Committee on Statutory Affairs
Dragon Hotel, Hangzhou Diamond Ballroom 3 Thursday 7 December 2017 11:00-12:30
www.uclg.org COMMITTEE ON STATUTORY AFFAIRS HANGZHOU, 7 DECEMBER 2017 11:00-12:30
Item 1 For adoption
DRAFT AGENDA
1. Adoption of the agenda
2. Report of the Committee on Statutory Affairs in Madrid
3. Recruitment of the UCLG Secretary General
4. Outcomes of the UCLG Presidency meeting related to statutory affairs
5. Updates on representation in UCLG Governing Bodies
- Appointment of the Global Women’s Caucus
6. UCLG meetings 2017-2019
7. Membership issues
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Item 2 For adoption
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON STATUTORY AFFAIRS IN MADRID
Summary and recommendations
The City of Madrid, at the invitation of Mayor Manuela Carmena, and the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) hosted the UCLG Executive Bureau meetings on 18-19 April 2017, in parallel with the World Forum on Urban Violence and Education for Coexistence and Peace.
The Committee on Statutory Affairs met on Tuesday 18 April at the headquarters of FEMP. This document provides a report on the main decisions taken during the meeting.
The Committee on Statutory Affairs is invited to:
1. Adopt the report of the meeting.
1. The UCLG President chaired the session and thanked FEMP for hosting the meeting at their headquarters. On behalf of the Presidency, the Committee and the full membership, he expressed gratitude, not only for the warm welcome received, but also for their continued commitment to UCLG, to the European Section and to promoting solidarity among local governments around the world.
2. The UCLG Vice-President for Europe and Mayor of Soria, Carlos Martínez Mínguez, expressed the great satisfaction of the Federation in hosting the UCLG leadership and confirmed the commitment of his organization to continue active participation in UCLG.
Outcomes of the Committee on Statutory Affairs in Bogotá and the UCLG Presidency meeting related to Statutory Affairs
3. The Committee revised the progress on decisions and measures to be undertaken in relation to statutory affairs, following the Bogotá meetings and the consultations of the President with different parts of the membership.
4. Following discussions in Bogotá about the eligibility to participate in the Governing Bodies of UCLG, the Committee agreed that UCLG Treasurer, Berry Vrbanovic, on behalf of the Presidency, will lead discussions with representatives from relevant Sections to understand the different arguments and challenges.
5. It was proposed to undertake research of the national context in countries where there is significant UCLG membership, in partnership with the relevant regional secretariat. Furthermore, an information campaign for members will be put in place to avoid confusion for the next Congress, with special emphasis on the most affected regions.
2 6. It was agreed that deliberations would need to take place at political level with representatives of the concerned Sections and in particular UCLG-ASPAC and MEWA. The context of the World Council was identified as an adequate context to start these deliberations.
7. The Presidency further proposed to enhance the Basic Guide for Active Participation in UCLG’s Governing Bodies with Guidelines of Good Conduct during decision-making processes. The World Secretariat, in consultation with the Presidency would propose wording for these amendments.
8. The General Assembly and World Council agreed to mandate the Standing Committee on Gender Equality to nominate a Global Women’s Caucus in close coordination with the Committee on Statutory Affairs.
9. The Committee noted that the process to gather expressions of interest has started and that an additional circular would be sent. The Secretary General of CEMR expressed that consultations among European members had already begun.
10. It was recalled that the Global Caucus would include representatives from all world regions. Members will be invited to attend and participate in the deliberations of the World Council without voting rights.
11. The Committee also noted the process proposed by members of the Presidency to lead mediation processes in the cases of representation from Lebanon and Ukraine, which are still unresolved, and called for a report to be brought to the 2017 World Council.
Renewal of UCLG Policy Development and Consultation Mechanisms
12. Consultations among the membership have demonstrated that political leadership needs to be strengthened and that efforts should be focused to make optimal use of the limited resources that the organization has available. There is a clear need to rethink the links of the work of the different groups within the work plan of the organization. Throughout the past year, options have been explored to expand work and enhance relations between the World Secretariat and specific strategic committees.
13. In order to renew the involvement of a broader group of political leaders in the active life of the organization, beyond the Presidency, the World Council agreed to set up Policy Councils around the key issues to be developed by the organization.
14. There would further be a limited number of Committees, UCLG Fora and Communities of Practice. The World Secretariat was mandated to operationalize these decisions with the aim of taking concrete recommendations to the Executive Bureau.
15. The Committee proposed to ratify the nominations proposed and circulated among the members. It further called members to present expressions of interest until the next World Council. This would allow for a transitional period to start, during which preparations can be made for fully-functioning mechanisms next year.
Statutory meetings 2017-2018
16. Following the recommendation of the Committee in Bogotá, a call for proposals to host the World Council in 2017 was published in December. All candidatures were to be referred to the Committee on Statutory Affairs to make recommendations to the Executive Bureau for decision during the meetings in Madrid. Candidatures were to be submitted to the World Secretariat in writing before 31 March 2017. Three
3 formal candidatures were received: Hangzhou (China), Nanning (China) and Zhengzhou (China).
17. Following careful consideration of the candidatures, the Committee decided to recommend that Hangzhou host the 2017 World Council.
18. It was further agreed that remaining candidates would be invited to present candidatures for the World Congress.
19. Strasbourg and Chefchaouen, which had presented their interest in hosting the Executive Bureau in 2018, were invited to discuss possibilities to reach an understanding.
Membership issues
20. According to the Terms of Reference of the Committee on Statutory Affairs, membership requests and related information are presented to the Committee for recommendation to the Executive Bureau.
21. The Committee agreed to recommend the Executive Bureau approve the membership requests as presented, with the exception of the list of new Lebanese members, which would be part of the ongoing discussions between the MEWA Section and the Lebanon Office.
Group of Observers on Local Democracy
22. In view of the increasing situations in which the integrity of local government and its representatives are undermined around the world, it was proposed to set up a group that would monitor and propose recommendations in relation to these cases.
23. It was agreed that the group would seek partnership with international institutions. It was further agreed that the World Secretariat, in coordination with the Deputy Mayor of Paris and CEMR spokesperson Patrick Klugman, would develop Terms of Reference that would clearly set out the mission of the group.
24. The Committee further recalled the incarceration of Khalifa Sall, Mayor of Dakar, and Gultan Kisanak, Mayor of Diyarbakir, along with numerous other Kurdish mayors. It called for statements of concern and support to be continued for all mayors around the world in similar situations.
Recruitment process of the Secretary General
25. Political representatives met in a closed meeting to discuss the recruitment process of the Secretary General. The outcomes of that meeting were reported by the UCLG Presidency during the Executive Bureau meeting and are included in the Executive Bureau Report.
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Item 3 For information
RECRUITMENT OF THE UCLG SECRETARY GENERAL
Summary and recommendations
In view of the retirement of the current Secretary General, Mr Josep Roig, at the end of 2017 a process of recruitment for a new Secretary General was launched.
The UCLG leadership discussed the recruitment process, as well as the job profile, person specification and application pack during the UCLG Retreat in February of this year. The package was disseminated among members of the Committee on Statutory Affairs and Secretaries General of Sections in February and March for feedback.
Further discussions were held among political representatives gathered on the occasion of the meeting of the Committee on Statutory Affairs the day before the Executive Bureau in Madrid. Members agreed to hold a process that would respond to the following criteria:
- a global process, advertised internationally. - a selection process led by an independent recruitment firm based on the capacity of the candidate to fulfil the requirements of the post.
The Executive Bureau was updated on progress in September. The final shortlisted candidates were interviewed on 4 November in Barcelona by the designated Selection Panel.
The Committee on Statutory Affairs is invited to:
1. Take note of the Report of President on the Selection Process.
Application pack
1. Members agreed that the ideal candidate should have demonstrated experience in the field of local governments and experience in engagement with international organizations and donor institutions. The candidate would further have a demonstrated skills to manage international teams, while taking into account the importance of the sections and optimizing work at global level, in coordination with the regions. He/she should further have the academic background and skills to manage a complex matrix-based organization, as well as experience in multilingual environments.
2. The matters of diversity and equality were also deemed critical to the organization as a whole and were to be taken into account in the recruitment process.
5 Recruitment process
3. The World Secretariat was mandated to open the call: the post was advertised on the UCLG Website and a circular was sent to the broad membership on 4 May 2017, with the deadline for the submission of candidatures established for the end of June.
4. Following the agreements reached by political representatives in Madrid, the President set up a Selection Panel that would include the Presidency and would reflect the composition of the Committee on Statutory Affairs. Upon the request of the Executive Bureau, the panel would include representation from all sections. To that end, a representative of Eurasia was included in the process.
5. An external recruitment agency was commissioned to ensure the shortlisting of candidates.
6. A file on each of the shortlisted candidates was prepared by the recruitment firm. Three candidates were shortlisted.
7. The three shortlisted candidates were interviewed by the Selection Panel in Barcelona on 4 November.
8. Candidates were invited to make a presentation followed by a 60-minute interview.
9. Following the round of interviews, the Panel reached an agreement by [sufficient] consensus to recommend to the Executive Bureau the appointment of Emilia Saiz for the post of UCLG Secretary General.
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Item 4 For information
OUTCOMES OF THE UCLG PRESIDENCY MEETING RELATED TO STATUTORY AFFAIRS
Summary and recommendations
The Committee on Statutory Affairs was in informed in Madrid of proposals to be undertaken in relation to statutory issues to be addressed following the Bogotá Congress. This document summarizes the decisions taken.
The Committee on Statutory Affairs is invited to:
1. Take note of the progress made and engage in follow up.
Governing bodies
Political representation in the governing bodies
1. The Asia-Pacific Section was the most vocal in identifying the challenges that the ASPAC membership faces with respect to the definition of political representation.
2. Members in Bogotá agreed that further conversations about the definition of eligibility might be envisaged for the next mandate, as the political landscape may differ according to national regulations. They recalled that the success of the organization and recent progress can specifically be attributed to its political representatives’ thorough work, extensive research and foresight.
3. A general consensus to differentiate between the participation of members through representatives without a political mandate and voting rights, has emerged.
It was agreed that Berry Vrbanobic, on behalf of the Presidency, would lead discussions with representatives from relevant Sections to understand the different arguments and challenges. A meeting will be scheduled in the framework of the World Council and follow up will be carried out during the Retreat. It was proposed to undertake research of the national context in countries where there is significant UCLG membership, in partnership with the relevant regional secretariat. An information campaign for members will be put in place to avoid confusion for the next Congress, with special emphasis on the most affected regions. It is further proposed that an additional revision of rules be initiated in 2018.
4. Following conversations with members, the President proposes to enhance the Basic Guide for Active Participation in UCLG’s Governing Bodies with Guidelines of Good Conduct during decision-making processes.
7 The World Secretariat will present a proposal at the 2018 retreat following consultations with the leadership.
Unresolved nominations to the World Council
Lebanon 5. The Committee on Statutory Affairs called for the nominations related to Lebanon to be chosen by the Lebanon Country Office, respecting the spirit of the agreement reached by the founding organizations to acknowledge the autonomy of the Lebanon Country Office.
6. Temporary agreements were reached in Bogotá, but no consensus was reached among all parties. It was agreed to set up a mediation group to establish a political dialogue between the Secretariat of the MEWA Section and the Lebanon Country Office.
An initial meeting was held in Madrid by President Ries and an oral report will be brought to the meeting in Hangzhou.
Ukraine 7. The Committee on Statutory Affairs requested that the nominations of Ukrainian members be put on hold until an agreement can be reached among the two Sections (Europe and Eurasia) and members in Ukraine. The Committee agreed to set up a specific meeting on these issues led by the Membership Consultation Group.
Consultations between the presidencies of both Sections are to be carried out in 2018 and if possible within the framework of the World Council.
Formal agreements with the regional sections
8. The honorary auditors and Resource Mobilization Group have recommended that individual agreements be signed with the Sections. This constitutional requirement was postponed during the so-called transitional period to ensure the development of broad ownership by the membership in the different regions. This requirement is becoming more urgent in view of the upcoming resource mobilization within the framework of the European Union Partnership.
Two drafts of the agreements were discussed so far. However, signature is on hold until discussions on the renewal of the membership fee scheme are finalized. It is recommended that the agreements are finalized in the Strasbourg Executive Bureau.
Renewal of the membership fee scheme
9. The UCLG membership fee scheme was approved in 2007 for a 10-year period and will need to be revised in 2017. Following the recommendations of the Resource Mobilization Group, and consultations with the Sections, the Financial Management Committee was presented with different proposals in Bogotá.
10. The Committee mandated a group of three members, composed of the Honorary Auditor, a representative from the City of Lisbon and the Treasurer, supported by the World Secretariat, to finalize and reach a unified proposal, taking into account the specificities of Sections.
