United Cities and Local Governments

{{Short description|Organization for cities, local and regional governments}}

{{Infobox organization

| name = United Cities and Local Governments

| native_name = Cités et Gouvernements Locaux Unis {{nowrap|{{in lang|fr}}}}
Ciudades y Gobiernos Locales Unidos {{nowrap|{{in lang|es}}}}

| abbreviation = UCLG {{nowrap|{{in lang|en}}}}
CGLU {{nowrap|{{in lang|fr}}}}
CGLU {{nowrap|{{in lang|es}}}}

| logo = File:UCLG logo.png

| image = File:UCLG World Congress Rabat 2013.jpg

| caption = UCLG Presidium during 2013 World Congress in Morocco, co-chaired by President Kadir Topbaş (Istanbul) & Treasurer Fathallah Oualalou (Rabat).

| leader_title = President

| leader_name = Uğur İbrahim Altay[https://twitter.com/UCLG_Presidency UCLG Twitter: Uğur İbrahim Altay, Mayor of Konya, takes on the role of governing President of UCLG]

| leader_title2 = Co-President

| leader_name2 = Fatimetou Abdel Malick, Johnny Araya, Zhenis Kassymbek, Bheke Stofile, Berry Vrbanovic, Ye Niuping

| leader_title3 = Special Envoys

| leader_name3 = Ada Colau & Carlos Martínez Mínguez[https://www.uclg.org/en/organisation/presidency Presidency]

| leader_title4 = Vice-President

| leader_name4 = Oumarou Dogari Moumoun, Ashok Kumar Byanju Shrestha, Aysen Nikolayev, Carola Gunnarsson, Yücel Yilmaz, Fernando Gray, Scott Pearce, Claudia López, Paola Pabón[https://www.uclg.org/en/organisation/vice-presidency Vice-Presidency]

| leader_title5 =

| leader_name5 =

| sec_gen = Emilia Saiz

| board_of_directors = UCLG Executive Bureau

| main_organ = UCLG General Assembly

| subsidiaries = 9 UCLG Sections[https://www.uclg.org/en/organisation/structure/uclg-sections UCLG Sections] & 19 Cross-sectional bodies:[https://www.uclg.org/en/policy-councils UCLG Cross-sectional institutions]

• 4 UCLG Policy Councils
• 4 UCLG Policy Committees
• 2 UCLG Working Groups
• 6 UCLG Communities of Practice
• 3 UCLG Fora

| affiliations = [https://www.global-taskforce.org Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments],[https://www.uclg-cglu.org/en/media/news/local-and-regional-governments-call-accelerated-action-localize-sdgs-2019-hlpf Local and Regional Governments call for accelerated action to localize the SDGs at the 2019 HLPF] [https://unhabitat.org/unacla/ United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities] & UN ECOSOC's Development Cooperation Forum[https://www.uclg.org/en/media/news/local-and-regional-governments-prepare-un-development-cooperation-forum Local and regional governments prepare the UN Development Cooperation Forum]

| headquarters = Barcelona, Spain

| region_served = Worldwide

| formation = {{start date and age|2004|05|05|df=y}}[http://www.citymayors.com/events/paris_congress04.html New international organisation to champion the interest of cities]

| founding_location = Paris

| merger = IULA, FMCU, Metropolis

| language = English, French, SpanishArt.85 of the [https://www.uclg.org/sites/default/files/eng_constitution_2013_.pdf UCLG Constitution]

| website = {{URL|https://www.uclg.org}}

| membership = over 240 000 members[https://issuu.com/uclgcglu/docs/uclg_who_we_are Who we are] borchure @ UCLG official website

| type = International umbrella organization

| purpose = Representing and defending the interests of local governments on the world stage[https://www.uclg.org/en/organisation/about UCLG: About]

| methods = Advocacy & dissemination of best practices

| fields = Sustainable development goals:

