🌍 Where will the global municipal movement gather in 2029? 📌 The call is now open for cities interested in hosting the 9th #UCLGCongress and helping shape the next chapter of our organized constituency. 📄 Find all useful information here: uclg.org/wp-content/u... #Listen2Cities

🌍 Emilia Sáiz of UCLG (@uclg.bsky.social) says COVID settled the question for her mayors and governors: they watched public workers keep local services going through the pandemic, and decided they wanted a permanent relationship with their unions. ✊ psishort.link/new-GFA

🌍 Daniel Friedman represented Peace in Our Cities at @uclg.bsky.social's World Summit in Tangier 🇲🇦, calling for cities to play a stronger role in the post-2030 agenda and violence prevention. 🎥 Watch his full remarks: buff.ly/WY0EgJo #UCLGCongress #Tangier2026 #Listen2Cities

Daniel Friedman's Remarks at the UCLG World Congress 2026.

🌍 As conversations on the future of global governance look beyond the 2030 Agenda, cities must have a stronger voice in shaping—not just implementing—the solutions to today's greatest…

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🌍 Fernando Gray, Mayor of Esteban Echeverría (Argentina) & @uclg.bsky.social Vice-President: "We must care for and put priority on our local public service workers — the backbone of public service delivery and key actors of every public service." ✊ Learn more: psishort.link/new-GFA

🌍 Annie Geron (PSLINK Philippines, PSI Asia-Pacific VP) on the new Global Framework Agreement with @uclg.bsky.social : "The just-signed agreement embodies the values we share: transparency, accountability and participation as the foundation of good governance." ✊ Learn more: psishort.link/new-GFA

The #UCLGCongress will shape the priorities of the municipal movement for the years ahead. #LRGs will discuss how a new generation of universal local public services can respond to democratic challenges. 📍Tangier 🗓️ 22–25 June 2026 🔗 tanger2026.uclg.org

💬 What is more dignifying than ensuring  people the safety of a home? This is why #LRGs must be part of the discussions understanding housing as a collective policy that defines the shape of territories & settlements" 🗣️Our SG @emiliasaiz.bsky.social at #WUF13 #Listen2Cities

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"Housing must be put at the top of the international agenda." At #WUF13, Audrey Guiral-Naepels @afd-france.bsky.social Emilia Sáiz @uclg.bsky.social and Somsook Boonyabancha (ACHR) discuss the transformative power of #housing, coordinating policy, and engaging local governments

🔵 #UCLGMeets 🗓️ Executive Bureau, April 8–10: “A Local Social Covenant for humanity: New frontier of the municipal & territorial movement” With care at the center and a focus on the future of multilateralism, we move forward towards #Tanger2026

How can local governments recommit to preventing violence and building safer communities? Peace in Our Cities joins @uclg.bsky.social in supporting city leaders to commit to violence prevention strategies that are balanced, evidence-based, legitimate, inter-related, and focused.

🎬 We’re hiring! We are looking for an Audiovisual Communication Officer to join our team! 📍 Barcelona (full-time role) 🎥 Strong audiovisual profile required 📅 Start: April 2026 📩 Read the job offer via the link below and apply! 🔗 t.ly/4vWU4

🟡 #UCLGMeets 🌍 Our Annual Retreat 2026 concludes! Together, we strengthened our World Organization and advanced shared priorities for the journey to #Tangier2026. 👏 Thanks to all for making it a success! #Listen2Cities

🟡 The final day of #UCLGMeets Retreat 2026 is here! 📣 Outreach strategy for an inclusive movement is about: 🌐 Local public services as a global agenda 📄 the Local Social Covenant 🤝 Network convergence to strengthen our World Organization as a federation of federations

🟡 Day 4 of #UCLGMeets Retreat 2026! 👥 A new generation of universal local public services ✨ Sessions will highlight #LRG workers, collaborative delivery of the Local Social Covenant, and strategies to strengthen local multilateralism ahead of #Tangier2026.

🟡Day 3⃣ of our #UCLGMeets Retreat 2026 starts! 🏛️ Democracy and Plurilateralism 👏Today, #LRGs tackle trust, leadership & collaborative delivery of the Local Social Covenant: turning rights, care & new essentials into real impact, shaping multilateral action for #Tangier2026.

