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The last main topic that PLATFORMA and CEMR addressed was decentralisation. As local governments will be implementing the New Urban Agenda, they need adequate funding. PLATFORMA stated that accessibility to development funds should be a priority. Currently, a large amount of funding meant for local development is channelled through NGOs rather than subnational governments, which PLATFORMA believes is inefficient and unproductive. CEMR stressed that towns and cities need access to resources, but their autonomy and the subsidiarity principle must be respected: as the level of governments closest to citizens, they have the legitimacy and know-how to act autonomously, and should have the legal ability to implement new funding mechanisms.
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