Circular
20/2020
Barcelona, 28 October 2020
 
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

UCLG-Guangzhou 2020 World Council 
World Council Background Documents
#UCLGMeets
 

Dear members of the World Council,
 
We are pleased to enclose the background documents for the World Council virtual meeting that will take place via Zoom on Friday 13^th November 2020.
 
 
Up-dated  programme
 
You will find here the up-dated programme of the whole week.
 
We are also pleased to share with you the detailed programme of the World Council session, including:

• The Opening of the World Council session
• The Policy Debate on Leading the Way to Recovery: Towards a New Pact for the Future
• The Business Session of the World Council

 
As you will see, it is proposed to organize the Business Session around different blocks:

1. Introduction and Presidency Report
2. Powering the Organization
3. UCLG Acting for People
4. UCLG Acting for Planet
5. UCLG Acting for Government

 
Please note that the agendas of the Committee meetings, the meeting on IMIF and the Guangzhou session on urban innovation are available at the end of this circular, including the details to connect to the different virtual sessions, which will all have interpretation in the three working languages of UCLG (English, French and Spanish), as well as in Chinese.
 
 
Registration & General Participation in World Council
 
If you have still not registered to participate in the UCLG World Council, please see the attached information note with the links to register for the Executive Bureau, World Council, and Policy Dialogues during this #UCLGMeets week.
 
 
UCLGMeets
 
The World Secretariat continues to make improvements and expand the spaces for interaction and information on UCLGMeets.org. The documents and debate spaces will be open as of Thursday 29 October, 12:00 (CET). In the information note, you will find further instructions on access to the platform for both new, and returning users. If you have not already created a profile, an invitation will be sent from the platform for your convenience.
 
Please note that the following background documents will be available directly via UCLGMeets: 

• Presidency report for 2020
• Work plans of the UCLG Consultation Mechanisms
• Audit report of annual accounts

 
The World Secretariat remains at your disposal, should you require any additional information: UCLGExBu@uclg.org.
 
Sincerely,

The UCLG World Secretariat

 
All documents at a glance:
 
·         World Council background documents
·         Up-dated overview programme of #UCLGMeets week
·         Detailed programme of the World Council session
·         Information note on registration
 
Monday 9 November:
·         Agenda of the Permanent Working Group on Territorial Prevention and Management of Crises meeting
·         Agenda of the Committee on Urban Strategic Planning meeting
 
Tuesday 10 November:
·         Agenda of the Committee on Local Social and Economic Development meeting
 
Wednesday 11 November:
·         Agenda of the session on Urban innovation during COVID times, organized by Guangzhou
·         Agenda of the Committee on Culture meeting
·         Agenda of the meeting on the International Municipal Investment Fund