Municipal Alliance for Peace explained

The Municipal Alliance for Peace (MAP) is a network which exists to promote peace in the Middle East. It was set up in June 2005, at a conference in The Hague, to encourage municipal cooperation between Palestinian and Israeli local authorities through joint initiatives of the Association of Palestinian Local Authorities (APLA)^[1] and the Union of Local Authorities of Israel (ULAI).^[2] The MAP seeks to involve municipalities in other countries to cooperate in these joint projects.

At the first World Conference on City Diplomacy, in The Hague in June 2008, a detailed presentation of MAP was given as a case study in this type of cooperation.^[3]

The Alliance secretariat has an office in Jerusalem. It issues a regular newsletter.

Board composition

It is run by a Board, composed of the following members:

• Association of Palestinian Local Authorities (APLA)
• Union of Local Authorities of Israel (ULAI)
• UNDP Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People (UNDP/PAPP)
• United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)
• Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
• European Network of Local Authorities for Peace in the Middle East (ELPME)
• City of Hamar
• City of Rome
• City of Barcelona
• City of Cologne

External links

• MAP newsletter July/August 2007
• Speech by Wim Deetman, Mayor of The Hague, 5 July 2006

Notes and References

1. Web site: .:: Association of Palestinian Local Authorities :: . 2008-10-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130810121258/http://apla-pal.org/index.php?langid=2 . 2013-08-10 . dead .
2. Web site: Home . ulai.org.il.
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-10-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725172929/http://www.citydiplomacy.org/fileadmin/user_upload/813093_Binnenwerk_engels.8.pdf . 2011-07-25 .