CSW68 Local and Regional Governments’ Day

On March 14, 2024, Local and Regional Governments’ Day, organized annually by the UCLG World Organization, was held in New York as part of the 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The event was dedicated to the theme of “Empowering Women to Empower Communities: Local Economies of Equality and Care”. The event has proven itself as a platform where local and regional governments, civil society and key partners build on shared priorities to localize global agendas and commit to finance inclusive, gender-sensitive and equitable local care systems and public services for women and girls to thrive.

The Day was opened by Fatimetou Abdel Malick, President of Nouakchott Region, Chair of the UCLG Standing Committee on Gender Equality, Co-President of UCLG. The meeting took place in the format of three interactive dialogues. The first considered the local care and social protection systems, as well as a new social contract. The second block addressed the interlinkages between poverty reduction and access to health. The third dialogue focused on collaborations to resource and empower feminist local leadership.

The participants of the Local and Regional Governments’ Day included Rohey Malick Lowe, Mayor of Banjul (Gambia), Ledy Laura Muñoz, Mayor of Bolívar (Venezuela), Hamzeh Zghoul, Mayor of the Greater Ajloun Municipality (Jordan), Marcela Aguiñaga, Prefect of Guayas (Ecuador), Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, Governor of Kisumu County (Kenya) and others. At the event, UCLG-Eurasia was represented by deputies of the Osh City Council (the Kyrgyz Republic) Gulsura Kuldysheva, Raida Mirzaeva, Jamal Ormonova.

21.03.2024

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