Circular
16/2023
Barcelona, 24 May 2023
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
Second United Nations Habitat Assembly: World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments, Statement and Side events
5-9 June 2023, Nairobi
Dear members,
The second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly will be held from 5 to 9 June 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. The theme of the session is “A sustainable urban future through inclusive and effective multilateralism: achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in times of global crises.” You can find more information on the Habitat Assembly here.
As you know, the World Organization of United Cities and Local Governments facilitates the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments (GTF), which gathers the full constituency of local and regional governments. It is in that capacity that UCLG coordinates the Local and Regional Government delegation and its formal representation in the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly, in close partnership with sister networks. UCLG further convenes the World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments which is the political instrument acknowledged by the outcome document of the Quito Conference on the New Urban Agenda.
The UCLG Delegation to the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly
The UCLG delegation will be headed by members of the Presidency and additional members. To date, the following members of the Presidency have confirmed attendance:
- Uğur Ibrahim Altay, Mayor of Konya, Member of UCLG Executive Presidency
- Bekhe Stofile, President of the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), UCLG Co-President
- Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor of Kitchener, UCLG Co-President
- Fatimetou Abdel Malick, President of Nouakchott Region, Chair of the UCLG Standing Committee on Gender Equality, UCLG Co-President
- Yücel Yilmaz, Mayor of Balikesir, UCLG Vice-President for Middle East and West Asia, UCLG Ambassador for the Future of Government
- Carlos Martínez, Mayor of Soria, UCLG Special Envoy for the New Urban Agenda
- Mohamed Sefiani, Mayor of Chefchaouen, UCLG Special Envoy for Food Systems
World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments
The World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments is confirmed to take place within the framework of the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly, on Thursday, June 8, from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. (CR1). You will find the concept note of the Assembly.
Joint Statement of the Organized Constituency of Local and Regional Governments
You can read here the draft Joint Statement of the Organized Constituency of Local and Regional Governments to the second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly. If you would like to share feedback on the document with us, please provide your comments/suggestions in track change mode by May 29 COB CEST.
Side events
Here is a brief summary of the side events organized / co-organized by UCLG during United Nations Habitat Assembly:
- Quito+6: A collective dialogue to recover and fulfil the New Urban Agenda’s Commitments
UCLG, Global Platform for the Right to the City, Habitat International Coalition, Huairou Commission
- Localisation to Close the Accessibility Gap: From WUF 11 Legacy on Universal Accessibility to engagement of Persons with Disabilities towards the full implementation of the New Urban Agenda
World Blind Union, UCLG, City of Katowice (Poland), African Union of the Blind (AFUB), UNHabitat, United Disabled People of Kenya (UDPK)
- Launch of the Global Observatory of Sustainable Proximities
Paris Sorbonne Chair ETI, UCLG, C40, UN-Habitat
- Recovering Territorial Balance by Strengthening Urban-Rural Linkages. Towards a global partnership to promote Urban Rural Linkages approach
UN-Habitat Policy, Legislation and Governance Section Global, UCLG, Extremadura Regional Government, UNEP
- Unleashing the transformative power of financing for sustainable, just, and resilient urban development and transition: innovating and converging for change
Global Fund for Cities Development (FMDV), UCLG, French Ministry for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, Ministry for Construction, Housing and Urban Development of Côte d'Ivoire, African Alliance of Subnational Development Banks.
Registration
To attend the United Nations Habitat Assembly, online registration is needed, through this webpage. Please note that the registration deadline is Thursday, 25 May 2023 (23:59 EAT).
We kindly request you to inform the UCLG World Secretariat if you are planning to attend the Habitat Assembly.
Should you need an invitation letter for visa purposes, you can write to the World Secretariat, providing your full name, passport number and position, and we will liaise with the offices of UN-Habitat.
Please do not hesitate to reach out should you have any questions: policy@uclg.org.
Sincerely,
The UCLG World Secretariat
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