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