8 The work of the Membership Consultation Group has led to agreements with MEWA, ASPAC and LATAM. No other modifications have been requested. Correspondence with the European Section needs to be clarified in light of discussions at the Financial Management Committee.
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Item 5 For approval
UPDATES ON REPRESENTATION IN UCLG GOVERNING BODIES
Summary and recommendations
The lists of members of the UCLG Governing Bodies continue to suffer changes since their renewal on the occasion of the 5th UCLG World Congress in Bogotá in 2016. These changes are due to diverse factors such as local elections, national changes and regional elections within the Sections.
Since some changes have occurred since the last meeting of the Committee in Madrid. Members are requested to consider the following information that has reached the Secretariat and to inform of any further changes to the Governing Bodies.
The Committee on Statutory Affairs is invited to:
1. Take note and consider info provided; 2. Provide information on changes that might not have reached the Secretariat.
1. Changes in the following Sections have been informed:
a. Changes in Africa: The following associations have informed of changes to their presidencies: Association of Local Authorities of Namibia (ALAN), Association of Mayors of Congo (AMC), National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) and the Uganda Local Government Association (UGLA). The city of Blantyre has also advised of a change of mayor due to elections. The new Mayor is Mr Wild Ndipo, former Deputy Mayor, and the new Deputy Mayor is Mr Joseph Makwinja. The South Africa Local Government Association (SALGA) also communicated a change in the substitute for President Parks Tau.
b. Changes in ASPAC: The city of Beijing has seen the resignation of the Mayor and the subsequent appointment of the Vice Mayor, Chen Jining, as the new acting Mayor. There has also been a change in the presidency of the Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ); the new President is Dave Cull, Mayor of Dunedin. The President of GAOK has also changed, and is now Mr. KIM Kwan Yong, Governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province.
c. Changes in Eurasia: Several changes in the Russian Federation were communicated by the Secretariat of UCLG Eurasia due to elections in Arzamas, Buinsk, Cheboksary, Khabarovsk and Perm.
d. Changes in Europe: Several changes were communicated by the Secretariat of CEMR in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Estonia, France, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
e. Changes in the World Council and Executive Bureau representatives for Lebanon were also communicated by the Lebanon Office (see letter in annex). The MEWA region also saw the resignation of Mr Kadir Topbaş and the appointment of the new Mayor, Mr Mevlüt Uysal.
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f. Changes in NORAM: The change in the FCM President from Clark Somerville to Jenny Gerbasi and the passing of Pam McConnell, Deputy Mayor of Toronto, were communicated by the Secretariat of FCM. There has also been a change in the Mayor of Montreal due to local elections, from Denis Coderre to Valérie Plante.
g. Changes in Metropolis: Due to local elections, changes of the mayors of Mashhad, from Solat Mortazavi to Ghasem Taghizadeh Khamesi, and Montreal, from Denis Coderre to Valérie Plante, were informed.
2. The documents provided in annex show the aforementioned changes in the composition of the governing bodies in detail, organized per Section.
3. The issues that require the attention of the Committee are as follows:
a. There is a change in the Vice-President for UCLG NORAM. b. There is a change in the Vice-President for Metropolis. c. Some substitutes of the European Section are not directly linked to representatives, in particular with relation to France. d. In the European list, the distribution of seats among countries has changed, which are not changes due to electoral procedures. e. Due to these changes, CEMR now has six unoccupied seats (67 instead of 73). f. UCLG Eurasia has one unoccupied seat (35 instead of 36), however this has been the case since the ratification of nominations in Bogotá. g. UCLG NORAM has twelve unoccupied seats (14 instead of 26), however this has been the case since the ratification of nominations in Bogotá. h. MEWA has two extra seats (35 instead of 33), however this has been the case since the ratification of nominations in Bogotá.
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Number of seats attributed: 45 of 45
NORTHERN AFRICA
COUNTRIES NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
ALGERIA (1) • Mr Abdelhakim Bettache, Mayor of Algiers
EGYPT (1) • Mr Ahmed Taymor, Governor of Cairo
• Mr Cheikh Ould Ahmed Ould Baya, President • Ms ElAliya Menkouss, Vice-President of the of the Association of Mayors of Mauritania (AMM), Association of Mayors of Mauritania (AMM) MAURITANIA (2) Vice Presidency of Northern Africa
• Mr Mohamed Matalla Ramdane, Mayor of City • Mr Boullah Alioune, Deputy Mayor of of Nouadhibou Nouadhibou
• Mr Fouad El Omari, President of the Moroccan • Mr Noureddine Lazrek, Vice-President of the Association of the Presidents of Commune Moroccan Association of the Presidents of MOROCCO (3) Councils (AMPCC) Commune Councils (AMPCC)
• Mr Mohamed Sadiki, Mayor of Rabat • Ms Souad Zaïdi, Deputy Mayor of Rabat
• Ms Hakima Fasly, Deputy Mayor of • Mr Abdelaaziz Omari, Mayor of Casablanca Casablanca • Mr Seifallah Lasram, President of Federation of Municipalities and Cities of Tunisia (FNVT), Mayor TUNISIA (2) of Tunis • Mr Abdennadher Chaouki, First Vice- • Mr Mabrouk Kossemtini, Mayor of Sfax President of Sfax
WESTERN AFRICA
COUNTRIES NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
• Mr Luc Sètondji Atrokpo, President of the • Mr Charlemagne Honfo, Political Secretary BENIN (1) National Association of Communes of Benin General of the National Association of (ANCB) Communes of Benin (ANCB) • Mr Manuel Monteiro de Pina, President of the • Mr Herménio Fernando, Vice-President of the CAPE VERDE (1) National Association of Municipalities of Cape National Association of Municipalities of Cape Verde (ANMCV) Verde (ANMCV) • Mr Gilbert Kafana Kone, President of Union of • Mr Nicolas Djibo, Second Vice-President of COTE D'IVOIRE (1) Cities and Local Governments of Côte d’Ivoire Union of Cities and Local Governments of Côte (UVICOCI) d’Ivoire (UVICOCI) • Mr Felix Mensah Nii Anang-LaIsaac Ashai • Mr Kadingdi Stanislans Alu, Vice-President of GHANA (1) Odamten, President of the National Association the National Association of Local Authorities of of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) Ghana (NALAG)To be confirmed • Mr Amadou Lélouma Diallo, Member of the • Mr Mamadou Drame, President of the National GUINEA (1) Executive Bureau of the National Association of Association of Communes of Guinea (ANCG) Communes of Guinea (ANCG) • Ms Fatoumata Doumbia Konte, Vice- • Mr Boubacar Bah, President of the Association MALI (1) President of the Association of Municipalities of of Municipalities of Mali (AMM) Mali (AMM)
• Mr Micah Y Jiba, President of Association of NIGERIA (1) Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON)
• Mr Khalifa Sall, Mayor of Dakar, President of SENEGAL (1) • Mr Cheikh Gueye, Mayor of Dieuppeul-Derkle UCLG Africa, Vice Presidency of Western Africa • Ms Sunkarie Kabba Kamara, President of the • Mr Shar Moiga, Political Secretary General of SIERRA LEONE (1) Association of Local Communauties of Sierra the Association of Local Communauties of Leone (LoCASL) Sierra Leone (LoCASL)
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COUNTRIES NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
• Mr Christian Roger OkembaHugues Ngouélondélé, President of Association of • Mr Benjamin Alphonse Loukakou, Mayor of CONGO (1) Mayors of Congo (AMC), Vice-Presidency of Moungali Central Africa • Mr Ahmat Adam Mahamat Saleh, Political • Mr Ali Haroun, President of the National CHAD (1) Secretary General of the National Association of Association of Mayors of Chad (ANCT) Mayors of Chad (ANCT) • Mr Émile Andze Andze, President of United • Mr François Soman, Vice-President of United Councils and Cities of Cameroon (CVUC) Councils and Cities of Cameroon (CVUC) CAMEROON (2) • Mr. Guilbert Tsimi Evouna, Delegate of • Mr Dieudonné Mbarga, Deputy Delegate of Government of Yaoundé Urban Municipality Government of Yaoundé Urban Municipality
• Mr Émile Gros Raymond Nakombo, President • Mr Jules Abezoua, Mayor of Bangui – 1st CENTRAL AFRICA (1) of the Association of Mayors of Central Africa District (AMCA) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO • Mr André Kimbuta, Governor of Kinshasa • Mr Bafiba Zomba, Vice-Governor of Kinshasa (1) EQUATORIAL GUINEA • Ms Coloma Edjang Mbengono, Mayor of • Mr Jaime Mandogo Mandogo, Deputy Mayor (1) Malabo of Malabo
• Ms Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda, • Ms Clotilde Chantal Boumba Louey, Mayor GABON (1) President of Association of Communes of Gabon of Gamba (ACG) • Mr Ekeneide Lima dos Santos, President of SAO TOME AND • Mr Carlos Alberto Carvalho Bandeira dos Association of Authorities and Autonomous PRINCIPE (1) Ramos, Councillor of Sao Tome Regions of Sao Tomé & Principe (AARA/STP)
EASTERN AFRICA
COUNTRIES NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
• Mr Martin Niterese, President of Burundian • Mr Jean-Claude Matunu, Vice President of BURUNDI (1) Association of Local Elected Officials (ABELO) ABELO
• Mr Abdou Salami Abdou, Governor of COMOROS (1) Ndzuwani
• Mr Abate Setotaw, President of the Ethiopian ETHIOPIA (1) Cities Association (ECA)
• Ms Elizabeth Manyala, Honorable Member of KENYA (1) • Mr Moses Akaranga, Governor of Vihiga County the Country Assembly of Nairobi, Treasurer in the Association
• Ms Lalao Ravalomanana, Mayor of • Mr Julien Andriamorasata, Deputy Mayor of MADAGASCAR (1) Antananarivo Antananarivo
• Ms Jeovana Charles, Chairperson of the SEYCHELLES (1) • To be confirmed Association of Districts of Victoria (ADV)
• Mr Iman Nur Icar, Deputy Mayor of SOMALIA (1) • Mr Yusuf Hussein Jimale, Mayor of Mogadishu Mogadishu • Mr Abubakar Mukadam Gulamhafeez, • Mr Stephen Mhapa, Vice-President of the TANZANIA (1) President of the Association of Local Authorities Association of Local Authorities of Tanzania of Tanzania (ALAT), Mayor of Shinyanga (ALAT)
• Mr George MutabaaziFrederick Gume, UGANDA (1) President of Uganda Local Government • Mr Wycliff Ibanda, Chairman of Kaliro Association (ULGA)
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• Mr Francisco Higino Carneiro, Mayor of ANGOLA (1) • Ms Gioconda Ferreira, Councillor of Luanda Luanda • Ms Sylvia Tabita Muzila, Vice-President of • Mr Mpho Moruakgomo, President of the BOTSWANA (1) Botswana Association of Local Authorities Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA) (BALA)
• Mr Wild NdipoNoel Chalamnda, Mayor of • Mr Joseph Makwinja Wild Ndipo, Deputy MALAWI (1) Blantyre Mayor of Blantyre
