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UCLG’s First Women’s Assembly Sets a New Milestone for Women in Local Leadership
Tangier, 25 June 2026 – United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) held the first-ever UCLG Women Assembly during the 8th UCLG Congress and World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders, bringing together women and feminist mayors, governors, councillors and local...
Release of the Shortlist for the 7th Guangzhou Award
15 Urban Innovation Initiatives Shortlisted for Final Evaluation On 25 June, the Release of the Shortlist for the 7th Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation (Guangzhou Award) was held in Tangier, Morocco, announcing the 15 Shortlisted Initiatives. The...
Local Multilateralism in Action: Launch of a Special Issue of TIP Journal
Within the framework of the UCLG World Congress - Tangier 2026, Editorial TIP and Paradiplomacia.org officially presented the new edition of TIP Journal: “Local Multilateralism and Paradiplomacy in a Time of Change”, developed in partnership with United Cities and...
Human Rights, Inclusion and Culture: Building Territories Where Rights Are Lived Every Day
At a time when growing inequalities, social fragmentation and global uncertainty continue to challenge communities worldwide, local and regional governments remain at the forefront of protecting dignity, defending rights and ensuring that no one is left behind....
Local and Regional Governments Driving the Next Generation of Universal Public Services
At a time when inequalities are deepening, trust in institutions is being tested and communities across the world are facing growing social, economic and climate pressures, local and regional governments continue to prove that without universal local public services,...
From Local Innovation to Global Transformation: Discover the UCLG Networking Hub in Tangier!
Across the world, local and regional governments are designing new solutions to respond to the major challenges of our time - from democratic renewal and public innovation to climate action, mobility and international cooperation. The UCLG Congress and World Summit...
Local Multilateralism: Rebuilding Global Governance from the Territories
In a world marked by growing fragmentation, uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, local and regional governments continue to demonstrate that local democracy is at the heart of action. At the UCLG Congress and World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders in Tangier,...
Welcome to the Heart of the Municipal Movement
From 22–25 June United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) will convene, in Tangier, mayors, governors and councillors from all over the world to advance a New Generation of Universal Local Public Services at the UCLG Congress and World Summit of Local and Regional...
Women and Equality at the heart of the Municipal Movement that renews its policy in Tangier
From 22–25 June 2026, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) will convene elected women leaders — mayors, governors and councillors — from all continents to collectively advance UCLG’s equality agenda and strengthen the global Feminist Municipal Movement. Grounded...
Welcome to Tangier!
Welcome to the front line of global change through local action The UCLG Congress and World Summit of Local and Regional Leaders is no ordinary gathering. The Congress is the largest democratic assembly. It’s where the abstract language of global governance becomes...