26 FEBRUARY 2026
A NEW GENERATION OF UNIVERSAL LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES
Day 4 of the UCLG Annual Retreat turns the focus to Tangier 2026, positioned as a milestone for showcasing local multilateralism and placing public service delivery at the heart of a renewed global social contract. The morning session (10:00–13:30) frames Tangier as the new frontier of the municipal and territorial movement, bringing together local governments, civil society and communities around shared priorities anchored in the Local Social Covenant. In the afternoon, The Workers behind Service Provision (15:00–16:30) highlights the role of local and regional government workers in delivering inclusive, quality services through social dialogue and decent work, before Connecting the Dots (16:30–17:30) links the week’s debates to UCLG’s mandate and international positioning ahead of the 2026 Congress.