• Mr Tagir Assimo Carimo, President of the • Mr Edwardo Jossias Nguenha, Political MOZAMBIQUE (1) National Association of Municipalities of Secretary General of the National Association of Mozambique (ANAMM) Municipalities of Mozambique (ANAMM) • Msr Katrina ShimbuluLeonard Jona, President NAMIBIA (1) of Association of Local Authorities of Namibia • Ms Georgina Mwiya, Mayor of Katima Mulilo (ALAN)
• Mr Parks Tau, President of the South Africa • Mr Mpho Nawa, Deputy President of the South SOUTH AFRICA (1) Local Government Association (SALGA), Africa Local Government Association (SALGA)To Councillor of Johannesburg be confirmed
• Mr Benito Jones, President of Swaziland Local SWAZILAND (1) Governments Association (SWALGA) • Mr Samuel Munthali, President of the Local ZAMBIA (1) Government Association of Zambia (LGAZ) • Mr David Guy Mutasa, President of the ZIMBABWE (1) Zimbabwe Local Government Association (ZILGA)
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Number of seats attributed: 66 of 66
In grey: nominations to be clarified
EAST & NORTH EAST ASIA
MEMBERS NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES REPRESENTED Beijing • Mr. Cai Qi Chen Jining, Mayor of Beijing • Ms. Zhang Jingying , Executive Vice-Mayor of Changchun Changchun Changsha • Mr. Hu Henghua, Mayor of Changsha
Chengdu • Mr. Luo Qiang, Mayor of Chengdu
Chinese People’s Association for • Ms. Li Xiaolin, President of Chinese People's Friendship with Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries • Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice-President of CPAFFC Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) (CPAFFC)
Chongqing • Mr. Huang Qifan, Mayor of Chongqing
• Mr. Huai Zhongmin, President of Dalian Dalian • Mr. Xiao Shengfeng, Mayor of Dalian People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
Fuzhou • Mr. Yang Yimin, Mayor of Fuzhou
Guangzhou • Mr. Wen Guohui, Mayor of Guangzhou • Mr. Liu Baochun, Director General
Haikou • Mr. Ni Qiang, Mayor of Haikou • Mr. Han Bin, Director General
Hangzhou • Mr. Zhang Hongming, Mayor of Hangzhou
Harbin • Mr. Song Xibin, Mayor of Harbin • Mr. Yang Xiaoping, Councillor
Kunming • Mr. Wang Xiliang, Mayor of Kunming
Nanning • Mr. Zhou Hongbo, Mayor of Nanning
Shanghai • Mr. Chen Yin, Vice Mayor of Shanghai
Shezhen • Mr. Xu Qin, Mayor of Shezhen
Wuhan • Ms. Liu Yingzi, Vice Mayor of Wuhan
Xi’an • Mr. Shangguan Jiqing, Mayor of Xi'an
Zhengzhou • Mr. Cheng Zhiming, Mayor of Zhengzhou
Tianjin • Mr. Wang Dongfeng, Mayor of Tianjin
Shenyang • Mr. Pan Liguo, Mayor of Shenyang • Mr. Li Pengxiang, Officer
Hamamatsu • Mr. Yasutomo Suzuki, Mayor of Hamamatsu
• Mr. Seong-hoa Hong, Ambassador for Busan • Mr. Byung-soo Suh, Mayor of Busan International Relations • Mr. Young-jin Kwon, Mayor of Daegu Metropolitan Daegu • Charlie Bae, Director General City
Daejeon • Mr. Sun-Taik Kwon, Mayor of Daejeon
Governors • Mr. KIM Kwan YongMoon-soon Choi, President, Association of • Mr. Youn-ho Doh, Secretary General Governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province Korea (GAOK)
16 • Mr. Jang-hyun Yoon, Mayor of Gwangju Gwangju Metropolitan City Gyeonggi • Mr. Kyung-pil Nam, Governor of Gyeonggi • Mr. Jeong-bok Yoo, Mayor of Incheon Metropolitan Incheon City Seoul • Mr. Won-soon Park, Mayor of Seoul
Ulsan • Mr. Gi-Hyeon Kim, Mayor of Ulsan
Kaohsiung • Ms. Chen Chu, Mayor of Kaohsiung • Mr. Li-Ming Hsu, Deputy Mayor
New Taipei • Mr. Liluan Chu, Mayor of New Taipei City • Mr. Yu-Ih Hou, Deputy Mayor
Taichung • Mr. Chia-Lung Lin, Mayor of Taichung City • Mr. Kuang-Yau Chang, Deputy Mayor
Taipei • Mr. Wen-Je Ko, MrMayor of Taipei City
PACIFIC
MEMBERS NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES REPRESENTED Kiribati Local Government • Mr. Ruoikabuti Tioon, Chairman of the Kiribati • Mr. Rikiaua Takeke, Executive Officer Association Local Government Association (KiLGA) (KiLGA) Local • Mr. Dave CullLawrence Yule, President of Local • Mr. Brendan Duffy, Vice President Government New Government New Zealand (LGNZ), Mayor of Dunedin Zealand (LGNZ)
SOUTH & SOUTHWEST ASIA
MEMBERS NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES REPRESENTED Barisal • Mr. Md. Ahsan Habib Kamal, Mayor of Barisal Bangladesh • Mr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman Tulu, President of Union Porishad Bangladesh Union Porishad Forum (BUPF) Forum (BUPF) Municipal • Mr. Mohammad Abdul Mozid, Finance Secretary Association of General of Municipal Association of Bangladesh Bangladesh (MAB), Mayor of Kakonhat (MAB) Association of District • Mr. Rishi Raj Lumsali, President of Association of • Mr. Krishna Prasad Jaishi, Spokesperson of Development District Development Committee of Nepal (ADDCN) ADDCN Committee of Nepal (ADDCN) National Association of • Mr. Ghanshyam Khatiwada, Chairperson of Village National Association of Village Development Development Committees in Nepal (NAVIN) Committees in Nepal (NAVIN) Municipal • Mr. Dormani Paudel, Chairman of Municipal Association of Association of Nepal (MuAN) Nepal (MuAN) • Mr. Rudra Singh Tamang, Chief and Executive Kathmandu • Mr. Nurnidhi Neupane, Director General Officer of Kathmandu Local Councils Association of • Mr. Imran Ali Khan Malik, Vice President of Local • Mr. Asif Nawaz, Finance Secretary the Punjab Councils Association of the Punjab (LCAP) (LCAP) Local Government • Mr. Yousaf Ayub Khan, President of Local Association of Government Association of Pakistan (LCA KPK) Pakistan (LCA KPK) • Mr. Kalum Weeranarayana Senevirathna, Mayor • Mr. Kumara Dhammika Maha Galle of Galle Muhandiramge, Senior Municipal Councillor
17 Sri Lankan Local • Mr. Seyed Ali Zaheer Moulan , President of Government Federation of Sri Lankan Local Government Authorities Authorities (FSLGA) (FSLGA) Local Government • Mr. Mohamed Shafeeg Mahmood , CEO of Local • Mr. Shammoon Adam, Director General Association Government Association Maldives Maldives
SOUTHEAST ASIA
MEMBERS NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES REPRESENTED National League • Mr. Say Kosal, President of National League of of Communes / • Mr. Pok Sokundara, Secretary General Communes / Sangkats (NLC) Sangkats (NLC) National Association of • Mr. Map Sarin, President of National Association of Council and Council and Provincial Councils (NACPC) Provincial Councils (NACPC) • Mr. Anies Rasyid BaswedanBasuki Tjahaja Jakarta Purnama, Governor of Jakarta Association of Indonesian • Mr. Emil Elestianto, Vice Chairman of Association Regency • Ms. Cellica Nurrachadiana, Vice Treasurer of Indonesian Regency Governments (APKASI) Governments (APKASI) Association of Indonesian • Ms. Airin Rachmi Diany, Chairman of Association Regency • Mr. Sarimun Hadisaputra, Executive Director of Indonesian Regency Governments (APEKSI) Governments (APEKSI)
• Ms. Airin Rachmi Diany, Mayor of South South Tangerang • Mr. Sarimun Hadisaputra, Executive Director Tangerang
• Ms. Illiza Sa'aduddin Djamal, Mayor of Banda Banda Aceh • Mr. Bahagia , City Manager Aceh
Salatiga • Mr. Agus Rudianto, Acting Mayor of Salatiga
Surakarta • Mr. F.X. Hadi Rudyatmo, Mayor of Surakarta
Yogyakarta • Mr. Haryadi Suyuti, Mayor of Yogyakarta • Mr. Imam Priyono, Vice Mayor Pangkal Pinang • Mr. Muhammad Irwansyah, Mayor of Pangkal City Pinang City
East Kalimantan • Mr. Awang Faroek Ishak, Governor of East Province Kalimantan Province
Catbalogan • Ms. Stephany Tan, Mayor of Catbalogan • Mr. Ador Hurtado, City Administrator
• Ms. Mar-len Abigail Sombillo Binay, Mayor of Makati Makati League of Cities • Mr. Edgardo Pamintuan, National President of of the Philippines • Ms. Lani Cayetano, National Chairperson League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) (LCP) • Mr. Mom Rajawongse Sukhumbhand, Governor Bangkok of Bangkok Association of • Mr. Khoi Nguyen Van, Chairman of Association of • Ms. Son Nguyen Thi Kim , Deputy General Cities of Vietnam Cities of Vietnam (ACVN) Secretary (ACVN)
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Number of seats attributed: 35 of 36
• Ms. Naira Nahapetyan, City Council Deputy, ARMENIA (1) • Mr. Taron Margaryan, Mayor of Yerevan Chairperson of the Permanent Commission for Financial, Credit and Economic Affairs • Ms. Malika Bekturova, Deputy Mayor of KAZAKHSTAN (1) • Mr. Asset Issekeshev, Mayor of Astana Astana
KYRGYZSTAN (1) • Mr. Albek Ibraimov, Mayor of Bishkek • Mr. Ernis Zarlykov, Deputy Mayor of Bishkek
• Mr. Airat Khairullin, Mayor of Almetyevsk, Head of • Mr. Fanil Khamidullin, Deputy of Almetyevsk Municipality “Almetyevsk Municipal District” City Council • Mr. Mikhail Muhin, Deputy Chairman of City • Msr. Mikhail Mukhin Tatiana Parusova, Mayor of DumaVladimir Ershov, First Deputy Mayor of Arzamas Arzamas • Mr. Sergey Kudryavtsev, Deputy of Municipal Duma of Municipal Authority “Town Astrakhan”, • Ms. Alena Gubanova, Mayor of Astrakhan Chairman of Physical Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy Committee of Municipal Duma of Municipal Authority “Town Astrakhan”
• Mr. Kamil Nugayev, Mayor of Bolgar, Head of • Mr. Sergey Tyunev, Deputy Head of Spasskiy Spasskiy Municipal District Municipal District
• Mr. Linar Zakirov, Mayor of Bugulma, Head of • Mr. Razgat Khuzeev, Deputy Mayor of Bugulma Municipal District Bugulma
• Mr. Azat AizetullovMarat Zyabbarov, Mayor of • Mr. Sergey Penkin, Head of Buinsk District Buinsk, Head of Buinsk Municipal District Council • Ms. Irina Klementeva, Deputy Chairman of Cheboksary City Assembly of Deputies, Chairperson • Mr. Viktor Gorbunov, Chairman of the of Standing Commission Mr. Evgeniy Kadyshov, Cheboksary City Assembly of DeputiesTo be Mayor of Cheboksary, Vice-President of Volga Region confirmed Municipalities Association • Ms. Alexandra Ignatyeva, Head of Municipal • Mr. Stanislav Mosharov, Chairman of Chelyabinsk District “Tekstilshchiki”, Director General of RUSSIAN City Council, President of the “Russian Cities Union” “Russian Cities Union” FEDERATION (31) • Mr. Magomed-Ali Turaev, Deputy Mayor of • Mr. Zaur Khizriev, Mayor of Grozny Grozny • Mr. Ildar Khuzyatov, Deputy Mayor of • Mr. Ruslan Shagaleyev, Mayor of Innopolis Innopolis • Ms. Irina Ezhova, Chairperson of Council of • Mr. Dmitriy Berdnikov, Mayor of Irkutsk Irkutsk • Mr. Ildar Bikbulatov, First Deputy Head of • Mr. Yuriy Tyurin, Mayor of Izhevsk Izhevsk City Administration
• Mr. Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of Kazan • Ms. Evgeniya Lodvigova, Vice-Mayor of Kazan
• Mr. Sergey EreminAlexander Sokolov, Mayor of Khabarovsk, President of the Council of Far • Mr. Rustam Abdulin, Chairman of Far Eastern Eastern Interregional Public Organization Tatar Congress, Deputy of Khabarovsk city “Association of Siberian and Far Eastern Cities”, Council Member of International Assembly of Capitals and Big Cities
• Mr. Edkham Akbulatov, Mayor of Krasnoyarsk, • Mr. Andrey Ignatenko, Deputy Mayor of Chairman of Association of Cities of Siberia and Far Krasnoyarsk East
• Ms. Dina Oiun, Head of Kyzyl, Chairman of • Mr. Ayas Lopsan, Deputy Chairman of Representatives’ Parliament (Khural) Representatives’ Parliament (Khural)
• Mr. Valeriy Chershintsev, Mayor of Mendeleyevsk, • Mr. Albert Sattorov, Deputy Mayor of Chairman of Council of Mendeleyevsk Municipal Mendeleyevsk, Deputy Chairman of District Mendeleyevsk Municipal District Council • Mr. Aleksei Shaposhnikov, Chairman of Moscow • Mr. Andrey Metelskiy, Vice-Chairman of City Council Moscow City Council 19 • Ms. Flera Andreeva, Deputy Mayor of • Mr. Nail Magdeev, Mayor of Naberezhnye Chelny Naberezhnye Chelny • Ms. Olga Starostina, Chairperson of Naryan- • Mr. Oleg Belak, Mayor of Naryan-Mar Mar City Council
