Global Taskforce

Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments. #LocalGov networks working together to achieve the #SDGs, the #ParisAgreement and the #NewUrbanAgenda

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

📢 #Listen2Cities

Our Annual Meeting is being held as part of the @uclg_org Retreat, where the following topics will be discussed:

➡️ Our Constituency towards the Multilateral Agenda
➡️ Key milestones & partnerships for 2026
➡️ Fostering Ecological Transformation

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

🌐#Listen2Cities

Session 5 of the VNR/VLR Peer Learning Series brought together partners, LRGs & national governments to exchange experiences on #SDG localization

The GTF was represented by Rainer Kern (@gpmayors), Abraham Moobola @LGAZambia and Pedro Laice (@ANAMM_ORG)

[United Cities @uclg_org]

🌐#Listen2Cities

📍 #U7Summit closing in Nancy

@nycgov & @LACity, co-chairs of #Urban20 2026, join Paris Mayor @egregoire, Mayor Eckart Würzner of Heidelberg & Governor @CecilyMbarire to strengthen Local Multilateralism.

Delivering global agendas through political leadership

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

📍 At #WUF13, our constituency participated in the in-person meeting of the new cohort of the @Local2030 Coalition Steering Committee.

🌐The discussions reaffirmed the importance of localization, multilevel governance and stronger partnerships.

#Listen2Cities

[ORU perfil español @ORU_esp]

Desde el #WUF13 en Bakú, el mayor encuentro global sobre urbanización, la voz de las regiones es contundente: estamos en primera línea de la crisis de vivienda, pero faltan recursos y competencias. ¡Exigimos gobernanza multinivel real! 🏛️📢 #BakuCallToAction

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

🌐#WUF13

📍World Assembly of #LRGs

@uclg_eurasia

🏡Secretary General Rasik Sagitov stressed that dignified housing is about justice, equality and inclusion.

#Listen2Cities

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

📍#WUF13

🌐 UN Special Rapporteur Consultation

@uclg_org SG @UCLG_Saiz, on behalf of our Constituency, addresses requests to the UN Special Rapporteur:

1️⃣Acknowledge the critical role of #LRGs in delivering housing, & their recognition as political actors
2️⃣Hold us accountable

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

🌐#Listen2Cities at #WUF13

📍World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments

🗣️Matheus Ortega, @c40cities

💬 There can be no conversation on urban development without climate action, and no climate solution without cities. Nature-positive urban development is a must.

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

🌐#Listen2Cities at #WUF13

📍World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments

🗣️ @drmehmetduman, SG @UCLGMEWAorg

💬 Cities affected by conflict remind us that the right to housing is inseparable from the right to live in peace. Housing and peacebuilding must go hand in hand.

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

📍#WUF13

🌐World Assembly of #LRGs

🏡@SALGA_Gov emphasized that resilient housing and urban infrastructure require collaboration across all levels of government, alongside civil society, the private sector & regional frameworks such as the African Urban Agenda.

#Listen2Cities

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

🗣️Gavril Kirillin, Minister for Foreign Relations of the Sakha Republic addresses the importance of dignified housing for communities

📍 World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments

#Listen2Cities #WUF13

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

🏙️ Urban policies need to be human-centric. We must place dignity, inclusion, and people’s everyday realities at the center of decision-making”

🗣️Secretary of Sao Paulo @angela_gandra

🌐World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments

#WUF13 #Listen2Cities

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

📌 “If we speak about cities, we speak about decentralization and democracy. Communities and civil society must be part of policymaking, and forced evictions must stop.”

🌐World Assembly of #LRGs

Antoine Agossou, National President of HaZoBit @sdi_net

#Listen2Cities #WUF13

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

🏘️ “The scale of today’s challenges requires alliances across sectors. Housing delivery must be collaborative, inclusive, & rooted in local realities to meet urban needs."

🗣️James Schell, @Habitat_org

World Assembly of Local and Regional Govenrnments

#WUF13 #Listen2Cities

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

🌍 “Urban resilience is built through cooperation, preparedness, and long-term vision. We are building resilience.”

Mohammad Ali Shafiee, Deputy for International Affairs, Tehran

World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments

#WUF13 #Listen2Cities🌐

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

🗣️ “The main challenge is not only housing itself, but our capacity to engage in dialogue about it. We need real dialogue between all spheres of government”

Octavio Carballo, Deputy Minister @PresiCan

🌐World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments

#WUF13 #Listen2Cities

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

📢Mayor of Trabzon Ahmet Metin Genç

📍World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments

🏠 “Shelter is all about dignity and safety. Housing policies must address both the climate crisis and the right to live with dignity and security. #WUF13 #Listen2Cities @UCLGMEWAorg

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

🏦 “Cities are political actors, not only implementers. Financing for Development needs to effectively reach all local and regional governments"

📌 World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments

DG Development Cooperation @gencat Andrea Costafreda

#WUF13 #Listen2Cities

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

🗣️ “Sharing experiences and driving meaningful change from the local level will be key to renewing global multilateralism"

Secretary General of @gcba @FulvioP at the World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments

#WUF13 #Listen2Cities

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

🌐At the World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments, #WUF13

@AnatiAbdallah, Executive Director of APLA

“We need to put peace, reconstruction and conflict resolution at the center of our rethinking of urban challenges.”

#Listen2Cities

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

📍#Listen2Cities at #WUF13

World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments

“We need a new territorial pact. Strengthening territories can strengthen the ability to transform our cities”

🗣️ @paolaflorio1 , National Director of Territorial Planning of Uruguay