United Cities and Local Governments

Summary

United Cities and Local Governments is an organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• United Cities and Local Governments's field of work was Sustainable Development Goals^[3].
• United Cities and Local Governments's field of work was climate change mitigation^[4].
• United Cities and Local Governments's field of work was urbanization^[5].
• United Cities and Local Governments's field of work was Habitat III^[6].
• United Cities and Local Governments's field of work was gender equality^[7].
• United Cities and Local Governments's field of work was disaster risk reduction^[8].
• United Cities and Local Governments is located in Gothic Quarter^[9].
• United Cities and Local Governments is in the country of Spain^[10].
• United Cities and Local Governments's instance of is recorded as organization^[11].
• United Cities and Local Governments's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization^[12].
• United Cities and Local Governments's official language is recorded as English^[13].
• United Cities and Local Governments's official language is recorded as French^[14].
• United Cities and Local Governments's official language is recorded as Spanish^[15].
• United Cities and Local Governments's headquarters location is recorded as Barcelona^[16].
• United Cities and Local Governments's child organization or unit is recorded as UCLG — Eurasia^[17].
• United Cities and Local Governments's child organization or unit is recorded as UCLG Middle East and West Asia^[18].
• United Cities and Local Governments's child organization or unit is recorded as UCLG — Asia-Pacific^[19].
• United Cities and Local Governments's child organization or unit is recorded as Council of European Municipalities and Regions^[20].
• United Cities and Local Governments's child organization or unit is recorded as UCLG — Latin America^[21].
• United Cities and Local Governments's child organization or unit is recorded as UCLG — North America^[22].
• United Cities and Local Governments's child organization or unit is recorded as United Cities and Local Governments of Africa^[23].
• United Cities and Local Governments's child organization or unit is recorded as UCLG General Assembly^[24].
• United Cities and Local Governments's child organization or unit is recorded as UCLG World Council^[25].
• United Cities and Local Governments's child organization or unit is recorded as UCLG Executive Bureau^[26].
• United Cities and Local Governments's child organization or unit is recorded as UCLG — Forum of Regions^[27].

Body

Founding

May 5, 2004 marks the founding of United Cities and Local Governments^[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'United Cities and Local Governments'}^[29], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cités et Gouvernements locaux unis'}^[30], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ciudades y Gobiernos Locales Unidos'}^[31]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'UCLG'}^[32], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CGLU'}^[33], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'CGLU'}^[34], and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ОГМВ'}^[35].

Leadership

United Cities and Local Governments's chairperson is recorded as Ilsur Metshin^[36].

Operations

United Cities and Local Governments's headquarters location is recorded as Barcelona^[16]. Subsidiaries include UCLG — Eurasia^[17]; UCLG Middle East and West Asia^[18], an international organization^[37], headquartered in Istanbul^[38]; UCLG — Asia-Pacific^[19]; Council of European Municipalities and Regions^[20], an organization^[39], in Belgium^[40], founded in 1951^[41], headquartered in Brussels^[42]; UCLG — Latin America^[21]; and UCLG — North America^[22].

Industry

Fields of work include Sustainable Development Goals^[3], a plan^[43], founded in 2012^[44]; climate change mitigation^[4], a field of work^[45]; urbanization^[5]; Habitat III^[6], a colloquium^[46]; gender equality^[7], a concept^[47]; and disaster risk reduction^[8].

Why It Matters

United Cities and Local Governments ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]