Ilsur Metshin took part in the extraordinary meeting of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs of the UCLG

(KZN.RU, September 20). Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, took part in the extraordinary meeting of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs of the World Organization “United Cities and Local Governments” (UCLG), which was held in Barcelona (Spain).

Participants of the meeting, including Ada Colau, the Mayor of Barcelona (Spain), Berry Vrbanovich, the Mayor of Kitchener (Canada), Jacqueline Moustache Belle, the Mayor of Victoria (Seychelles), and others, discussed preparations for the forthcoming World Summit of Local and Regional Authorities in Bogota and to the UN Conference on housing and sustainable urban development (Habitat III).

The new leadership of the UCLG on 2016-2019 years will be chosen at the summit, which will take place on October 12-15. The second term of work as the President of the UCLG of Kadir Topbash, the Mayor of Istanbul, is ending. “He led a very active work, has deduced the authority of this organization on a serious level”, said Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan.

The World Organization “United Cities and Local Governments” is a voluntary international merger of associations, unions and individual municipalities, established in 2004. The UCLG is the most powerful and influential organization in the world in the field of international cooperation for cities. The organization aims to strengthen cooperation of local governments and represents their interests on the world stage.

The UCLG brings together more than 1000 cities and associations of the world and represents more than 70% of the world population today. The UCLG has seven regional offices: Africa, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Eurasia, Latin America, Middle East, North America, as well as the department of “Metropolis”, which brought together 137 capitals and major cities from all around the world.