• Mr. Aidar Metshin, Mayor of Nizhnekamsk, Head of • Mr. Robert Garipov, Head of the Board of Nizhnekamsk Municipal District, Vice-President of Nizhnekamsk Municipal District, Vice-Mayor of Tatarstan Republic Municipalities Association Nizhnekamsk
• Mr. Dmitrii Asantsev, Chairman of the Council • Mr. Anatoly Lokot, Mayor of Novosibirsk of Deputies of Novosibirsk • Mr. Igor SapkoDmitry Samoilov, Mayor of Perm, • Mr. Arkadiy Kats, First Deputy Chairman of Chairman of City Council, Member of Russian Cities Perm City Council Union Board • Ms. Zinaida Neyarokhina, Mayor of Rostov-on-Don, • Mr. Sergei Sheremetev, Deputy Chairman of Chairman of Rostov-on-Don City Council, Vice- Rostov-on-Don City Council President of UCLG-Eurasia • Mr. Vladimir Reprintsev, Consular of Samara • Mr. Oleg Fursov, Mayor of Samara, Chairman of City, Executive Director of Volga Region Council RUSSIAN Municipalities Association FEDERATION • Mr. Anatoliy Vasilev, First Deputy Mayor of (continued) • Mr. Sergei Panchin, Mayor of Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk, Deputy of Ulyanovsk City Council
• Ms. Valentina Shymlyanskaya, Member of • Mr. Makharbek Khadartsev, Mayor of Vladikavkaz Public Chamber • Mr. Vladlen Kolesnikov, First Deputy Mayor of • Mr. Andrey Kosolapov, Mayor of Volgograd Volgograd • Mr. Aysen Nikolaev, Mayor of Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Vice-President of UCLG-Eurasia, Association • Mr. Georgy Mikhaylov, Vice-Mayor of Yakutsk of Siberian and Far Eastern Cities,
• Mr. Gennady Yemelyanov, Mayor of Yelabuga, • Irina Kornilova, Deputy Mayor of Yelabuga Head of Yelabuga Municipal District
• Mr. Viktor Kidiaev, President of “Unified All-Russian Union of Municipalities (Congress)”, Chairman of the • Mr. Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Chairman of Russian Federation Federal Assembly State Council Association “Tambov Region Municipalities Committee on Federal Structure and Local Self- Council” Government
• Mr. Rustami Emomali, Mayor of Dushanbe, • Mr. Shukhrat Mahudzoda, Deputy Mayor of TAJIKISTAN (1) President of Cities Development Association of Dushanbe Tajikistan "Vatanam"
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Number of seats attributed: 6773 of 73
COUNTRIES NOMINEES COUNTRIES SUBSTITUTES
AUSTRIA (3) Mr. Michael Häupl, President of the Mr. Maximilian Krauss, Member of Austrian Association of Cities and TownTo Austria Vienna City Parliament ALBANIA (1) be confirmed • Mr. Helmut MödlhammerMichael Häupl, • Ms. Susanne BlumaSiegfried President of the Austrian Association of AUSTRIA (2) Austria Lindenmayr, Member of Vienna City MunicipalitiesCities and Town, Mayor of Parliament Vienna • Ms. Christine Oppitz-Plörer, Mayor of • Ms. Bettina Emmerling, InnsbruckMr. Helmut Mödlhammer, Austria MemberSusanne Bluma, Councillor of President of the Austrian Association of Vienna City Parliament Municipalities • Mr. Luc Martens, Councillor in Roeselare, Mr. Virginijus Komskis, Vice-President of PresidentMember of the Association of the Lithuania Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania Flemish Cities and Municipalities (ALAL) • Mr. Yvan Mayeur, AdministratorMarc Mr. Marc Cools, First deputy burgmaster Cools, First Deputy Mayor of Uccle, BELGIUM (3) of Uccle, President of the Association of the President of the Association of the City and Belgium City and the Municipalities of the Brussels- the Municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Capital Region Region, Mayor of Brussels • Ms. Christie Morreale, Member of the Union of Walloon Cities and Municipalities Administrative Council, Deputy Mayor of Esneux • Mr Plamen ChernevMs. Ancuta- Daniela Belu, Mayor of Mihail BULGARIA (1) • Mr. Yordan Yordanov, Mayor of Dobrich Romania Kogalniceanu Commune, Constanta CountySuhindol • Mr. Ghiorghe Bute, MayorDjurdjica • Mr. Matija Posavec, Medimurje County Ištef Benšić, Deputy Prefect of CROATIA (1) Romania Prefect Scinteiesti Commune, Galatithe Bjelovar- Bilogora County
CYPRUS (1) To be confirmed
• Mr. Mr. Ovidiu Colceriu , Mayor of • Mr. Petr Kulhanek, Vice-President of Sinpaul Commune, Cluj CountyRobert CZECH Union of Towns and Municipalities of the Romania Zeman , Chairman of the Committee for REPUBLIC (1) Czech Republic for European Affairs, Mayor Foreign Cooperation of SMOCR, Vice- of Karlovy Vary Mayor of Prachatice • Mr. Mihkel Juhkami, Vice-Chair of the • Ms. Pipi-Liis Siemann, Vice-Chair of ESTONIA (1) Board of the Association of Estonian Cities; Estonia the Board of the Association of Estonian Mayor of Rakvere Cities; Mayor of Türi Municipality • Mr. Markku Andersson, Vice President of FINLAND (2) Association of Finnish Local and Regional 1) Authorities (AFLRA), Mayor of Jyväskylä • Ms. Sirpa Paatero, President of Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities (ALFRA) Dividir celdas • Ms. Martine Aubry, Mayor of Lille, Vice- FRANCE (13) France Mr. Patrick Jarry, Mayor of Nanterre President of Greater Lille
• Ms. Jocelyne Bougeard, Deputy Mayor of Rennes Mr. Christian Dupuy, Mayor of • Mr. Patrick Braouezec, President of France Suresnes, Vice-President of Hauts de Plaine-Commune metropolitan area Seine County Council • Mr. Gérard Collomb, Senator-Mayor of Mr. Magny Torhild Roland Bansdal, Norway Lyon, President of Greater LyonTBC Mayor of Vennesla Municipality
• Ms. Marie Guite Dufay, President of Ms. Anne-Catherine Goetz, Deputy France Bourgogne Franche Comté Regional Council Mayor of Mulhouse
21 • Mr. Christian Estrosi, President of Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur Regional France Mr. Philippe Pradal, Mayor of Nice Council, President of Greater Nice Côte d’Azur • Mr. Jean-Claude Gaudin, Senator-Mayor France Mr. Georges Morin, Councillor of Gières of Marseille Mr. Dorinel Soare, Mayor of Niculesti • Mr. Laurent Hénart, Mayor of Nancy Romania Commune, Dambovita County
• Ms. Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris France Ms. Johanna Rolland, Mayor of Nantes
• Mr. Alain Juppé, Mayor of Bordeaux, President of Greater Bordeaux, President of Ms. Sladana Zivkocic, Deputy Mayor of the French Association of the Council of France Dijon European Municipalities and Regions (AFCCRE) • Mr. Roland Ries, Mayor of Strasbourg, France Mr. Mickael Vallet, Mayor of Marennes President of Cités Unies France
• Ms. Forough Salami-Dadkhah, Vice- Mr. Alain Desmarest, Vice-President of France President of Bretagne Regional Council Val de Marne County Council • Mr. André Viola, President of Aude County
Council • Mr. Alain Desmarest, Vice-President of
Val de Marne County Council Mr. Christian Dupuy, Mayor of Suresnes, Vice-President of Hauts de Seine County Council • Mr Charles Fournier, Vice-President of
Centre-Val de Loire Regional Council • Ms. Anne-Catherine Goetz, Deputy
Mayor of Mulhouse
• Mr Patrick Jarry, Mayor of Nanterre • Mr. Patrick Laurent, Mayor of Sceaux, Vice-President of the Agglomeration Community of Hauts de Bièvre • Mr. Georges Morin, Member of Gières
Municipal Council • Mr. Rudy Salles, Deputy Mayor of Nice, member of the French Parliament from Alpes-Maritime • Ms. Joanna Rolland, Mayor of Nantes, President of the Urban Community of Nantes Métropole • Mr. Mickaël Vallet, Mayor of Marennes
• Ms Martine Vassal, President of
Bouches du Rhônes Department Council Mr. André Viola, President of Aude County • Mr. Laurent Wauquiez, President of France Council Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Regional Council • Ms Sladana Zivkovic, Deputy Mayor of
Dijon • Mr. Manfred Müller, President of Ms. Veronica Dontu, Mayor of Tamasi Romania Paderborn Council / Deutschlandtag Commune, Bacau County
• Ms Christiane Overmans, Member of the • Mr Hauke Jagau, President of the
GERMANY Council of the City of Bonn Region of Hannover (34) • Mr. Roland Schäfer, Mayor of Bergkamen, President of German Association of Towns
and Municipalities (DStGB) • Mr. Alexandru Fuica-HaislerMarkus • Mr. Albrecht Schröter, Mayor of Jena, Romania Lewe, Mayor of Negrilesti Commune, President of Council / Deutschlandtag Galati CountyMünster • Mr. Giorgos IoakimidisDimitrios • Mr. George Patoulis, Mayor of Kafantaris, First Vice-President of Amaroussion, President of the Central Union Greece KEDE, Mayor of Agios Ioannis Rentis and of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE) NikaiaPylos-Nestoros GREECE (2) • Mr. Ovidiu-Ilie FurduiGeorge
Ioakeimidis, Member of the • Mr. Apostolos Kimissis, Mayor of Romania Administrative Board of KEDE, Mayor of Amfilochia Criscior Commune, Hunedoara CountyNikea-Renti
22 • Mr. Halldor Halldorssoon, President of Mr. Emilian-Gheorghe Pop, Mayor of ICELAND (1) the Icelandic Association of Local Romania Sacalaseni Commune, Maramures Authorities, Councillor of Reykjavik County • Ms. Nuti Rosu, CouncillorMiriam ISRAEL (1) • Mr. Eli Levy, Mayor of Lehavim Romania Feirberg, Mayor of Facaeni Commune, Ialomita CountyNetanya • Mr. Stefano Bonnacini , President of • Mr. Luciano D'Alfonso, President of Italy Emilia Romagna Region Abruzzo Region Mr. Ilie Gavril Bojolan, Mayor of Oradea • Mr. Antonino D'Asero , Councillor of ITALY (3) Romania Municipality, Executive President of Sicilia Region Romanian Municipalities Association (AMR) • Ms Barbara Paron, Mayor of Vigarano • Mr. Marco Stella , Vice-President of the MainardaMr. Ričardas Malinauskas , Lithuania Council of Toscana Region President of Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania (ALAL) • Mr. Andris JaunsleinisGints Kaminskis, • Ms. Martine Vassal, President of LATVIA (3) Chairman of the Latvian Association of Local Bouches du Rhône County CouncilMr France and Regional Governments (LALRG), Andris Rāviņš, Deputy Chairman of 1) Member of Auce Municipal Council LALRG, Mayor of Jelgava • Mr. Siegfried Lindenmayr, Member of • Mr. Andris Ravins, Mayor of Jelgava city Austria Vienna City Parliament Dividir celdas • Mr. Gints Kaminskis, Mayor of Auce • Mr. Charles Fournier, Vice-President of France municipality Centre Val de Loire Regional Council • Ms. Edita Rudelienė, Board member of the Association of Local Authorities in LITHUANIA (3) Lithuania (ALAL), Mayor of Trakai District • Mr. Povilas Žagunis, Vice-President of • Ms. Barbara Paron, Mayor of Vigarano Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania Italy Mainarda (ALAL) • Ms. Nijolė Dirginčienė, Member of • Mr. Vytautas Grubliauskas, Member of Association of Local Authorities in LITHUANIA (1) Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania (ALAL) Board; Mayor of (ALAL) board, Mayor of Klaipeda Birstonas Municipality
MOLDOVA (1) • Mr. Alexei Busuioc, Mayor of Capaclia
• Mr. Ton Rombouts, President of the NETHERLANDS International Committee, Mayor of ‘s- France Mr. Philippe Laurent, Mayor of Sceaux (2) Hertogenbosch • Mr. Jan Van Zanen , Mayor of Utrecht Mr. Rob Metz, Mayor of Soest
• Ms. Mette Gundersen, Deputy- • Ms. Gunn Marit Helgesen , President of President of KS, Member of Kristiansand the Norwegian Association of Local and Municipal CouncilMs. Gunn Berit NORWAY (1) Norway Regional Authorities (KS), Councillor of Gjerde, Executive Board Member of the Telemark Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS) • Mr. José Calixto, Mayor of Reguengos de Portugal • Ms. Idalina Trindade, Mayor of Nisa Monsaraz PORTUGAL (3) Mr. Marcel Vancu, Mayor of Tulghes • Mr. Raul Castro, Mayor of Leiria Romania Commune, Harghita County To be confirmed
