World Organization of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)
Organisation mondiale des cités et gouvernements locaux unis (CGLU)
Organización Mundial de Ciudades y Gobiernos Locales Unidos
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URL: https://uclg.org/
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Founded
2004-05-05 Paris France
History
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Through the activities of members, promote a fair, sustainable and united society, based on local democracy, autonomy and decentralization, and focused on the general interest and that of citizens. In concrete terms: strengthen the role of local authorities so as to contribute to resolving current great challenges and to obtain recognition of this role within the international system; act in favour of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; promote strong and effective local and regional authorities and representative national associations; encourage peace through 'city diplomacy'; promote innovation and the strengthening of local governance.
Events
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Adheres to: E-XJ4994 - Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC). Associated with Department of Global Communications of the United Nations.
- Recognized by: United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)(UNDESA)
- Recognized by: European Commission (EC)
- Recognized by: International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Recognized by: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- Accredited by: United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV)
- Observer status with: Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
- Cooperates with: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
- Cooperates with: United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
- Partner of: Management of Social Transformations (MOST)
- Links with: Development Partners Network on Decentralisation and Local Governance (DeLoG)
- Links with: International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC)
- Links with: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Links with: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Links with: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- Links with: United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC)
- Links with: United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA)
- Links with: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Attends International Meeting of Health Cities with: D-XD7307 - Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities. Cooperation agreement with: B-XD0472 - World Association of the Major Metropolises (Metropolis). Founding member of: F-XJ6603 - FMDV; E-XJ7126 - Global Water Solidarity (GWS). Member of: C-XM6288 - Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA); F-XM8603 - Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments (Global Taskforce). Supports: F-XF5597 - Cities Alliance. Framework Partner Agreement with: E-XM5802 - PLATFORMA. Links with:
- D-XD8833 - Federación Latinoamericana de Ciudades, Municipios y Asociaciones de Gobiernos Locales (FLACMA);
- D-XD2765 - Arab Towns Organization (ATO);
- E-XE2780 - Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI);
- H-XD2465 - Asociación Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Empresas de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado (ALCEAPA);
- D-XD6446 - Association of European Border Regions (AEBR);
- C-XC7332 - Association Internationale des Maires et responsables des capitales et métropoles partiellement ou entièrement Francophones (AIMF);
- F-XM7239 - Global Mayors' Forum (GMF);
- G-XM3521 - Institute for International Urban Development (I2UD);
- D-XD1049 - Inter-American Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering;
- F-XJ5447 - International Cities of Peace (ICP);
- D-XD8432 - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA);
- E-XM2969 - Network of Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe (NALAS);
- F-XM0315 - Regions4 Sustainable Development (Regions4);
- E-XE4409 - Centro Iberoamericano de Desarrollo Estratégico Urbano (CIDEU);
- D-XD0480 - Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA);
- U-XF2794 - Euro-Asian Municipal Environment Cooperation Programme (MECP);
- D-XD9329 - European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA);
- K-XM1798 - European Coalition of Cities Against Racism;
- F-XF1808 - European Forum for Urban Security (Efus);
- U-XF6329 - European Network of Local Authorities Against Discrimination;
- F-XK0950 - European Sustainable Cities and Towns Campaign;
- F-XE7548 - Habitat International Coalition (HIC);
- G-XG0905 - Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS);
- U-XF0464 - International Institute for Water;
- E-XF6137 - Local Agenda 21 (LA21);
- B-XF2316 - Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI);
- F-XF3982 - Network on Urban Research in the European Union (NUREC);
- E-XE2973 - NGO Committee on UNICEF;
- F-XF7079 - Observatori Internacional de la Democràcia Participativa (OIDP);
- S-XF1223 - Pacific Asian Congress of Municipalities (PACOM);
- F-XF1792 - Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements (CITYNET);
- G-XG0121 - Sister Cities International (SCI);
- D-XD3976 - Twin Cities International Association (TCIA);
- D-XD2072 - União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiaticas (UCCLA);
- U-XE2377 - World Associations of Cities and Local Authorities Coordination (WACLAC);
- H-XD6975 - World Union of Cities for Peace (WUCP);
- E-XE4368 - World Urban Campaign (WUC).
- Links indicated by: G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance on Technology Governance
Publications
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- Society → Society
- Living Conditions → Towns
- Nation State → Government
- Nation State → Municipalities
- Economics → Resource Utilization
- Metapolitics → Democracy
- Development → Sustainable Development
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XF6714
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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