United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities
{{Short description|International committee of local government authorities}}
{{Primary sources|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities
| native_name =
| abbreviation =UNACLA {{nowrap|{{in lang|en}}}}
| logo = File:UNACLA logo.jpg
| image = File:UNACLA Istanbul 24Apr2017.jpg
| caption = April 2017 meeting in Istanbul
| leader_title = Chairperson
| leader_name = Ilsur Metshin[http://enb.iisd.org/uclg/2019/15nov.html Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of Kazan, Russian Federation, elected as Chairperson of the UN Advisory Committee of Local Authorities (UNACLA).]
| main_organ = Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments
| affiliations = UCLG & UN-HABITAT
| headquarters = Barcelona (Spain) & Nairobi (Kenya)
| region_served = Worldwide
| formation = {{start date and age|1999|05|14|df=y}}[http://mirror.unhabitat.org/downloads/docs/9696_1_593503.pdf UN-HABITAT Governing Council Resolution No.17/18 Cooperation with partners: role of local authorities in the work of the Commission], 14 May 1999[http://mirror.unhabitat.org/content.asp?cid=89&catid=366&typeid=24&subMenuId=0 UNACLA @ UN-HABITAT website]
| founding_location = Nairobi
| language = English
| website =
| membership = around 323 000 institutions[https://www.global-taskforce.org/united-nations-advisory-committee-local-authorities UNACLA] @ GTF website
| type = International advisory group
| purpose = Strengthening the dialogue with local authorities from all over the world involved in the implementation of the Habitat Agenda
| motto =
| methods =
| fields = Sustainable Development Goals:
| remarks =
}}
United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities (UNACLA) is a committee of local authorities that serves as an advisory
body to United Nations System for the purpose of strengthening the dialogue with local authorities from all over the
world involved in the implementation of the Habitat Agenda.
It was established in 2000[http://mirror.unhabitat.org/content.asp?cid=89&catid=366&typeid=24&subMenuId=0 UNACLA] in line with the UN Habitat Governing Council Resolution 17/18 of 1999. Since September 2004, when UN-HABITAT established a formal relationship with United Cities and Local Governments,[http://mirror.unhabitat.org/content.asp?cid=2472&catid=367&typeid=6 UN-HABITAT and UCLG Sign Historic Agreement] the latter names the organization's chairperson & holds 10 of its 20 seats. UNACLA secretariat is split between Barcelona (UCLG headquarters) & Nairobi (UN-HABITAT headquarters).{{Cite web|url=https://www.cglu.org/en/node/1642|title=UNACLA - United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities}}
Currently UNACLA is chaired by Ilsur Metshin, UCLG-Euroasia President, Mayor of Kazan (Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation), elected during 2019 UCLG World Summit in Durban (South Africa). He was immediately preceded in 2011-2019 by Kadir Topbaş, Mayor of Istanbul (Turkey).[https://www.iha.com.tr/haber-kadir-topbas-unacla-baskani-secildi-168873/ Kadir Topbaş elected UNACLA Chairperson] {{in lang|tr}}[https://www.ibb.istanbul/News/Detail/34248 I will continue serving the humankind in my UNACLA Chairperson position] {{in lang|tr}}