PORTUGAL: • Mr. Carlos Castro, First Deputy Mayor DIRECT • Mr. Fernando Medina, Mayor of Lisboa Portugal offor international relations, Lisboa MEMBER (1) • Mr. Emil Drăghici, President of the Association of Communes of Romania, • Ms. Valeria Dascălu, Mayor of Romania Mayor of Vulcana-Băi commune, Dâmbovița Săbăoani commune, Neamț County County • Ms. Mariana Gaju, Mayor of Cumpana Commune, Constanta County ROMANIA (7) • Mr. Gheorghe Damian, Mayor of CiugudCommune, Alba County • Mr. Ion Dumitru, Mayor of Albota Commune, Arges County
2) • Ms. Florea Ene, Mayor of Msoaia Commune, Arges County • Mr. Georghe Stancu, Mayor of Bascov Commune, Arges County • Mr. Robert Sorin Negoită, Mayor of • Mr. Mr. Vasile Cozan, Mayor of Panaci Sector 3, Bucharest, President of Romanian Romania Commune, Suceava CountyIlie Gavril Municipalities Association (AMR) Bolojan, Executive President of the
23 Romanian Municipalities Association, Mayor of Oradea Municipality
• Mr. Ms. Barbara Huemer, Member of • Mr. František Bartko, Mayor of City of SLOVAKIA (1) Austria Vienna City ParliamentMaroš Sagan, Veľký Šariš Mayor of the Municipality of Cífer SPAIN (11)
Mr. Carlos Martínez Mínguez, Mayor of Mr. Xabier Ochandiano, Councillor of Spain SoriaTo be confirmed Soria
SLOVENIA (1) • Mr. Christian Oxonitsch, Member of • Mr. Juan Mari Aburto, Mayor of Bilbao Austria Vienna City Parliament Dividir celdas
• Mr. Jordi Ballart I Pastor, Mayor of • Ms. Rosa Maria Ribera Mitjavila, Spain Terrassa Councillor Delegate of Terrassa • Mr. Abel Caballero Álvarez, Mayor of • Mr. Alin-Adrian NicaCarlos Martínez SPAIN (7) Vigo, President of the Spanish Federation of Romania Mínguez, Mayor of Dudestii Noi Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) Commune, Timis CountySoria • Mr. Javier Moliner Gargallo, President • Ms. Manuela Carmena Castrillo, Mayor of Spain of the Provincial Government of Madrid Castellón Dividir celdas • Mr. Ioan SasMs Pilar Zamora • Mr. Gabriel Cruz Santana, Mayor of Romania Bastante, Mayor of Pischia Commune, Huelva Timis CountyCiudad Real • Mr. David Lucas Parrón, Mayor of • Mr. Oscar Puente Santiago, Mayor of Spain Móstoles Valladolid • Mr. Josep Mayoral i Antigas, Mayor of • Mr. Augusto Hidalgo Macario, Mayor Spain Granollers of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria • Mr. Íñigo de la Serna, Mayor of Santander, Vice-President of the Spanish • Mr. Pedro Luis Sanz Carlavilla, Mayor Spain Federation of Municipalities and Provinces of Meco Dividir celdas (FEMP) • Mr. Wolfgang Jung, Member of Vienna • Mr. Francisco Vázquez Requero, City ParliamentMr. Javier Moliner Austria President of Segovia Provincial Council Gargallo, President of the Castellon Provincial Council • Ms. Manuela Carmena Castrillo, Mayor of Madrid
• Ms. Conceptión Gamarra Ruiz-Clavijo, • Mr. Pedro Luis Sanz Carlavilla, Mayor Mayor of Logroño of Meco
• Mr. Xabier Ochandino, Councillor of • Mr. Juan Mari Aburto, Mayor of Bilbao Economic development, Employment and Trade department, Bilbao SPAIN: • Mr. Jordi Ballart I Pastor, Mayor of • Ms. Rosa Maria Ribera Mitjavila, DIRECT Terrassa Vice-Mayor of Terrassa MEMBERS (3) • Mr. Josep Luis Alay Rodriguez, • Ms. Mercè Conesa Pagés, President of Spain Commissioner of International Relations, Barcelona Provincial Council Barcelona Provincial Council • Ms. Carola Gunnarsson,Mr. Anders • Mr. Anders Knape, Vice-President of Henriksson, 1st Vice-President of Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR), Chairman of the City SWEDEN (4) Regions (SALAR), ChairmanMayor of the Council of Karlstad Kalmar County CouncilSala • Mr. Ilmar Reepalu, Chair of the • Ms. Lena Micko, President of Swedish 2) international committee of SwedishMs. Association of Local Authorities and Regions Sweden Carola Gunnarsson, Vice-President of (SALAR), Member of the City Council of Association of Local Authorities and Linköping Regions (SALAR), Mayor of Sala) Ms. Anna Hövenmark, Member of Ms. Mette Gundersen, Deputy SWITZERLAND Director Board of Swedish Association of Norway President of the Norwegian Association (1) Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR)To be of Local and Regional Authorities/KS confirmed • Mr. Ilmar Reepalu, Chair of the • Ms. Pilar Zamora Bastante, Mayor of international committee of Swedish Spain Ciudad Real Association of Local Authorities and Regions Dividir celdas
24 (SALAR)
• Lord Gary Porter of Spalding, Chairman of Local Government Association (LGA) UNITED • Mr. David O'NeillMs. Alison Evison, KINGDOM President Councillor of the Convention of Mr. Nicolae-Liviu Dascălu, Mayor of Romania (24) Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)), Maracineni Commune, Arges County Member of Aberdeenshire Council To be confirmed To be confirmed
EXECUTIVE BUREAU
COUNTRIES NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
• Mr. Michael Häupl, President of the Austrian • Ms. Siegfried Lindenmayr, Member of AUSTRIA (1) Association of Cities and Town, Mayor of Vienna Vienna City Parliament • Mr. Luc Martens, Councillor in Roeselare ; President, Member of the Association of the Flemish Cities and Municipalities • Mr. Yvan Mayeur, AdministratorMs. Christie BELGIUM (2) • Mr. Marc Cools, First deputy Morreale, Member of the AssociationUnion of the burgmasterDeputy Mayor of Uccle; President CityWalloon Cities and the Municipalities of the of the Association of the City and the Brussels-Capital Region,Administrative Council, Municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region Deputy Mayor of BrusselsEsneux • Ms. Pipi-Liis Siemann, Vice-Chair of the • Mr. Mihkel Juhkami, Vice-Chair of the Board of ESTONIA (1) Board of the Association of Estonian Cities; the Association of Estonian Cities, Mayor of Rakvere Mayor of Türi Municipality • Mr. Markku Andersson, Vice President of FINLAND (1) Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities (AFLRA), Mayor of Jyväskylä • Ms. Martine Aubry, Mayor of Lille, Vice-President of Greater Lille
Mr. Gérard Collomb, Senator-Mayor of Lyon, President of Greater LyonTo be confirmed • Mr. Jean-Claude Gaudin, Senator-Mayor of Marseille • Ms. Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris • Mr. Alain Juppé, Mayor of Bordeaux, President of Greater Bordeaux, President of the French Ms. Sladana Zivkocic, Deputy Mayor of Dijon Association of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (AFCCRE) • Mr. Roland Ries, Mayor of Strasbourg, President of Cités Unies France FRANCE (6) • Ms. Jocelyne Bougeard, Deputy Mayor of Rennes
• Mr. Patrick Braouezec, President of Plaine- Commune metropolitan area
• Ms. Anne-Catherine Goetz, Deputy Mayor of Mulhouse
• Ms. Forough Salami-Dadkhah, Vice- President of Bretagne Regional Council
• Ms. Sladana Zivkocic, Deputy Mayor of Dijon
• Mr. André Viola, President of Aude County Council • Mr. Roland Schäfer, Mayor of Bergkamen, President of German Association of Towns and • Mr. Manfred Müller, President of Paderborn GERMANY (2) Municipalities (DStGB) Council / Deutschlandtag • Mr. Albrecht Schröter, Mayor of Jena, President • Mr. Markus Lewe, Mayor of Münster of Council / Deutschlandtag • Mr. George Patoulis, Mayor of Amaroussion, • Mr. Dimitrios Kafantaris, First Vice- GREECE (1) President of the Central Union of Municipalities of President of KEDE, Mayor of Pylos-Nestoros Greece (KEDE)
25 • Mr. Stefano Bonnacini , President of Emilia ITALY (1) Romagna Region • Mr. Andris JaunsleinisGints Kaminskis, [LITHUANIA] Chairman of the Latvian Association of Local and LATVIA (1) • Mr. Vytautas Grubliauskas, Member of Regional Governments (LALRG)), Member of Auce ALAL board, Mayor of Klaipeda Municipal Council NETHERLANDS • Mr. Jan Van Zanen , Mayor of Utrecht (1) • Mr. Rob Metz, Mayor of Soest • Mr. Gunn Marit HegelsenHelgesen , President of • Ms. Mette Gundersen, Deputy-President of NORWAY (1) the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional KS, Member of Kristiansand Municipal Council Authorities (KS), Councillor of Telemark PORTUGAL: • Mr. Carlos Castro, Deputy Mayor for DIRECT MEMBER • Mr. Fernando Medina, Mayor of Lisboa international relations, Lisboa (1) • Mr. Abel Caballero Álvarez, Mayor of Vigo, • Mr. Carlos Martínez Mínguez, Mayor of President of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities Soria SPAIN (2) and Provinces (FEMP) • Mr. Oscar Puente Santiago, Mayor of • Mr. David Lucas Parrón, Mayor of Móstoles Valladolid • Mr. Anders Knape, Vice-President of • Ms. Lena Micko, President of Swedish Association Swedish Association of Local Authorities and SWEDEN (1) of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR), Member Regions (SALAR), Chairman of the City of the City Council of Linköping Council of Karlstad
UK (1) • Lord Gary Porter of Spalding, Chairman of LGA
ADDITIONAL SUBSTITUTES TO THE BUREAU
• Ms. Jocelyne Bougeard, Deputy Mayor of FRANCE Rennes
• Mr. Patrick Braouezec, President of Plaine-Commune metropolitan area
• Ms. Anne-Catherine Goetz, Deputy Mayor of Mulhouse
• Ms. Forough Salami-Dadkhah, Vice- President of Bretagne Regional Council
• Mr. André Viola, President of Aude County Council
• Mr. Manfred Müller, President of GERMANY Paderborn Council / Deutschlandtag
• Mr. Vytautas Grubliauskas, Member of LITHUANIA ALAL board, Mayor of Klaipeda
• Mr. Ton Rombouts, President of the NETHERLANDS International Committee, Mayor of 's- Hertogenbosch
• Ms. Mette Gundersen, Deputy President NORWAY of the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities/KS • Mr. Emil Drăghici, President of the Association of Communes of Romania, ROMANIA Mayor of Vulcana-Băi commune, Dâmbovița County
• Mr. Carlos Martínez Mínguez, Mayor of SPAIN Soria
• Mr. Anders Knape, Vice-President of SWEDEN Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR)
26 LATIN AMERICA WORLD COUNCIL
Number of seats attributed: 39 of 39
In grey: nominations to be clarified
COUNTRIES NOMINEES COUNTRIES SUBSTITUTES
