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Attended by almost 3500 participants from 130 countries, the UCLG World Congress entitled “Imagine society, Build democracy” culminated on 4th October with the announcement of a new Presidency for the 2013-2016 mandate for UCLG , the world’s largest organisation of Mayors and local and regional government organisations.
The City of Bogota was chosen during the UCLG World Council meeting in Rabat as the host of the next UCLG World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders in 2016.
The World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders of UCLG culminated today in Rabat with the announcement of the new Presidency of UCLG – the largest organization of Mayors and local and regional governments in the world. Over these three days, over 3,000 participants from 125 countries came together under the theme, “Imagine Society, Build Democracy”. Kadir...
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The International Municipal Movement Centenary publication
In 1913 in the Dutch town of Ghent, a group of Mayors and city administrators took the groundbreaking decision to continue their collaboration in a more permanent and structured manner and so was born the Union Internationale des VIlles.
Rabat, 3 October 2013:The third report of the Global Observatory of Local Democracy and Decentralization (GOLD III) was warmly received by participants on the occasion of its launch at the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders in Rabat. This report details the provision of public local services and is...
The World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders, 4th UCLG Congress opened on Tuesday as work began on the theme: “Imagine Society, Build Democracy” at the invitation of the Mayor of Rabat, and under the high patronage of His Highness King Mohammed VI. During the opening Summit, the Mayor...
On the International Day for Poverty Eradication, UCLG wants to confirm the commitment of its Local and Regional Governments members to end extreme poverty in all its forms, in the context of sustainable development, and to contribute to work towards sustained prosperity for all. As the sphere of government with...
This initiative follows the Rabat World Congress Declaration call for a single and universal development agenda that should include a stand-alone goal on Sustainable Urbanization and the UCLG World Council decision to publicly support the initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s...
The European Local Democracy Week (ELDW) is an annual event in Europe that fosters local and national participation in promoting the knowledge of local democracy and the idea of democratic participation at a local level. The question: “How to motivate the citizens to participate in decision-making processes,...
Over 3000 local and regional government practitioners the world round came together in Rabat 1 to 4 October and adopted the Rabat Declaration at the IV Congress of United Cities and Local Governments.The Declaration calls for inclusive and resilience cities that can significantly contribute to the...
7 October 2013- The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day with the intention to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat. This year’s theme "Urban Mobility" reminds us that local and regional...
UCLG Sections & members
Since the creation of UCLG and as per its Constitution, the agenda has always aimed to be the agenda of all sub-national governments and representatives of local governments the world over, serving both rural and urban communities. Small, medium and large towns and metropolises and regions come together...
The Pan-African Council of Local Governments held its annual meeting in the afternoon of 01 October 2013 at Sofitel Hotel (Chapiteau ) in Rabat, Morocco, under the chairmanship of Mr. Khalifa Sall , President of UCLG Africa.This meeting was attended by delegates representing members of National Associations...
Three years after the signature of the Mexico Pact, and as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report is published, Cities and regions and their international networks came together at the World Mayors Summit on Climate Change on Saturday 28 September 2013 in Nantes, to...
In this fast urbanizing world, the recently launched Citiscope Global News spurs innovations to help cities work better for all of their people through the power of independent journalism.   In a first Citiscope feature – CitiSignals – Citiscope editors select timely updates...
The resounding message captured from the recent UCLG World Congress and World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders in Rabat was citizen engagement.  People care about the places in which they live, work, play, and worship, and take pride in the vitality of their city.  In order to capture great...
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During 2013, the UCLG Urban Strategic Planning Committee has organized and promoted the discussion amongst local leaders, practitioners, experts and development partners on planning and financing for the future of Intermediary Cities. The results of the discussions and activities have been gathered in a “Frame...
The Mediterranean Commission of UCLG has actively participated in the 4rd UCLG Congress - World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders from 1-4 October 2013 in Rabat. The 2nd meeting of the Political Council of the Mediterranean Commission was held on 2th October. Around the Mediterranean Commission...
On October 1st, 2013 in Rabat we held the joint meeting between the Committees on Digital and Knowledge-based Cities and Urban Strategic Planning with the main objective of reinforcing the "Cities learning program" among both committees, but also to define the role and actions that...
In the framework of the UCLG World Congress held in Rabat, the UCLG Committee on Urban Strategic Planning organized a round table in Rabat on “Planning and Financing Intermediary Cities: Challenges & Opportunities” to address the needs, opportunities and demands of local governments and...
The UCLG Standing Committee on Gender Equality chaired by Anne Hidalgo, Deputy Mayor of Paris and Co-President of UCLG, came together on the 1st October in Rabat and called for the World Organization to defend the role of women in the new development agenda and suggested concrete steps to combat the lack...
The first Walking Audit in Africa took place on the past 1st of October as one of the side events of the UCLG World Congress in Rabat. Morocco is a country with a strong walking tradition as a way to move in the traditional “medinas”. For instance, the medina in Fes is considered by many...
The CIB working group secretariat will actively participate in the UCLG World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders in Rabat, 1-4 October 2013. Our agenda will consist of the following activities: Participation in the UCLG Committee on Development Cooperation and City Diplomacy Committee (October...