President Parks Tau renews the commitment of the UCLG network to contribute to the global agendas

"We have made key progress in many aspects of the development agendas.(...) This would not have been possible without the commitment of the network as a whole: our leadership, our regional sections, our committees, our world secretariat – every part of the network is mobilized behind our common goals and shared vision"

Appointment of Emilia Saiz as UCLG Secretary General 

Hangzhou welcomes the UCLG World Council, putting Smart cities at the heart of innovation

An enhanced space for policy debate through the Policy Councils

The UCLG World Council saw the inaugural sessions of the four newly created UCLG Policy Councils on Multilevel Governance, Resilience, the Right to the City, and Opportunities for All, which aim to increase political commitment on the major challenges faced by local governments around the world.