• Mr. Ramón Mestre, Mayor of Cordoba PERU • Mr. José Gálvez, Mayor of Parcona • Mr. Fernando Gray, Mayor of Esteban BRAZIL • Mr. Rogério Lins, Mayor of Osasco Echeverría • Ms. Mónica Fein, Mayor of Rosario ARGENTINA • Mr. Miguel Lunghi, Mayor of Tandil ARGENTINA (5) • Mr. Jose Manuel Corral, Mayor of Santa ARGENTINA • Mr. Oswaldo Caffaro, Mayor of Zárate Fe • Ms. Verónica Magario, President of the PUERTO Argentinean Federation of Municipalities • Mr. Pedro García, Mayor of Hormigueros RICO (FAM) • Mr. Luis Revilla, Mayor of La Paz BRAZIL • Mr. Paulo Serra, Mayor of Santo André • Mr. Ivan Arciénega, President of the Association of Municipalities of Bolivia BOLIVIA (3) (AMB), Mayor of Sucre • Mr. Willliam Cervantes, President of the • Ms. Zulema Serrudo, Secretary General Federation of Municipal Associations of BOLIVIA of FAM Bolivia (FAM-Bolivia) • Mr. Alexandre Kalil, Mayor of Belo BRAZIL • Mr. Ulisses Maia, Mayor of Maringá Horizonte • Mr. Rodrigo Rollemberg, Governor of BRAZIL • Mr. Alex de Freitas, Mayor of Contagem Brasilia • Mr. Anderson Ferreira, Mayor of Jabatao • Mr. Luiz Carlos Busato, Mayor of Canoas BRAZIL dos Guararape • Mr. Sebastiao Almeida, Mayor of • Mr. Jose María Leyes, Mayor of BOLIVIA Guarulhos Cochabamba BRAZIL (8) • Mr. Fernando Pimentel, Governor of CHILE • Mr. Jorge Sharp, Mayor of Valparaíso Minas Gerais State • Mr. Nelson Marchezan Junior, Mayor of BRAZIL • Mr. Geraldo Julio, Mayor of Recife Porto Alegre • FRENTE NACIONAL DE PREFEITOS BRAZIL • Mr. Eduardo Tadeu, President of ABM • Mr. Eduardo Tabosa, Secretary General of the National Confederation of Municipalities BRAZIL • Mr. Hugo Lembeck, Director of CNM (CNM) • Mr. Maximiliano Ríos Galleguillos, Mayor CHILE • Ms. Carolina Leitao, Mayor of Peñalolén of Lo Prado • Mr. Miguel Lifschitz, Governor of Santa CHILE (3) • Mr. Felipe Alessandri, Mayor of Santiago CHILE Fe Province • Mr. Sadi Melo, President of the Chilean • Mr. Enrique Vargas Villar, Mayor of MEXICO Association of Municipalities (AChM) Huixquilucan • Mr. Alfredo Ramos, Mayor of • Mr. Federico Gutiérrez, Mayor of Medellín VENEZUELA Barquisimeto COLOMBIA (2) • Mr. John Abiud Barrientos, President of the Colombia Federation of Municipalities (FCM) • Mr. Evodio Velázquez, Mayor of • Mr. Johnny Araya, Mayor of San Jose MEXICO Acapulco COSTA RICA • Mr. Rolando Rodríguez, President the (2) PUERTO National Union of Local Governments • Mr. Eduardo Cintrón, Mayor of Guayama RICO (UNGL) DOMINICAN • Mr. Francisco Peña, Mayor of Santo • Mr. Rafael Hidalgo, President of FEDOMU DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Domingo Oeste REPUBLIC (2) REPUBLICA • Ms. Bertilia Fernández Parache, Vice- • Ms. Aura Saldaña, President of UNMUNDO DOMINICANA President of UNMUNDO PUERTO • Mr. José Guillermo Rodriguez, Mayor of • Mr. Marcelo Cabrera, Mayor of Cuenca RICO Mayagüez • Mr. Mauricio Rodas, Mayor of Quito ECUADOR (3) • Mr. Daniel Avecillas, President of the Association of Ecuadorian Municipalities (AME)
27 EL SALVADOR • Ms. Milagro Navas, President of COMURES HONDURAS • Mr. Nasry Asfura, Mayor of Tegucigalpa (1) • Mr Isidro López, President of the National • Mr. Adrián de la Garza, Mayor of Conference of Mexican Municipalities MEXICO Monterrey (CONAMM) MEXICO (2) • Mr. Américo Zúñiga, President of the REPUBLICA • Mr. Johnny Jones, Secretary General of National Federation of Mexican DOMINICANA Dominican Municipalist League Municipalities (FENAMM) • Mr. Jose Luis Blandón, Mayor of Panama • Ms. Raisa Banfield, Deputy Mayor of PANAMA PANAMA City Panama City PARAGUAY • Mr. Mario Ferreira, Mayor of Asunción
• Mr. William Miranda, Mayor of Caguas MEXICO • Mr. Raul Tadeo Nava, Mayor of Cuautla PUERTO RICO • • (3) Mr. Jose A. Santiago, Mayor of Comerio MEXICO Ms Yolanda Tellería, Mayor of Pachuca • Mr. Rolando Ortiz, President of the Puerto • Ms. María del Carmen Benítez, PARAGUAY Rican Association of Mayors (AAPR) President of OPACI • Mr. Gabriel Camacho, Deputy Mayor of • Mr. Yamandu Orsi, Mayor of Canelones URUGUAY Canalones • Mr. Juan Hugo de la Rosa García, URUGUAY (3) • Ms. Adriana Peña, Mayor of Lavalleja MEXICO Mayor of Nezahualcouptl • Mr. Marcelo Crivella, Mayor of Rio de • Mr. Daniel Martínez, Mayor of Montevideo BRAZIL Janeiro
EXECUTIVE BUREAU
ARGENTINA (1) • Ms. Mónica Fein, Mayor of Rosario ARGENTINA • Mr. Ramón Mestre, Mayor of Cordoba
• Mr. Luis Revilla, Mayor of La Paz PARAGUAY • Mr. Mario Ferreira, Mayor of Asunción BOLIVIA (2) • Mr. Ivan Arciénega, President of the Association of Municipalities of Bolivia ECUADOR • Mr. Marcelo Cabrera, Mayor of Cuenca (AMB), Mayor of Sucre • Mr. Fernando Pimentel, Governor of • Mr. Luiz Carlos Busato, Mayor of Canoas BRAZIL Minas Gerais State • Mr. Nelson Marchezan Junior, Mayor of • Mr. Sebastiao Almeida, Mayor of BRAZIL Porto Alegre Guarulhos BRAZIL (4) • Mr. Jose Luis Blandón, Mayor of Panama • FRENTE NACIONAL DE PREFEITOS PANAMA City • Mr. Eduardo Tabosa, Secretary General of • Mr. Rolando Rodríguez, President the the National Confederation of Municipalities COSTA RICA National Union of Local Governments (CNM) (UNGL) • Mr. Federico Gutiérrez, Mayor of Medellín CHILE • Mr. Felipe Alessandri, Mayor of Santiago • Mr. John Abiud Barrientos, President of COLOMBIA (2) • Mr. Sadi Melo, President of the Chilean the Colombia Federation of Municipalities CHILE Association of Municipalities (AChM) (FCM) • Ms. Verónica Magario, President of the COSTA RICA • Mr. Johnny Araya, Mayor of San Jose ARGENTINA Argentinean Federation of Municipalities (1) (FAM) DOMINICAN DOMINICAN • Ms. Aura Saldaña, President of • Mr. Rafael Hidalgo, President of FEDOMU REPUBLIC (1) REPUBLIC UNMUNDO • Mr. Américo Zúñiga, President of the • Mr Isidro López, President of the MEXICO (1) National Federation of Mexican MEXICO National Conference of Mexican Municipalities (FENAMM) Municipalities (CONAMM) URUGUAY (1) • Mr. Daniel Martínez, Mayor of Montevideo URUGUAY • Mr. Yamandu Orsi, Mayor of Canelones
28 METROPOLIS
Number of seats attributed: 22 of 22
MEMBERS REGIONS NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES REPRESENTED
• Mr. Robert Beugré Mambé, Governor- • Mr. Vincent N’Cho Kouaoh, Abidjan Minister Vice-Governor
Addis Ababa • Mr. Diriba Kuma, Mayor
• Mr. Mohamed Ahmed Abdel Qader Abdel Alexandria Zaher, Governor
AFRICA Bamako • Mr. Adama Sangaré, Mayor
Durban • Ms. Zandile Gumede, Mayor
Johannesburg • Mr. Herman Mashaba, Mayor
Harare • Mr. Bernard Gabriel Manyenyeni, Mayor
Bangkok • Mr. Sukhumbhand Paribatra, Governor ASIA-PACIFIC Colombo • Mr. Vka Anura, Municipal Commissioner
Barcelona • Mr. Alfred Bosch, Vice-president of • Ms Ada Colau, Mayor of Metropolitan Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (AMB) Barcelona Area • Mr. Andreas Geisel, Senator Berlin • Mr. Michael Müller, Governing Mayor for Urban Development and the Environment EUROPE Bucarest • Ms. Gabriela Firea, General Mayor
• Ms. Valerie Pécresse, President of the Ile-de-France Regional Council
Madrid • Ms. Manuela Carmena, Mayor
Bogotá • Mr. Enrique Peñalosa, Mayor
Buenos Aires • Mr. Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, Mayor
• Mr. Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Mexico City • Mr. Miguel Ángel Mancera, Mayor General Coordinator of LATIN AMERICA International Affairs • Mr. Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez, Mayor of San Salvador, General Coordinator of the • Mr. Víctor Manuel Rivera San Salvador Council of Mayors of San Salvador Reyes, Mayor of San Martín Metropolitan Area (COAMSS) • Mr. Claudio Orrego, Mayor – Head of Santiago Metropolitan Government
• Mr. Solat MortazaviMr. Ghasem Taghizadeh • Mr. Mousa Sharbatdar, Vice- Mashhad MIDDLE EAST & Khamesi, Mayor Mayor WEST ASIA Tehran • Mr. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Mayor
• Mr. Denis Coderre, Ms Valérie Plante, NORTH AMERICA Montreal Mayor
29 MIDDLE EAST & WEST ASIA
Number of seats attributed: 35 of 33
In grey: nominations to be clarified
COUNTRIES NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
AFGHANISTAN (1) • Mr. Ali Aslam Akrami, Kabul
• Mr. Seied Khalaf Moosavi, Mayor of Ahvaz
• Mr. Seyed Mohammed Nazem Razavi, Kashan
IRAN (4) • Mr. Sadegh Najafi, Tebriz
• Mr. Muhammad Bager Qalibaf, Mayor of Tehran
• Mr. Nihad Koja, Arbil IRAQ (3) • Ms. Thikra Alwash, Baghdad
• Mr. Shawkat M. Ameen Othman, Duhok
• Mr. Akel Biltaji, Mayor of Greater Amman Municipality JORDAN (2) • Mr. Hüseyin Bani Hani, Greater Irbid Municipality • Mr. Ahmad Kamareddine, Mayor of Tripoli, • Mr. Jamal Itani, Mayor of Beirut, President of the President of the Federation of Municipalities of Al Committee of Lebanese Mayors Fayhaa • Mr. Edmond GhariosJean El Asmar, Mayor of • Mr. Wissam ZaarourNabil Kahale, Mayor of Sin ChiyahHazmieh el FiJbeil-Byblosl LEBANON (5) • Mr. Georges SaderAssaad Zogheib, Vice- • Mr. Antoine Chakhtroura, Mayor of Dekwaneh President of DekwanehMayor of Zahlé • Mr. Ahmad GhezzaouiNabil Fawaz, Mayor of • Mr. Nabil FawwazYehya Abou Karroum, Mayor of Aïla El Jabal, Vice-President of the Federation of TibnineFederation of Municipalities of Chouf Souejani QalaaTibnine • Mr. Mohamad Saadieh, Union of Dannieh Municipalities
• Mr. Abdel Raoof H. Asfoor, Mayor of Abasan Al Jadida Municipality
• Mr. Jalal Toman, Mayor of Al Zahra Municipality PALESTINE (6) • Mr. Moussa Hadid, Association of Palestinian Local Authorities (APLA)
• Mr. Nizar Hijazi, Mayor of Gaza Municipality
• Mr. Shaher Eshtieh, Head of Salfeet Municipality
• Mr. Alaa Abu Magsib, Wadi El Salqa Municipality
• Mr. Hüseyin Sözlü, Mayor of Adana
• Mr. Melih Gökçek, Mayor of Ankara
• Mr. Lokman Çağırıcı, Mayor of Bağcılar TURKEY (13) • Ms. Gültan Kişanak, Mayor of Diyarbakır • Mr. Fırat Anlı, Deputy Mayor of Diyarbakır
• Mr. Hasan Tahsin Usta, Mayor of Gaziosmanpaşa • Mr. Hidayet Erdöl, Councillor
• Mr. Kadir Topbaş, Mr. Mevlüt Uysal, Mayor of • Mr. Ahmet Bilal Kıymaz, Councillor Istanbul
30 • Mr. Aziz Kocaoğlu, Mayor of İzmir • Mr. Ali Muzaffer Tunçağ, Councillor
• Mr. Tahir Akyürek, Mayor of Konya
• Mr. Hasan Ünver, Mayor of Nevşehir
• Mr. Yücel Yılmaz, Karesi Municipality • Mr. Yusuf Kocaoğlu, Deputy Mayor
• Mr. Nihat Çiftçi, Mayor of Şanlıurfa
• Ms. Fatma Şahin, Union of Municipalities of Turkey (UMT), Mayor of Gaziantep
• Mr. Bekir Kaya, Mayor of Van
YEMEN • Mr. Shawki Ahmed Hayel Saeed, Governor of Taiz
31 NORTH AMERICA
Number of seats attributed: 14 of 26
COUNTRIES NOMINEES SUBSTITUTES
• Mr Clark Somerville, Councillor of the Regional CANADA (13) Municipality of Halton, Past President of FCM, President of UCLG-NORAM • Ms Jenny Gerbasi, Councillor of City of Winnipeg, First Vice-President of FCM, President of UCLG- NORAM • Ms Sylvie Goneau, Councillor of City of Gatineau, Second First Vice-President of FCM
• Mr Bill Karsten, Councillor of Halifax Regional Municipality, Third Second Vice-President of FCM
• Mr Raymond Louie, Mayor of Vancouver, Past President of FCM
• Mr Roger Anderson, Region of Durham, Chair of FCM’s Standing Committee on International Relations
• Mr Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor of Kitchener, Ontario, FCM Past President • Mr Denis Coderre, Ms Valérie Plante, Mayor of Montréal, President of Metropolis • Ms Pam McConnell, Deputy Mayor of Toronto, • Mr. Michael Thompson, Councillor, City of Ontario To be confirmed Toronto, Ontario • Mr Greg Moore, Mayor of Port Coquitlam
• Ms Chris Fonseca, Councillor of Mississauga, Chair of FCM’s Standing Committee on Increasing Women’s Participation in Municipal Government
• Mr Garth Frizzell, Councillor of Prince George, British Columbia, Vice-Chair of FCM’s Standing Committee on International Relations, Third Vice- President of FCM
• Ms Bev Esslinger, Councillor of Edmonton, Chair of FCM’s Standing Committee on International Relations
TRINIDAD & • Mr Anthony Roberts, Chairman of Trinidad and TOBAGO (1) Tobago Association of Local Government Authorities
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COMMITTEE ON STATUTORY AFFAIRS HANGZHOU, 7 DECEMBER 2017 11:00-12:30 ::-
Item 5.1 For discussion
APPOINTMENT OF THE GLOBAL WOMEN’S CAUCUS
Summary and recommendations
During the electoral process of the last World Congress in Bogotá, particular attention was paid to the participation of elected women. In light of the remaining unbalance between genders and as informed by the Committee on Statutory Affairs, the World Council agreed to the appointment of a Women’s Caucus, with representation from all Sections. This caucus will be invited to follow the work of the World Council.
