Events
2025
June
Sevilla, Spain | 30 June – 3 July 2025
Fundación Cajasol, Pl. de S. Francisco, 1, Seville, Spain.
The World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments at the FfD4 will take place on:
- June 30th, 17:00 – 21:00, followed by an official reception
- July 1st, 10:00 – 15:00
The Assembly will convene local and regional leaders, international institutions, and key partners to advance the role of local and regional governments in shaping global financial frameworks for sustainable development, equality, care, and climate action.
We kindly request that, as much as possible, speakers and participants plan to attend the full two-day program.
For any questions, please contact the organizing team at: [email protected]
2024
April
Local Governments: The Power of the People
The UCLG Executive Bureau 2024 will take place in San José, under the theme “Local Governments: The Power of the People”, and will mark the 120th anniversary of the Movement and 120 years of union as UCLG.
It will allow us to review our history and take stock of the situation, reflecting on the institutional reinforcement necessary to be the driving force of the Pact for the Future.
The Bureau will prepare the position of local governments for the World Water Forum in Indonesia and the Summit of the Future. Local and regional governments aim to showcase themselves as political actors in their own right on the international agenda, linking it to the local level.
It will also address the international financing architecture needed to address climate challenges and the diplomacy of cities and territories as a fundamental building block for peace.
2023
November
DUBLIN TO HOST THE UCLG CULTURE SUMMIT IN 2023: SAVE THE DATES!
The Summit will emphasise that culture is an integral part of sustainable cities, and promote the sharing of experiences and innovations from cities across the world. The programme of the Summit will ensure that special attention will be paid to the relation between cultural policies and the climate emergency, the connection between culture and gender equality; as well as the role that cultural rights play in addressing the growing inequalities in our societies. The Summit will discuss the “Culture Goal” proposal, championed by the #culture2030goal global campaign, and included in the final declaration of UNESCO’s Mondiacult 2022 Conference held in Mexico City on last 28-30 September 2022.
Dublin is the perfect host of the Summit. Dublin has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to being an active and visible part of a global movement working to ensure human rights, cultural diversity, sustainability and participatory democracy, placing culture at the heart of development. For Dublin to host this Summit will be a major boost for all those involved in cultural work and local government across the city, not only to feel part of a worldwide movement but in creating a lasting legacy for citizens and local partners. It will give international visibility to the city and offer the possibility for participants to discover the cultural assets of the city.
REGISTER HERE.
The 22nd Conference of the IOPD Participatory Democracy for Diverse, Inclusive and Transparent Cities, will bring together in Rio de Janeiro mayors, councilors, municipal staff, experts, activists and committed citizens from November 6 to 8 to exchange experiences and think about transformative actions.
To define the program for this meeting, the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro and the IOPD secretariat launch this call for proposals so that you can be part of this event.
This call for proposals is dedicated to organizing workshops or other activities and presenting experiences related to participatory and deliberative democracy, urban planning and community engagement.
- Link to submit a proposal before August 13
- More information about the call
- Provisional Concept Note
You can contact the organizing team directly at [email protected]
We are also pleased to announce the dates of the 23rd IOPD Conference to be held in the city of Valongo, in Portugal, from October 17 to 19, 2024.
October
