International municipal movement

The second annual meeting brought together more than 100 representatives of national governments, mayors, financial institutions and other partners to debate upon sub-national government financing and exchange on innovative tools to create a financial ecosystem that works for municipaliti

The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Sam Kutesa, announced this week that the first-ever recipients of the United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize will be Jorge Fernando Branco Sampaio and Dr. Helena Ndume.

The new President of FLACMA thanked the members of the organization and stressed the importance of Latin American municipalism.

In May 2004, mayors and political leaders from all over the world came together in Paris for the Founding Congress of the World Organization of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG).  Ten years later, UCLG continues to represent and defend all types of local and regional governments

The timeline exhibition celebrating the centenary of the international municipal movement is now available on-line for consultation and printing.

From the 1st to the 4th of October, meet the UCLG World Secretariat team at the stand in the Rabat Expo at booth number 36 of the International Pavilion.

From the 1st to the 4th of October, the city of Rabat will be at the forefront of the international scene as thousands of local and regional leaders come from all corners of the world for the World Congress of United Cities and Local Governments.

With less than two weeks to go until the opening of the World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders and its World Congress, UCLG are intensifying preparations for the highlight of this year´s centennial celebration: a large-scale temporary exhibition that will retr

100 years ago one of the Founding Organizations of UCLG, International Union of Local Authorities, held its first Congress in Gent Belgium.

UCLG Secretary General Josep Roig arrived in Doha to participate in the 16th Conference of The Arab Town Organisation (ATO) held from May 14 to 16 and entitled "Cities and The Challenges of Sustainable Development”.