Circular
12/2024
Barcelona, 14 June 2024
 
To the members of the World Council
To the Secretaries General
To the Vice-Presidents of United Cities and Local Governments
To the Chairs of UCLG Committees, Working Groups, Communities of Practice and Fora

For information: To the Presidency


3rd World Forum of Intermediary Cities
Save the dates: 23-24 January 2025, Cuenca, Ecuador

 

Dear members,

We are writing to invite you to save the dates of the third World Forum of Intermediary Cities, hosted by the city of Cuenca (Ecuador). After hosting the Continental Forums of Intermediary Cities in 2022 and 2018, showing the city's commitment to the UCLG Forum of Intermediary Cities, this edition of the Forum hosted by Cuenca will be global and will advance the process that began in Chefchaouen.
 
The UCLG Forum of Intermediary Cities is a mechanism for consultation and policy development that culminates in an event every two-three years. The Forum, conceived as a policy consultation process, is chaired by the city of Chefchaouen with the support of a political committee of intermediary cities.
 
The process of the World Forum of Intermediary Cities is conceived as a participatory roadmap, with regional and global consultations accompanying and feeding the final Declaration of the World Forum, as was the case for the Chefchaouen Declaration in 2018, and that of Kütahya in 2021. 
 
In preparation for this new edition of the World Forum, the first regional consultation took place on 29-30 May 2023 in Tandil, with the presence of local government networks from Latin America and with the support of FLACMA and Mercociudades. Further consultations will take place throughout 2024.
 
The cities of Chefchaouen and Cuenca, as well as UCLG, invite you to reserve the dates of this important Forum that will bring substantial issues, especially in view of the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals, and in order to influence the G20 agenda.
 
We will send you more information, including the Forum programme, at a later date when it is available. We remain at your disposal for any questions you may have. Please do not hesitate to write to us at policy@uclg.org and intermediarycities@uclg.org.  

Sincerely,

The UCLG World Secretariat