#UCLGMeets World Council: Day 1 UCLG Committees

UCLG just landed in our host city @Guangzhou_City for our 2020 World Council Despite these challenging times, theof the International Municipal and Regional Movement is already in China Get ready for a full #UCLGMeets week!pic.twitter.com/nlz86PtVqU

Our #UCLGMeets World Council hosted by the city of @Guangzhou_City is taking place virtually this week Mayors & governors will hold a dialogue with the @UN on food security, human mobility, public service provision & human rights! Stay tuned! https://www.uclg.org/en/node/31713 pic.twitter.com/RRHRREr94K

Le 1er jour de notre Conseil mondial #UCLGMeets débute avec la réunion du groupe de travail de CGLU sur la prévention et la gestion territoriale des crises. La session abordera les actions de soutien concertées en faveur des #CollTerr face au #COVID19pic.twitter.com/GJwfbVF4iH

Béchir Odeimi , Président de Cités Unies Liban souligne que la différence de fonds de solidarité réside dans l’importance est d’appuyer de manière structurante la municipalité #UCLGMeetspic.twitter.com/EWwRF7v2ir

Le maire de @VilleDeGeneve, @sami_kanaan et Président du groupe de travail ouvre la réunion et souligne"la solidarité et venir en aide aux problèmes concrets à travers le monde : il fonctionnera sur la base de la générosité, de villes mêmes modestes" #UCLGMeetspic.twitter.com/EJyadxWpBT

Our SG @UCLG_Saiz highlights "This year is particularly important for the special situation we are all going through. Very fitting to start with this WG, showcasing how much solidarity matters for us. This session highlights how much solidarity is in our DNA" #UCLGMeetspic.twitter.com/c4XCpwFvr9

Rahmatouca Sow, @UCLGAfrica "Souhaite voir à cote du fond des mecanismes pour accompagner les municipalités tout de suite, projets structurants, et en termes d’institutions et gouvernance, et pour stimuler le volet coopération" #UCLGMeetspic.twitter.com/30NNpgqqFx

Rob Metz, Mayor of Soest highlights "I remain committed to UCLG, through VNG, in collaborating for the solidarity fund, which provides a proper vehicle to support local governments in need". #UCLGMeets pic.twitter.com/BRDytCJHCO

#UCLGMeets The International Solidarity Fund will allow us to establish concrete solidarity actions, mobilize local cooperation and assistance, put the needs of local authorities at the centrepic.twitter.com/yc6t4ujOFB

"The situation of migrants and particularly their access to continued services is most important. Financing of local public services is the main problem". @yereldiplomat, City Council Member at Municipality of Kecioren, Union of Turkish Municipalities #UCLGMeets pic.twitter.com/XfYu7u9AqA

Discussing the updates of the Global Alliance for Urban Crisis: "the WG needs to provide reference to this Alliance. Allow them to understand the different roles that #localgov" need to play when the humanitarian issues are in place" highlights SG @UCLG_Saiz #UCLGMeetspic.twitter.com/gvnHPeMKWZ

#UCLGMeets The pandemic has shown us the importance of health, and of the role that local and regional governments can play in ensuring safe access to public spaces. Learn more about it here!http://youtube.com/watch?v=N6YD59X4nxo …pic.twitter.com/g4c5WODUYq

The UCLG Committee on Urban Strategic Planning meeting is starting now @PAkkiah, IDP Manager of the @eThekwiniM Municipality and @jorgegiorno, Undersecretary of the Strategic Planning Council in @buenosaires welcome to the meeting! #UCLGMeetspic.twitter.com/1iqasGJij8

.@PAkkiah gave feedback on some of the areas where more work has been done in the last year as part of the committee's activities: Local economic development Safer cities Advocacy around public spaces #UCLGMeetspic.twitter.com/CoemRhHCOO

Next week at #UCLGMeets : Learn first-hand from Guangzhou and finalists of the 2018's @GuangzhouAward new trends of urban innovation emerged during the pandemic. 11 Nov 12:00-13:00 (CET) http://metropolis.org/agenda/urban-innovation-during-covid-times-side-event-uclg-world-council … @uclg_orgpic.twitter.com/sSTnh0NwuL

Cecilia Andersson from @UNHABITAT: "The need for public space has not decreased but increased for our physical as well as mental health. #COVID19 has shown how unevenly public spaces are distributed in cities" #UCLGMeetspic.twitter.com/ULWAxzaAyr

"How the design of our cities can face the challenges of the future at different levels?" "How are we going to finance these changes, now that COVID-19 is threatening our cities?" Secretary General @OctavidelaVarga #UCLGMeetspic.twitter.com/0teHuQLByN

Consejo Mundial #UCLGMeets para trabajar juntxs sobre el Pacto para el Futuro y demostrar nuestra determinación por las comunidades. #covid19 #pandemia #ciudades 9-13NOV @ForumOfRegionspic.twitter.com/GG1K2HOgOD

#UCLGMeets UCLG Committee on Urban Strategic Planning meeting! Frank @dhondtf from @ISOCARP highlighted the need to have a collective thought of LRGs & civil society, as well as planning professionals to engage in a discussion to develop planning research & practices.pic.twitter.com/zwCOjWVrQq