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THE PACT FOR THE FUTURE IN MOTION

The annual United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) Retreat, held in Barcelona, Spain, from 20 to 24 February 2023, brought together over 300 participants from all over the world. Since its inception in 2015, this week-long gathering has provided a platform for the UCLG ecosystem, including its World Secretariat, Presidency, Sections, Committees, Working Groups, civil society, media, and other partners, to develop a unified work plan for the year ahead.

THE UNIQUE VALUE OF COLLECTIVE POWER

The first two days of the UCLG Retreat focused on providing a co-creation space for all participants to explore the municipal movement’s existing skills, tools, and capacities. The goal was to build future concrete collective actions to unpack the Pact for the Future of Humanity and to put the shared visión into action.

THE CARE REVOLUTION

Shaping the narrative is a crucial aspect of the advocacy work done by UCLG and its ecosystem. The most significant achievement has been the consolidation of the concept of localisation at all levels, giving a meaningful and transformative role to local action in achieving the 2030 Agenda, the climate agenda and the sustainable urban development envisaged in the New Urban Agenda. A solid and exponential monitoring exercise through the Voluntary Local Reviews and the Voluntary Subnational Reviews accompanies the territorial and spatial implementation.

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