UCLG World Council

Statutory meeting.

🎯 Description: The World Council is composed of 342 political representatives nominated from all world regions. It is the principal policy making body of the World Organization. It meets once a year to decide the World Organization’s policies and ensure that general policies are implemented. The World Council takes decisions on internal affairs, such as the approval of the work plan and strategic priorities of the Organization, the approval of the annual budget and accounts submitted by the Executive Bureau, issues related to membership. As per the recommendations of the Executive Bureau, the Council might also be called upon to approve policy papers and publications produced by members of UCLG, and it is informed of any relevant international processes.

The Policy Debate of the World Council will address how the municipal movement can contribute to the UN Secretary-General's Common Agenda, and the ways in which the world needs to transform in the coming yeas with a strong component around the future of human rights.

Link to the session.

💬 Interpretation available in: English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Turkish, Russian.

📌 Key documents:

▶️ World Council's Members-only digital space 🔐. Members of the World Council may access further information related to the meeting through this link (to do so, please make sure to "Sign In" -located in the upper-right-hand corner of this page- prior to clicking the link). Those who are not members will not be able to access this members-only area. Should you have any questions or issues related to UCLGMeets and your account, please do not hesitate to write to info@uclg.org.

▶️ Background documents 🔐. Only available to Members of the World Council (please make sure to "Sign In" -located in the upper-right-hand corner of this page- prior to clicking the link). Should you have any questions or issues related to UCLGMeets and your account, please do not hesitate to write to info@uclg.org.

📺 UCLG TV:

▶️ Special Channel with the latest events, campaigns and key interviews.