• 1: No poverty
• 3: Good health and well-being for people
• 5: Gender equality
• 6: Clean water & sanitation
• 8: Decent work and economic growth
• 11: Sustainable cities and communities
• 13: Climate action
• 17: Partnerships for the goals

| remarks = Partners: Association of Netherlands Municipalities, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Compact of Mayors, European Commission, ICLEI, OECD, UNICEF, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Water, UN Women, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, World Bank, World Water Council

}}

United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) is an umbrella international organisation for cities, local and regional governments, and municipal associations.{{Cite web| title = Relations with United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and draft cooperation agreement between UNESCO and that organization - UNESCO Digital Library| access-date = 2022-05-26| url = https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000138859_eng}}

The organization achieved inclusion of Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities into Agenda 2030,{{Cite web |title=The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development |url=https://www.uclg.org/en/issues/2030-agenda-sustainable-development |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=UCLG - United Cities and Local Governments}}{{Cite web |date=2017-09-12 |title=Effectively Influencing Value Chain Governance and Implementing SDG 14: 'Life Below Water' |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.14217/9781848599642-8-en |access-date=2022-05-26 |doi=10.14217/9781848599642-8-en |doi-broken-date=1 November 2024 }} aggregates best local practices into action plans,{{cite web|url=https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/commitments/818_11195_commitment_ROADMAP%20LOCALIZING%20SDGS.pdf|title=Roadmap for localizing the SDGs. Implementation and monitoring at subnational level|website=sustainabledevelopment.un.org/}}{{cite web|url=https://sdgcities.guide/chapter-1-cities-and-a-territorial-approach-to-the-sdgs-22c2660644e3|title=Chapter 1: Cities and a territorial approach to the SDGs|website=sdgcities.guide/|date=19 August 2016}} and provides regular updates on the progress and proposals to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.{{Cite journal |last=Niklasson |first=Lars |editor-first1=Jon |editor-last1=Pierre |date=2016-06-02 |title=Challenges and Reforms of Local and Regional Governments in Sweden |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199665679.013.24 |journal=Oxford Handbooks Online |doi=10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199665679.013.24}}{{Cite web |last=Hub |first=IISD's SDG Knowledge |title=UCLG Shares Guidance on VNRs and VLRs {{!}} News {{!}} SDG Knowledge Hub {{!}} IISD |url=https://sdg.iisd.org:443/news/uclg-shares-guidance-on-vnrs-and-vlrs/ |access-date=2022-05-26}}{{Citation |title=Towards the localization of the SDGs.pdf |url=https://www.global-taskforce.org/sites/default/files/2019-07/Towards%20the%20localization%20of%20the%20SDGs.pdf |access-date=2022-05-26}} Its day-to-day activities include hosting meetings of mayors and other local and regional leaders,{{Cite journal |last=Humpert |first=Nicole |date=2018-09-05 |title=Faire Schule meets SDG-Labor |journal=ZEP – Zeitschrift für internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspädagogik |volume=2018 |issue=2 |pages=38 |doi=10.31244/zep.2018.02.09 |s2cid=240186468 |issn=1434-4688|doi-access=free }}{{Cite web |title=UCLG World Council and Executive Bureau - Ayuntamiento de Madrid |url=https://www.madrid.es/portales/munimadrid/es/Inicio/El-Ayuntamiento/UCLG-World-Council-and-Executive-Bureau/?vgnextfmt=default&vgnextoid=9dc78fc40e6d5710VgnVCM2000001f4a900aRCRD&vgnextchannel=ce069e242ab26010VgnVCM100000dc0ca8c0RCRD |access-date=2022-05-26}} running joint projects with partners,{{Citation |title=5. Housing: Urban Housing Markets |date=2009-12-31 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400833153-009 |work=Making Cities Work |pages=123–157 |publisher=Princeton University Press |doi=10.1515/9781400833153-009 |isbn=9781400833153 |access-date=2022-05-26}} organizing international peer-to-peer training on local policies and practices,{{Cite web |title=UCLG publishes the SDGs Learning Module 3 on reporting - Relacions internacionals - Diputació de Barcelona |url=https://www.diba.cat/en/web/ri/-/cglu-publica-el-modul-d-aprenentatge-3-sobre-els-informes-dels-ods |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=diba.cat}}{{Citation |title=Fostering Knowledge-Creating Communities |date=2005-09-07 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203826843-8 |work=Collaborative Learning, Reasoning, and Technology |pages=51–74 |publisher=Routledge |doi=10.4324/9780203826843-8 |isbn=9780429238857 |access-date=2022-05-26}} and advocacy for the interests of local and regional governments at the UN.{{Cite web |title=Partners |url=https://cities4all.org/partners/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=Cities For All: Global Compact on Inclusive and Accessible Cities}}{{Cite web |title=SRSGs remarks at the Meeting of UCLG's Policy Council on Safer, Resilient and Sustainable Cities, Capable of Facing Crises |url=https://www.undrr.org/news/srsgs-remarks-meeting-uclgs-policy-council-safer-resilient-and-sustainable-cities-capable |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=undrr.org |date=12 February 2021}}{{Cite web |title=Barcelona intercambia con otros gobiernos locales experiencias y visiones sobre vivienda y sobre tecnologías digitales en el contexto de crisis sanitaria |url=https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/digital/es/noticia/barcelona-intercambia-con-otros-gobiernos-locales-experiencias-y-visiones-sobre-vivienda-y-sobre-tecnologias-digitales-en-el-contexto-de-crisis-sanitaria_939281 |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=Barcelona Ciudad Digital |language=es}}

