2,400+ delegates

90+ countries

60 sessions

250+ speakers

• New Presidency elected
  
• First Women’s Assembly
  
• New Human Rights Charter-Agenda

• Local Social Covenant endorsed
  
• New cooperation mechanisms launched

“Women in local politics are not guests, we are architects.”
Rohey Malick Lowe, Mayor of Banjul

“When we are united, no one stops us.”
Gil Milena Grueso Romero, Mayor of Guapi

“The feminist municipal movement is an antidote to misogyny.”
Clare Hart, Vice-President of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole

“Representation without transformation is visibility without power.”
Chioniso Michelle Murinda, Chegutu District Council, Zimbabwe

“Power must be shared.”
Sanjolli Padhy, The YP Foundation

“Let us stop asking for space. Let us govern now.”
Milka Areba, REFELA Kenya

“Women with disabilities must stop being asked permission to exist; our experience is political.”
Patricia Morla, City Councillor, Villa Carlos Paz

“Care is not only a value. It is a practice that must shape how we govern our cities and how we relate to one another across generations.”
Kelsey Paul Shantz, Stanley Center for Peace and Security

“There cannot be quality local public services without adequate, safe, and decent working conditions for those providing the services.”
Daria Cibrario, Public Services International