Global Taskforce Day
The Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments, which gathers the major networks of local and regional governments from all over the world, holds its Annual Meeting in the framework of the Retreat in Barcelona, discussing the strategy of the Network towards the SDG Summit and beyond.
At 11 a.m., the Global Taskforce working session begins at the Hotel Catalonia Barcelona with a “Fostering Ecological Transformation” segment. This session is dedicated to the constituency’s priorities related to green transformation and within the framework of the Local Governments and Municipal Authorities Group (LGMA), as well as specific initiatives and milestones to consider, with a particular focus on SDG 13.
In the same room, from 2 to 3 p.m., the most important milestones for 2024 related to equality and human rights are discussed, including a follow-up on Our Common Agenda’s targets related to poverty, hunger and human mobility (SDGs 1 and 2).
The 3 to 5 p.m. session focuses on the renewal of multilateralism. It includes a meeting on the United Nations Secretary General’s Advisory Group on Local and Regional Governments and its inputs to the UN’s Pact for the Future.
The segment on the Peace Agenda and the contributions from the constituency to the UN Secretary General’s New Agenda for Peace takes place from 5 to 6 p.m., with SDG16 at the centre, followed by the Stocktaking Plenary with the results obtained throughout the various sessions. The day ends with a Reception at 7:15 p.m. at the Barcelona City Hall.
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