Russia to lead world organization United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) for the first time

UCLG

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BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

 

   - UCLG Executive Bureau appoints Mayor of Kazan as President

 

   The Mayor of Kazan, Ilsur Metshin has been appointed as governing President

of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and will represent the interests

of over 250,000 municipalities, regions and metropolitan cities and their

associations across the world. UCLG's members represent over 2/3 of the global

population, being present in 140 of the 191 UN member states.  

 

   Metshin's appointment was ratified at the UCLG Executive Bureau in

Barcelona, whilst more than 400 mayors, vice-mayors and heads of regions from

Europe, Asia, South and North America, and Africa took part in the UCLG World

Council.

 

   The appointment of the new UCLG President took place due to the early

resignation of Dr. Mohamed Boudra, who had completed his term as Mayor of Al

Hoceima (Morocco). In accordance with the UCLG Charter, only elected local and

regional government officials can lead the organization.

 

   Ilsur Metshin, commenting in his acceptance speech said, "The city is the

root of all transformations, and our task is to help municipalities implement

sustainable solutions for the challenges that we are currently confronted with.

The UCLG is not an organization for mayors, but for all city residents, at

whose well-being we direct all our efforts."

 

   Previous UCLG presidents have included Mayor of Paris (France) Bertrand

Delanoe, Mayor of Istanbul (Turkey) Kadir Topbash, and Mayor of Johannesburg

(South Africa) Parks Tau.

 

  In his speech, Metshin proposed to modernize the existing system of

interaction between cities and regions within the UCLG, as well as to support

small cities that face difficult financial circumstances because of the ongoing

COVID pandemic.

 

   In collaboration with the UN-Habitat, the General Assembly of Partners and

the UCLG, Ilsur Metshin proposed to establish an Award entitled 'Sustainable

Development Goals Implementation Champions.'

 

   "The recognition of the equivalence of each region, each city, and each

regional office of our organization should be implemented in practice, and not

just declared at high-level meetings," commented the newly appointed President

of the UCLG.

 

   This is the first time that a representative member from Russia has been

appointed to lead the United Cities and Local Governments. Historically, former

Presidents have been elected from the European, Middle East and West Asian

regions of the global organization.

 

   For further information: www.uclg.org

   Email: communication@uclg.org

   Follow: @uclg_org

 

   Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1694853/UCLG_Ilsur_Metshin.jpg

  

   Source: UCLG

 

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