Since its founding in 2004,{{Cite web |title=Relations with United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and draft cooperation agreement between UNESCO and that organization - UNESCO Digital Library |url=https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000138859_eng |access-date=2022-05-26}}{{Cite web |date=2020-12-24 |title=UCLG: A local perspective on global issues |url=https://cemas.global/en/uclg-a-local-perspective-on-global-issues/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=CEMAS}} UCLG is headquartered in Barcelona (the World Secretariat, Metropolis and UCLG Regions), with its regional offices in Brasília, Brussels, Istanbul, Jakarta, Kazan, La Paz, Ottawa and Rabat.{{Cite web |title=UCLG Africa {{!}} Department of Economic and Social Affairs |url=https://www.un.org/development/desa/cdpmo/node/4070 |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=un.org}}{{Cite web |title=United Cities and Local Governments Middle East West Asia {{!}} Anna Lindh Foundation |url=https://www.annalindhfoundation.org/members/united-cities-and-local-governments-middle-east-west-asia |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=annalindhfoundation.org}}{{Cite web |date=2022-03-14 |title=UCLG Africa to establish East Africa regional office in Nairobi |url=https://www.environewsnigeria.com/uclg-africa-to-establish-east-africa-regional-office-in-nairobi/ |work=EnviroNews Nigeria |access-date=2022-05-26}} It is the largest organization of sub-national governments in the world, with over 240,000 members in over 140 UN Member States, and understands itself as the united voice and world advocate of democratic local self-government, de facto representing over half the world's population across seven world regions: Africa, Asia-Pacific, Euroasia, Europe, Middle East & West Asia, Latin America and North America.{{Cite web |title=United Cities and Local Governments World Summit and its meaning for the interaction of cities with international law and governance |url=https://www.asser.nl/global-city/news-and-events/united-cities-and-local-governments-world-summit-and-its-meaning-for-the-interaction-of-cities-with-international-law-and-governance/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=asser.nl}}{{Cite web |title=UCLG |url=https://www.citiesalliance.org/uclg |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=Cities Alliance}}

The organisation's work programme focuses on:

• Increasing the role and influence of local government and its representative organisations in global governance;
• Becoming the main source of support for democratic, effective, innovative local government close to the citizen;
• Ensuring an effective and democratic global organisation