A call for nominations to the Global Women’s Caucus was launched in April. It was proposed that around 10 names be put forward, to ensure representation of female local political representatives that are not already in the governing bodies but that are active in our networks at regional or national level.
Several proposals were received and are presented to the Committee on Statutory Affairs in this document. Discussions will be held with Sections before the Committee meeting to consider additional nominations if needed.
A draft Terms of Reference for the Women Caucus is included.
The Committee on Statutory Affairs is invited to:
1. Discuss the nominations and make recommendations to the World Council 2. Consider the Draft Terms of Reference and mandate the World Secretariat to finalize them.
AFRICA • Josephine Kasya, Chairperson of Kanungu District
• Célestine Ketcha Courtès, Mayor of Bangangté, Cameroon; President of the Network for Locally Elected Women of Africa (REFELA)
• Fatimetou Abdel Malick, Mayor of Tevragh Zeina
ASPAC
• Maimunah Mohd Sharif, Mayor of Penang Island
• Mar-len Abigail Sombillo Binay, Mayor of Makati
EUROPE
• Catarina Vaz Pinto, Councilor for Culture, City of Lisbon
33 LATAM
• María Claudia López, Secretary for Culture, City of Bogotá
• Luisiana Toledo Quiros, Deputy Mayor of Escazú
MEWA
• Sibel Uyar, Mayor of Urla
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Item 5.1 – Annex 1
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE GLOBAL WOMEN’S CAUCUS
Background
The UCLG Standing Committee on Gender Equality is composed of representatives from women’s caucuses in each of the Sections of UCLG. It aims to promote gender equality within the World Organization’s governing bodies and to ensure that the gender equality perspective is included in UCLG policy and activities.
As per the amendments to Article 58 of the UCLG Constitution during the Rabat Congress in 2013, the presidency of the Standing Committee is an ex officio member of the UCLG Presidency with full rights and carries important weight in the political representation of the organization.
Despite the efforts to ensure gender equality in the UCLG Governing Bodies, the General Assembly in Bogotá agreed that the situation was not satisfactory and agreed to mandate the Standing Committee on Gender Equality to nominate a Global Women’s Caucus in close coordination with the Committee on Statutory Affairs and in consultation with the Sections.
The Global Women’s Caucus should ensure the inclusion of women’s perspective in deliberations and policies. It should enhance the participation of women in all areas of work of the organization and should promote initiatives that will help the World Organization enhance gender equality.
Candidatures and posts
1. The candidatures are personal and individual.
2. Candidates should be members of UCLG but should not be existing members of the World Council.
3. Candidates should express interest in actively participating in the annual meetings of the Council.
4. Candidates should come to an agreement in the case of several candidatures existing in the same region.
Announcement and dissemination
5. The call for candidatures will be carried out through an open mailing to the Standing Committee on Gender Equality and to Sections, to be proposed by the Standing Committee to the Committee on Statutory Affairs.
Duration of mandate
6. In order to ensure good coordination with the overall work of the governing bodies of UCLG, the mandate will preferably coincide with that of the Presidency, i.e. one renewable term.
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TERMS OF REFERENCE
Minimum participation in the business of the organization
1. The members of the Global Women’s Caucus will ensure a gender perspective is included in the policies of the World Organization but inputs in other areas of work are also welcome.
2. Members of the Global Women’s Caucus will attend the meetings of the World Council without voting rights.
3. They are allowed to participate in the debates of the World Council and make proposals in coordination with the Standing Committee leadership.
4. They should further attend one session of the Section in their respective world region.
Expanding the network
5. The Global Women’s Caucus members will establish contact with the women’s caucuses in the different Sections and should actively campaign to increase the participation of women in the work of the World Organization.
6. The Global Women’s Caucus will be involved in informing women elected leaders in UCLG and beyond about UCLG’s work and policies.
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Item 6 For recommendation
UCLG MEETINGS 2017-2019
Summary and recommendations
The annual statutory meetings of UCLG are key gatherings for the organization’s membership. Usually taking place between April and June for the first session of the Executive Bureau, and between October and December for the World Council, these moments are when local elected officials and the leadership of local government associations, as well as UCLG Committees and Working Groups, come together to exchange their experiences, and to examine and debate key issues concerning international policies as well as internal affairs of the organization.
The hosting of UCLG annual statutory meetings is a crucial contribution to the network by UCLG members, and provides remarkable international visibility. Statutory meetings costs are financed by the host.
This paper summarizes the expressions of interest and envisaged hosts for 2018 and 2019.
The Committee on Statutory Affairs is invited to:
1. Make recommendations to the Executive Bureau.
Annual Retreat 2018
1. The annual UCLG Retreat provides an opportunity for political leaders and technical staff from every part of the network to come together to reflect on their priorities and define and coordinate their work plans for the rest of the year. The Retreat provides an opportunity to foster a sense of ownership and cohesion in the network, boosting the connections among the different parts of the complex UCLG ecosystem.
2. Due to an intensive calendar in February, it is proposed to organize the fourth edition of the Retreat from 22 to 26 January 2018 in Barcelona.
Executive Bureau 2018
3. The cities of Strasbourg (France) and Chefchaouen (Morocco) had both expressed interest in hosting the first session of the Executive Bureau in 2018. During the Executive Bureau in Madrid, they were invited to discuss possibilities to reach and understanding.
4. After deliberations, Strasbourg was proposed to host of the Executive Bureau in the first quarter of 2018. The proposed dates are 23-26 May 2018.
37 5. Chefchaouen was proposed as host of the First UCLG Global Intermediary Cities Forum to be held in July 2018.
World Council 2018
6. After the success of the first edition of the World Forum on Urban Violence and Education for Coexistence and Peace, held in parallel to the Executive Bureau in April 2017, the city of Madrid is planning to organize the second edition of the Forum in 2018. Madrid also proposes to organize an edition of the Iberoamerican Local Forum.
7. In this context, Madrid expressed its interest to be the host of the World Council in 2018 and proposed to organize it in conjunction with the meetings mentioned above.
Executive Bureau 2019
8. No expressions of interest have been received for this meeting. A call will be issued in January.
Committee and other UCLG meetings
9. The CIB Working Group is convening annual meetings for its membership. For the 2018 edition, options are being explored to organize it with the support of the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR).
10. In the framework of the renewed consultation mechanisms, the Forum on Intermediary Cities will organize the First UCLG Global Intermediary Cities Forum in Chefchaouen in July 2018.
World Congress and World Council 2019
11. The 2019 Congress will provide the opportunity to present progress in the implementation of the SDGs and their impacts at local level. It should also be the occasion to show the evolution of our World Organization within the framework of its 15th anniversary.
12. A call for candidatures was launched in the first quarter of 2016. As a result, several expressions of interest were sent to the World Secretariat but no formal candidacy was presented.
13. The Committee on Statutory Affairs, during its extraordinary session in Barcelona in September 2016, discussed the need to evaluate the format and dimension of the Congress in view of the experience in Bogotá, and recommended the extension of the deadline to submit candidacies to host the 2019 World Congress until March 2017, in order to allow more deliberations with potential hosts and to ensure fine-tuning with the new UCLG strategy to be adopted this year.
14. The Executive Bureau in Madrid took note of the potential candidatures received for the next Congress and agreed to receive candidatures until September 2017 in order to take a decision at the World Council in Hangzhou.
15. One candidature was received:
• South African Local Government Association and the City of Durban
38 Third UCLG Culture Summit 2019
16. Following the success of the first and second UCLG Culture Summits, respectively held in Bilbao and Jeju, and considering the growing importance of culture in the framework of sustainable cities, the Executive Bureau of UCLG decided to convene a third UCLG Culture Summit in 2019.
17. The Summit is a global event and a meeting point of cities, local governments, national governments, civil society organizations and international organizations to discuss the current position of culture in the global agendas. It sends strong messages on the role of culture in development and provides remarkable international visibility to the host.
18. The call for candidacies was open in August 2017 and candidacies were to be received by 31 October 2017.
19. After assessing the candidacies received, the UCLG Culture Committee recommends that the Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires be selected as the host for the third UCLG Culture Summit in 2019.
20. Additional information is available in annex 1.
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Item 6 – Annex 1
SELECTION OF THE VENUE FOR THE THIRD UCLG CULTURE SUMMIT
Report submitted by the UCLG Committee on Culture
Background
1. Approved in May 2004, the Agenda 21 for culture is the first document promoting policies and actions by cities and local governments on culture and sustainable development. This document has been at the heart of UCLG’s policies and programmes since the founding Congress of Paris (May 2004).
2. The activities of the UCLG Committee on Culture are based on the Agenda 21 for culture. The mission of the Committee is “to promote culture as the fourth pillar of sustainable development through the international dissemination and the local implementation of Agenda 21 for culture”. The Committee has also established a set of learning programmes (Leading cities, Pilot cities and Culture 21 Lab) to facilitate peer learning related to “Culture 21: Actions” between cities from different continents. Since 2013, the Committee and the City of Mexico have managed a biennial International Award entitled ‘UCLG – Mexico City – Culture 21’, which recognizes significant cities and individuals in the field of culture and sustainable development.
3. The first UCLG Culture Summit took place in the City of Bilbao on 18-20 March 2015 with the title “Culture and sustainable cities”. It gathered almost 300 participants, including representatives of 75 cities and 69 local, national and international organizations from every continent. The Summit demonstrated how cities are taking the lead in recognizing the necessity of culture in sustainable development. The first Summit adopted “Culture 21: Actions”.
4. The second UCLG Culture Summit was hosted by the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province on 10-13 May 2017 with the title “Commitments and Actions for Culture in Sustainable Cities”. The Summit gathered more than 700 participants from 66 countries from every continent.
5. Following the success of the first and second UCLG Culture Summits, and considering the growing importance of culture in the framework of sustainable cities, the UCLG Executive Bureau has decided to convene a third Culture Summit in 2019. A Call for Candidacies was published by the World Secretariat on 17 August 2017. The deadline for the presentation of candidacies was 31 October 2017.
The third Summit
6. The third UCLG Culture Summit will respond to the growing importance of culture in local development, a fact that is being evidenced in all continents since the beginning of the 21st century.
7. It will be the meeting point for cities, local governments and other stakeholders committed to the successful implementation of policies and programmes on culture and sustainability, and will send strong messages on the role of culture in development. 8. The third Summit will also respond to the growing importance granted to culture by international organizations and frameworks, and will address the place of cultural aspects within the global agendas on sustainable development, as well as how to 40 strengthen the position of culture in their implementation. In late 2017, the UCLG Committee on Culture will adopt a document entitled “Culture in the SDGs: a Guide for Local Action”, which will provide guidance in this area.
9. The third Summit will also consider the implementation of the Bogotá Commitment and Action Plan, approved at the 5th UCLG Congress (Bogotá, October 2016), as well as the Statement of the 2nd World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments (Quito, October 2017).
