United Cities and Local Governments

Middle East and West Asia Section

UCLG-MEWA is one of the 8 Sections of UCLG World Organization

FOUNDING OF UCLG

• The process of the unification of IULA, FMCU (UTO) and Metropolis started in Istanbul in 1996 on the occasion of the UN Conference on Human settlements (Habitat II).

UCLG

IULA

FMCU

METROPOLIS

dedicated to promoting the values, objectives and interests of cities and local governments.

operates from its headquarters in Barcelona (Spain)

Present in 140 Countries

members include individual cities and national associations of local governments, regional authorities, NGOs, etc.

Founded in May 2004, in Paris, France, UCLG is the largest network of Local and Regional Authorities, worldwide. a photo from the founding congress in Paris

*Bertrand Delanoë, First President of UCLG, Former Mayor of Paris

2004: An Agreement of Cooperation Signed Between UCLG and UN-HABITAT

United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities (UNACLA)

June 2005: •Local and Regional Governments given advisory role at UNACLA • 10 of 20 Seats of UNACLA are currently held by UCLG •(nairobi)

2007:

Launching of the Global Observatory on Local Democracy and Decentralization

(GOLD)

• An important tool to become the world reference for information and knowledge on the situation of local and regional governments, local democracy and decentralization.

3th UCLG World Congress, Mexico City November, 2010

• Held in conjunction with the First World Summit of Local and Regional Governments

• Dr. Kadir Topbaş was elected as the 2nd President of UCLG

UCLG CONGRESSES

UCLG Governance Structure

UCLG is governed by the General Assembly, the World

Council, the Executive Bureau, the Co-Presidents, the

Treasurer & the Secretary General.

*Dr. Kadir Topbaş was re-elected as the president of UCLG during the 4th UCLG World Congress Rabat (Morocco)

1-4 October 2013

UCLG

UCLG AFRICA

UCLG -ASPAC

UCLG EURASIA

CEMR

FLACMA

UCLG-MEWA

NORAM

METROPOLIS

UCLG SECTIONS

UCLG COMMITTEES

Culture Social Incl. Particip. Democ.

Human Rights

Decentralization and Local Self Government

Development Cooperation and City Diplomacy

Digital and Knowledge Based

Cities

Standing Commitee on

Gender Equality

Local Finance and Development

Mediterranean Interregional

Peripheral Cities Urban Health Urban Mobility Urban Strategic Planning

• What is UCLG MEWA

IULA-EMME, assumed the name “UCLG-MEWA” in 2004, in line with the UCLG Founding Congress in Paris, France.

One of the 8 sections of the UCLG World Organization.

operates from its headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey.

a large network of individual members and national municipal associations and NGOs in the Middle East and West Asia Region

İstanbul, Turkey - 2008 Diyarbakır, Turkey 2010

Tehran, Iran - 2013 Konya, Turkey - 2013

UCLG-MEWA MEETINGS

Adana, Turkey 2014

Malatya, Turkey 2015

UCLG-MEWA MEETINGS

UCLG-MEWA OPERATES IN:

Afghanistan Azerbaijan Bahrain United Arab

Emirates Palestine

Iraq Iran Kuwait

Turkish Republic of Northern

Cyprus

Libya

Lebanon Egypt Pakistan Saudi Arabia Turkey

Syria Turkey Turkmenistan Oman Jordan

Yemen

UCLG-MEWA COMMITTEES Committee on Local Governance

Committee on Environment

Committee on Culture

Committee on Social Inclusion

Committee on Gender Equality

Committee on Smart Cities

Committee on Development Cooperation and City Diplomacy

Committee on Urban Mobility

Committee on Tourism

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UCLG-MEWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT TALKS

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UCLG-MEWA Local Government Talks aims at gathering local government officials and academics and ensuring exchange of experience and information.

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UCLGMEWA

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