Opening Policy Debate of the Executive Bureau: Tapping the potential of local policies to shape a caring society

The pandemic has shown us that our cities and territories will never be the same. The local and regional governments gathered within UCLG are determined to use this opportunity to build a better future. One that puts care at the centre of local service provision and policy development. 

The time has come to move from gender equality and towards a feminist way of thinking about politics. To shift from the ecological transition and towards the ecological transformation with a new vision on food systems. It is time to rethink what is essential and what common goods need to be protected to ensure dignity and sustainability for all. Empathy, proximity, flexibility and solidarity will be key components of the revisited governance of care that the international municipal movement is getting ready to promote.

This policy debate will give the UCLG leadership the opportunity to table the vision around the key components that will shape the new social contract to be promoted by the Pact for the Future, building on the activities of the organization during the past months and looking ahead towards the end of the year.

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