Colombia this week took a leading position in Latin America for Indigenous rights and forest protection by formalizing Indigenous local governments ... but actual self-governing authority ...

In India, a panchayat is also known as a Gram Panchayat, Village Panchayat, or Local Government Body ... revived Panchayats as bodies of local self-governance. This is the overall system of ...

I am a senior citizen and a beneficiary of the monthly allowance program implemented by our Local Government Unit (LGU). However, I have observed that in our city, senior citizens such as myself are ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Two local government officials will be assembling with others in Winston-Salem in front of the Ward Federal Building at 251 North Main St. on Saturday to protest the actions of the Trump ...

This is because the success of local government financial autonomy is not just about transferring funds directly; it is about ensuring that these funds are used judiciously to improve the lives of ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Minister for Local Self-Governments M B Rajesh on Monday announced that 1,021 out of 1,034 local self-government institutions in the state have been declared 'waste-free'.

Local government in Rhode Island is structured around 39 independent cities and towns, each with its own government responsible for services like schools, parks, and public safety. Like the ...

Thirty years of civil war, insurgency, and counterinsurgency in Somalia and neighbouring northeastern Kenya have hollowed out state services and left borderland communities beleaguered. Yet in this ...

The move comes after the Trump administration cut two other programs accounting for $1 billion for schools and food banks to buy food from local farms. It also comes as Republican members of ...