Vacancy in the UCLG Presidency

Dear Members,

Due to the local elections that took place in Ecuador, there is a vacancy in the UCLG Presidency. The Executive Bureau in Liverpool agreed to open a call encouraging candidatures from the Latin American region.

Launched in 2004, United Cities and Local Governments is the global advocate and representative of democratic local government. It has members in over 140 countries across the world, bringing together individual cities, regional governments and national local government associations in one united global organization.

The Presidency, comprising the President and up to 5 Co-Presidents, is elected by the World Council from among Local Government members for a renewable term between two ordinary sessions of the General Assembly.

Candidacies must be presented by mid-October 2014. After validation of criteria, they will be posted on the United Cities and Local Governments website www.uclg.org.

The election will take place at the World Council on 26 November 2014 in Haikou.

07.07.2014

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