Emilia Saiz

Working for local and regional govs internationally as Secretary General of UCLG. Members in 140 countries. Opinions my own! Values shared!

[Emilia Saiz @UCLG_Saiz]

The resilience of any society rests on the strength of its social fabric & on the capacity to adapt while still delivering inclusion, dignity, & agency. This is where local delivery becomes a stabilizing force. A shared vision by local governments and the UN. 🙏 @AminaJMohammed

[Devex @devex]

Can global goals succeed when "empowerment and resourcing have not kept pace with responsibility?"

@UCLG_Saiz & @AminaJMohammed argue that local delivery must anchor the multilateral system.

Read more: https://t.co/GMD8vEWyyk

[CGLU Afrique @UCLGAfrica]

📍New York | A major milestone for UCLG Africa!
We proudly signed the Host Country Agreement for our East Africa Regional Office (EARO) at Kenya's Permanent Mission to the UN. The agreement was signed by H.E. Dr. @MusaliaMudavadi & Mr. François Menguelé.
#UCLGAfrica #Kenya #EARO

[CGLU Afrique @UCLGAfrica]

1/6 On the margins of #UNGA81 in NY, UCLG Africa SG Mr. François Menguelé joined the high-level roundtable on "Financing Resilience: Regional Dialogue on Innovative Climate Finance" at @UNCDF (hosted with TDF) to tackle Africa’s climate financing gap. 👇

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Our cities have so much to learn from one another — and even more we can accomplish together.

[United Cities @uclg_org]

📍#OIDP25 Day 3

✨ From Test and Innovation to Long Term Work with Inclusion

🙌 This panel, led by the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, SALAR, is about how innovative approaches to inclusion can move beyond pilot projects and become part of long-term local governance, policies and practices that reach more residents.

[OIDP @oidp_org]

🌍 Final day of the #OIDP25 Conference

Today’s programme brings more spaces for exchange, learning and debate on the future of local democracy:

Some 🔑 sessions:

✅ OIDP Best Practice in Citizen Participation Award Winners' Session
✅ OIDP General Assembly
✅ Closing Ceremony

[OIDP @oidp_org]

🌟 #OIDP25 Award Ceremony

🎉 The winner of the Special Mention for the Most Supported Practice by the OIDP Community is:

🏆 Gwanak-gu Local Government with the practice "Beyond Promises: Citizen-Led Manifesto Governance in Gwanak-gu."

[OIDP @oidp_org]

🌟 Cerimônia de Prêmio da #OIDP25

👏 O vencedor da Menção Especial em Gestão Urbana e Espaço Público é:

🇧🇷 A Prefeitura de Contagem, Brasil com o Programa de Melhorias de Vilas, Favelas e Periferias

📺 Saiba mais aqui: https://t.co/aL5AeNs2lw

[Carole Saab 🇨🇦 @carolesaab]

Une bonne journée pour le logement au 🇨🇦.

Le Fonds canadien de protection des loyers annoncé aujourd’hui est le fruit des efforts de nombreux partenaires qui ont travaillé ensemble pour protéger les logements abordables que nous avons déjà, tout en en construisant davantage. 1/3

[UCLG Learning @UCLGLearning]

🙌Don't forget to participate in our #Mini-Mooc #OnlineCourse on #DecentralizedCooperation and #SDGs, produced with @Platforma4Dev
🧑‍💻Available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese & Turkish
👨‍🏫Free, Open and with Certificates, at https://t.co/9kD7n3uMYK

[CGLU Afrique @UCLGAfrica]

📌📷 UCLG Africa at #UNGA81

At a high-level side event in NY, UCLG Africa SG Mr. François Menguelé joined global leaders to discuss dynamic social registers for shock-responsive safety nets & SDG acceleration.

#UCLGAfrica #SocialProtection #LocalGovernments #Resilience

[AMHON, Honduras @AMHON1]

Alcaldes de Honduras, junto al presidente de la AMHON, realizaron una visita a CARTODATA, en Guadalajara, México, con el propósito de conocer proyectos, herramientas y buenas prácticas relacionadas con la modernización catastral, soluciones geoespaciales y cartografía digital.

[Joint SDG Fund 🇺🇳 @JointSDGFund]

🇪🇸 At the Goals Lounge during #UNGA81, @Eva_Granados, Spain's Secretary of State for International Cooperation @MAECgob, reaffirmed Spain’s support for the Joint SDG Fund.

Predictable, long-term funding is essential to scale SDG investment.

🔴 https://t.co/2y2cYK5g9D

[UCLG Women @uclg_women]

📌#OIDP25

🗣️ Justyna Ożóg, from @krakow_pl tells us more about the City's School Participatory Budget:

💬 It started in 2020 w/ 3 schools, and now there are 62 schools. It's a part of our youth social policy. We want to give promises to the young people.

[Nizami Ganjavi International Center - NGIC @NizamiGanjaviIC]

Our members participated in the "Launch of COP31 Action Agenda - From Ambition to Implementation: Introducing the #COP31 Action Agenda", hosted by the COP31 Presidency of Türkiye in #NewYork.
@murat_kurum @samedagirbas @turkiyecop31 @AmreMoussaPR

[OIDP @oidp_org]

📍#OIDP25 Plenary Discussion

🙌 Tadeusz Truskolaski, Mayor of Białystok, reflects on how his understanding of participation evolved: from seeing elections as its highest form to embracing participatory budgeting, which many cities introduced before it became mandatory in Poland.

[United Cities @uclg_org]

📌 #OIDP25 Plenary Discussion

👏 Our Vice President and Councilor of Sala, Carola Gunnarsson, shares an impactful statement at the OIDP Conference in @krakow_pl:

💬 In a time where democratic institutions face major strains, participatory democracy is more important than ever. LRGs, as the level closest to the population, are the best fit to address the real needs of the population.

[UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies @ODET_UN]

The first thematic brief from the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI is out. It examines the 2026 OpenAI-Hugging Face incident and what it tells us about AI agents and the risk of losing human control.

Read (advance unedited version): https://t.co/NPHLrJz3i9

[Uğur İbrahim Altay @u_ibrahim_altay]

New York’ta düzenlenen Urban 20 Belediye Başkanları Zirvesi’nde, UCLG Başkanı ve COP31 Şehirler ve Yerel Yönetimler Elçisi olarak dünya belediyelerine seslendik.

Şehirlerimizin ihtiyaçlarını ve iklim mücadelesinde birlikte atacağımız adımları değerlendirdik. Belediye başkanlarını kasım ayında Antalya’da düzenlenecek COP31’e davet ettik.

İnşallah Antalya’da şehirlerimizin sesini hep birlikte daha güçlü duyuracak, ortak geleceğimiz için iş birliğimizi güçlendireceğiz.

[Adria Duarte @adriaduarte87]

🔵Day 1 of #OIDP2026 in Kraków done! Rich debates on democracy and participation in difficult times. Honoured to facilitate a session on Human Rights & Local Democracy, discussing how local governments can turn rights into action. More to come! #OIDP25

[Uğur İbrahim Altay @u_ibrahim_altay]

New York İklim Haftası kapsamında, Sayın Emine Erdoğan Hanımefendi’nin açılış konuşmasını yaptığı “Gerçek İvme, Somut Dönüşüm” programına katıldık.

COP31 Yerel ve Bölgesel Yönetimlerden Sorumlu Özel Elçisi olarak bu sürece katkı sunmaya devam edeceğiz.

Sıfır Atık vizyonu ve güçlü liderlikleri için Sayın @EmineErdogan Hanımefendi’ye şükranlarımı sunuyorum.