24 April 2017. Istanbul, Turkey
+ INFO: unhabitat.org
the Mayor of Istanbul and Chairman of UNACLA, Mr. Kadir Topbas, is inviting UNACLA members to a special meeting to take place in Istanbul on April 24th 2017. Under the title "The global development agendas, implications for local governments", the meeting will be Chaired by Mayor Topbas. Mr. Joan Clos, Executive Director of UN-Habitat, has already confirmed his participation.
The points of the agenda will include:
1) The local implementation of the global agendas: what opportunities and challenges for local and regional governments?
2) The role of UNACLA in facilitating the dialogue between local and central governments to implement the global agendas at local level.
3) The voice of local governments in the UN: Strategy of the Global Taskforce.
4) Events and communication opportunities for the immediate future.