10. It is expected that some sessions of the Summit will be devoted to successful cultural policies and programmes, while other sessions will discuss the international context, providing the occasion to exchange with the international community, UN agencies and civil society organizations. Live and open debates are expected.
11. The Summit will emphasize that culture is an integral part of sustainable cities, with a programme based on “Culture 21: Actions”, the global framework on “culture in sustainable cities” adopted in Bilbao, and on “Culture in the SDGs: a Guide for Local Action”, a guide for local policies in the framework of the global agendas and international context. The programme will provide evidence that the values of culture (diversity, knowledge, heritage, creativity) have a strong connection with other dimensions of sustainability (governance, urban planning, social inclusion, economy and other).
12. The third UCLG Culture Summit will take place between March and June 2019, over 2.5 days. It may have 3 plenary sessions, approximately 10-12 workshops and at least 2 visits to relevant cultural venues, sites or organizations. It will also have 1 restricted session (UCLG members only). The final programme of the Summit will be jointly developed between the host and UCLG.
Terms of reference
13. The Call stated that “the candidatures must be referred to the Committee on Statutory Affairs that will make a direct recommendation to the UCLG Presidency”.
14. The Call included a link to the Terms of Reference for the organization of the “Culture Summit of UCLG”, which include 55 criteria grouped in the categories listed below (the paragraphs indicated in brackets refer to the criteria).
15. These following criteria have been used to evaluate the candidatures:
a) Understanding of the global background (paragraphs 1-3) b) Local background in the implementation of cultural policies and programmes in sustainable development (paragraph 4) c) Demonstrated engagement with the principles and activities of the UCLG Committee on Culture and the Agenda 21 for culture (paragraph 5) d) Sound draft outline of the programme (paragraphs 6-12) e) Readiness to devote economic resources to the UCLG Committee on Culture (paragraph 13) f) Readiness to be involved in the activities of the UCLG Committee on Culture in the period 2017-2020 (paragraph 14) g) Willingness to sponsor participation and to set up efficient registration (paragraphs 15-25) h) Full understanding of logistical needs (paragraphs 26-42) i) Capacity to mobilize press, media and social networks (paragraphs 43-55) j) Geographical rotation of UCLG global activities
41 Candidacies
16. The UCLG World Secretariat and the UCLG Committee on Culture have received numerous expressions of interest, which have led to formal candidatures from the two following cities and local governments (in alphabetical order):
a) The Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, in the Republic of Argentina b) he City Municipality of Cheboksary, in the Chuvash Republic of the Russian Federation
17. The following evaluation has been undertaken by the Secretariat of the Committee.
CRITERIA Buenos Aires Cheboksary a) Understanding of the global background +++++ ++ b) Local background in the implementation of cultural policies and programmes in sustainable +++++ ++++ development c) Sound draft outline of the programme +++++ ++ d) Readiness to devote economic resources to the UCLG Committee on Culture +++++ +++ e) Readiness to be involved in the activities of the UCLG Committee on Culture in the period 2015- +++++ ++++ 2018 f) Willingness to sponsor participation and to set up efficient registration +++++ ++++ g) Full understanding of logistics needs +++++ ++++ h) Capacity to mobilize press, media and social networks +++++ ++++ i) Geographical rotation of UCLG global activities +++++ +++++
18. The Government of the City of Buenos Aires has submitted an outstanding proposal. The proposal includes a letter signed by the Minister for culture of the City, Mr Angel Mahler, a bid book of 18 pages and a budget. The bid book fully responds to all the requirements specified in the Terms of Reference. It adapts the Terms of Reference to local circumstances and provides extensive examples of existing policies, programmes and projects that relate culture to sustainable development. Buenos Aires is a founding member of the UCLG Committee on Culture, and has extensively contributed to the work programmes of the Committee. It is the current Co-President of the Committee, and has been present at both UCLG Culture Summits. The budget (455,000 EUR) is detailed and expresses the readiness of Buenos Aires to support the Committee in 2018 (45,000 EUR) and 2019 (55,000 EUR), as well as to guarantee the necessary financial and human resources. It also shows the willingness of Buenos Aires to sponsor participation and to mobilize press, media and social networks.
19. The city municipality of Cheboksary has submitted a letter expressing their interest to host the third UCLG Culture Summit. The letter is signed by the head of Cheboksary, Mr E Kadishev. Situated in the Volga region, Cheboksary is one of its largest historic, scientific and cultural centres. It has a good background in the implementation of cultural policies and is the host of large cultural organizations and institutions. The city has a proven capacity to organize large events, including the WHO International Cities Conference on Healthy Tourism. Cheboksary is also a key member in the Eurasia region. The City will celebrate its 550th anniversary and is ready to demonstrate how culture has become a resource for modernization and a driver of change and sustainable development.
20. Following the above assessment of the two proposals, the Committee on Culture recommends that the Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires be selected as the host for the third UCLG Culture Summit in 2019. 42 21. Due to the interesting candidature of Cheboksary, the Committee on Culture is also looking at possible events that the city could organize.
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COMMITTEE ON STATUTORY AFFAIRS HANGZHOU, 7 DECEMBER 2017 11:00-12:30 ::-
Item 7 For adoption
MEMBERSHIP ISSUES
Summary and recommendations
According to the Terms of Reference of the Committee on Statutory Affairs, membership requests and related information are presented to the Committee for recommendation to the Executive Bureau.
This document presents the requests received. Other themes related to membership may be presented during the meeting.
The Committee on Statutory Affairs is invited to:
1. Consider the membership requests listed under points 1 and 2; 2. Take note of the expressions of interest received by the World Secretariat under point 3; 3. Recommend the Executive Bureau approve the membership requests.
FORMAL MEMBERSHIP REQUESTS
1. The World Secretariat has received the following formal membership request directly; advice is requested:
For Local and Regional Governments:
AFRICA
− Municipality of Basile, Congo o Population: 60,961 o Leadership: Mayor Lucien Kalenga Riziki Lwango
LATIN AMERICA
− Municipality of Panama City, Panama o Population: 880,697 o Leadership: Mayor José Blandón Figueroa
− Municipality of Zapotlán el Grande, Mexico o Population: 105,534 o Leadership: Mayor Alberto Esquer Gutiérrez
MEWA
− Municipality of El Qrayeh, Lebanon (specifically requested membership through World Secretariat) o Population: 9,000 o Leadership: Mayor Maroun Antoun
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− Municipality of Dlebta, Lebanon o Population: 2,000 o Leadership: Mayor Charbel Ghosn
− Municipality of Jdeideh-Harharieh-Kattine, Lebanon o Population: 2,200 o Leadership: Mayor Ayoub Matar
2. The World Secretariat has received the following membership requests:
From its Sections:
ASIA-PACIFIC
− Municipality of Addu City, Maldives o Population: 33,188 o Leadership: Mayor Abdulla Sodiq
− Municipality of Baguio, Philippines o Population: 345,366 o Leadership: Mayor Mauricio Domogan
− Local Councils Association of the Baluchistan, Pakistan o Population: 500,000 o Leadership: President Abid Hussain
− Municipality of Bengkulu, Indonesia o Population: 385,138 o Leadership: Mayor Helmi Hasan
− Municipality of Kirtipur, Nepal o Population: 67,171 o Leadership: Mayor Ramesh Maharjan
− Municipality of Lubuklinggau, Indonesia o Population: 201,308 o Leadership: Mayor Prana Putra Sohe
− Philippines Councilors League, Philippines o Leadership: President Danny Dayanghirang
− Municipality of Vyas, Nepal o Population: 42,899 o Leadership: Mayor Baikuntha Nath Neupane
For associated membership:
− Huvadhoo Aid, Maldives o Leadership: Secretary General Imad Mohamed
ASIA-PACIFIC – METROPOLIS - UCLG
− Municipality of Jinan, China o Population: 8,000,000 o Leadership: Mayor Wang Zhonglin
− Municipality of Xiamen, China o Population: 3,920,000 o Leadership: Mayor Zhuang Jiahan
47 − Municipality of Yiwu, China o Population: 2,200,000 o Leadership: Mayor Lin Yi
EURASIA
− Municipality of Argyz, Russia o Population: 35,874 o Leadership: Mayor Valeriy Makarov
− Union of Russian Cities, Russia o Leadership: President Stanislav Mosharov
− All-Russian Congress of Municipalities, Russia o Leadership: President Victor Kidyaev
LATIN AMERICA / MERCOCIUDADES
− Municipality of Tandil, Argentina o Population: 116,917 o Leadership: Mayor Miguel Ángel Lunghi
METROPOLIS-UCLG
− Municipality of Lyon, France o Population: 506,615 o Leadership: Mayor Georges Képénékian
− Municipality of Tijuana, Mexico o Population: 1,773,557 o Leadership: Mayor Juan Manuel Gastélum Buenrrostro
MEWA
− Municipality of Aleppo, Syria o Population: 2,000,000 o Leadership: Mayor Ziad Al Mohamed
− Province of Aleppo, Syria o Population: 1,400,000 o Leadership: Governor Mohamed Fadelah
− Municipality of Bani Na’im, Palestine o Population: 27,000 o Leadership: Mayor Ali Shahda İbrahim Manasrah
− Municipality of Jarabulus, Syria o Population: 55,000 o Leadership: Mayor Abed Halil
− Municipality of Kahramankazan, Turkey o Population: 51,764 o Leadership: Mayor Lokman Ertürk
− Municipality of Kaymaklı, Turkey o Population: 4,460 o Leadership: Mayor Halit Elma
− Municipality of Lapseki, Turkey o Population: 25,931 o Leadership: Mayor Eyüp Yılmaz
48 − Municipality of Saraqib, Syria o Population: 55,000 o Leadership: Mayor Muthene Abdulkarim Almohamed
− Municipality of Zawaida, Palestine o Population: 25,000 o Leadership: Mayor Ayman Abu Sweereh
− Union of Municipalities with Geothermal Resources, Turkey o Leadership: Yaşar Bahceci
For associated membership:
− Ministry of Local Government, Syria o Leadership: Minister Mohamed Sorour Al-Mothib
- Please find attached a list of membership requests from Lebanon previously presented and awaiting resolution through mediation.
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
3. The World Secretariat has received the following expressions of interest directly and seeks advice and views from Sections and leadership before further commitments are undertaken:
For Local Government membership:
ASIA-PACIFIC
− Municipality of Addu City, Maldives o Population: 32,062 o Leadership: Mayor Abdulla Sodiq
− Municipality of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka o Population: 50,595 o Leadership: Mayor Ajantha Gunawardhana
− Municipality of Suryabinayak, Nepal o Population: 78,490 o Leadership: Mayor Shri Basudev Thapa
EUROPE
− Municipality of Brno, Czech Republic o Population: 377,973 o Leadership: Mayor Petr Vokřál
− Municipality of Mallén, Spain o Population: 3,187 o Leadership: Mayor Rubén Marco
LATIN AMERICA
− State of Guanajuato, Mexico o Population: 5,486,372 o Leadership: Governor Miguel Márquez Márquez
− Municipality of Ibagué, Colombia o Population: 553,524 o Leadership: Mayor Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo Martínez
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− Municipality of Jiutepec, Mexico o Population: 162,427 o Leadership: Municipal President Jose Manuel Agüero Tovar
− Municipality of León, Mexico o Population: 1,436,733 o Leadership: Municipal President Héctor López Santillana
− Municipality of Port-au-Prince, Haiti o Population: 987,310 o Leadership: Mayor Youri Chevry
− Municipality of Rionegro, Colombia o Population: 124,219 o Leadership: Mayor Andrés Rendón Cardona
− Municipality of San Salvador, El Salvador o Population: 567,698 o Leadership: Mayor Nayib Bukele
− Municipality of Santiago de Cali, Colombia o Population: 2,420,013 o Leadership: Mayor Maurice Armitage
− Municipality of Santo Domingo, Ecuador o Population: 270,875 o Leadership: Mayor Víctor Quirola
− State of Sinaloa, Mexico o Population: 2,767,761 o Leadership: Governor Quirino Ordaz Coppel
− Municipality of Zapotillo, Ecuador o Population: 1,857 o Leadership: Mayor Yuliana Rogel Moncada
For National Association of Local Governments membership:
EUROPE
− Association of Local Autonomy of Albania, Albania o Leadership: Executive Director Adelina Farrici
NORTH AMERICA
− National Federation of Haitian Mayors, Haiti o Leadership: President Jude Edouard Pierre
RESIGNATIONS
4. The following cities notified the World Secretariat of their decision to resign from UCLG membership:
- Municipality of Sines, Portugal - Municipality of Maringá, Brazil - Municipality of Jesús María, Peru - Municipality of Viseu, Portugal - Municipality of Nicosia, Cyprus
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