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

[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

[Global Taskforce @GlobalTaskforce]

📍World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments

@CLGFSG_LSLACK SG @CLGF_News

🗣️"The challenges we are facing make it impossible to think it all can be done by one actor. We need to put the work of our constituency at the table. This is our moment"

#Listen2Cities #WUF13