summit was opened by the Governor of Bolívar, Juan Carlos Gossaín, the President of ORU-FOGAR and Prefect of the province of Azuay, Ecuador, Paul Carrasco and the First Vice-President of ORU-FOGAR and President of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Michel Vauzelle.

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03.09.2014

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