🟡 Day 2⃣ of our #UCLGMeets Retreat 2026 is about to start! ✨ The day will focus on the 100 Days of Local Multilateralism: a strategic cycle aligning #WUF13, #Tangier2026, the review of 10 years of the New Urban Agenda & the #HLPF into one shared political roadmap toward 2030.

This week, our director @boristonhauser.bsky.social is actively participating at @uclg.bsky.social retreat in Barcelona 🇪🇸 to shape a local & territorial vision for the world. #UCLGMeets

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#UCLGMeets ✨ As we gear up for our Annual Retreat under the motto “Local Multilateralism HOPE and OBJECTIVE”, our membership will reaffirm its commitment to a renewed multilateral system & shape priorities toward the UCLG World Congress in #Tangier2026. 🔗 t.ly/UZzVY

🌟 Welcome to our #UCLGMeets Retreat 2026! 🔴 🔵 Kicking off with the Annual Meeting of the @globaltaskforce.bsky.social and the first day of our Annual Retreat focusing on the Municipal Agenda in the era of change. 🔗 t.ly/Dv-md #Listen2Cities

#UCLGMeets ✨ As we gear up for our Annual Retreat under the motto “Local Multilateralism HOPE and OBJECTIVE”, our membership will reaffirm its commitment to a renewed multilateral system & shape priorities toward the UCLG World Congress in #Tangier2026. 🔗 t.ly/UZzVY

📅 Mark your calendars! The 2025 UCLG World Council will take place in Xi’an. 🌍 For 3 days, #LocalGovs will come together to shape communities for current and future generations. 🔗 The full program: www.uclgmeets.org/conferences/... #UCLGMeets

"Culture is not a passive victim of climate change; Culture is an active driver of solutions." Isaac Eseet, Coordinator for CHN's Africa and Arab States Region, speaking this morning at the @uclg.bsky.social Climate Summit in Barcelona #climateheritage #cop30 #wemaketomorrow #imaginingfutures

🌍 Learn how to localise the #SDGs through decentralised cooperation! Free 2-month online course by @uclg.bsky.social & @platforma4dev.bsky.social with tools, practices & mentoring for Local and Regional Governments. Certificate included. Register now 👉 learningwith.uclg.org #LocalizingSDGs

🤝Join now the @uclg.bsky.social & @platforma4dev.bsky.social #LearningCommunity through our free moderated online course on Decentralised Cooperation & #SDGs! Applications are open until 5 October in EN, ES & FR. Don't lose time, register now! 👇 platforma-dev.eu/online-cours... #LocalizingSDGs

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Register for free to the 3rd edition of the moderated online course “Localizing the SDGs through Decentralized Cooperation: tools for projects, policies and partnerships” by UCLG & PLATFORMA before 5 ...

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📍#UCLGTownHall 💬Policies must affect territories, and cities have a voice. - @emiliasaiz.bsky.social Day 2 started with a call to put care at the 💜 of public policy, shaping the New Essentials and inspiring a new generation of service provision. #LocalSocialCovenant

🗓️ Today & over the next 3 days, we'll host the UCLG Town Hall 🏠 Day 1: Housing & Transformative Local Finance 🤝 Together with #LRGs, civil society & partners, we will co-create solutions for adequate housing & stronger local finance within the #LocalSocialCovenant.

Another heartfelt thank you to our friends & colleagues @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social @sorbonne-universite.fr for inviting us to participate in this important event — and for reminding us that “proximity is first and foremost about intent” @uclg.bsky.social #UrbanHealth

💡Curious to know more about how to design and implement a strategy for #DecentralizedCooperation and #SDGs? 🌍 Applications for the Moderated Online Course about the #DC & #SDGs are open until October 5th! Apply in your preferred language below! 🇬🇧 t.ly/i7COH 🇪🇸 t.ly/347TW 🇫🇷 t.ly/WtKet

💼 2 new job opportunities at #UCLG! 🚀 Join our team in Barcelona as a Program Manager or Policy Officer! 👉 Policy Officer: t.ly/btK8q 👉 Program Manager: t.ly/p8jsU Apply now to advance the role of #LocalGovs globally! #NowHiring #JobOpening #Careers

🎨 "Public art is not just aesthetics. It is also a matter of bonding communities"— Jordi Pascual, coordinator of @uclg.bsky.social In our latest webinar, Jordi underscored the importance of urban arts for inclusive cities. 🌆 Follow us to learn how local governments explores urban arts