Committee on City Diplomacy and Local Governance
The strong relations and good governance established between cities in the MEWA region have an integral role in solving economic and social problems which is part of the cities’ agenda. UCLG-MEWA Committee on City Diplomacy and Local Governance was established with the aim of strengthening this crucial role of the local governments in line with its other role in establishing cooperation on global agendas, such as the United Nations’ Agenda 21 and subsequent Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals.
Aiming to establish and strengthen the relations among cities in the MEWA region and advocate for good local governance practices, the UCLG-MEWA Committee on City Diplomacy and Local Governance operates in line with the following priorities:
- Advocating for building strong project-based sister city relations, or strengthening the existing ones
- Facilitating and advocating for sustainable and long-term decentralized cooperation initiatives
- Advocating for participation in the local decision making mechanisms through good local governance
- Supporting the activities for local monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals (VLRs)
- 🇵🇸 Association of Palestinian Local Authorities (APLA)President
- 🇹🇷 Ankara Metropolitan MunicipalityCo-President
- 🇮🇷 Asian Mayors Forum (AMF)Co-President
- Union of Turkish Municipalities of CyprusCo-President
- 🇹🇷 Mersin Metropolitan MunicipalityCo-President
- 🇹🇷 Union of City Councils of TürkiyeCo-President
| No. | Institution | Country |
| 1. | Aazki Municipality | Lebanon |
| 2. | Bakhoun Municipality | Lebanon |
| 3. | Beit El Faqs Municipality | Lebanon |
| 4. | Beitunia Municipality | Palestine |
| 5. | Beylikdüzü Municipality | Türkiye |
| 6. | Btormaz Municipality | Lebanon |
| 7. | Büyükçekmece Municipality | Türkiye |
| 8. | Çanakkale Municipality | Türkiye |
| 9. | Dura Municipality | Palestine |
| 10. | Eyyübiye Municipality | Türkiye |
| 11. | Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality | Türkiye |
| 12. | Gebze Municipality | Türkiye |
| 13. | İzmir Metropolitan Municipality | Türkiye |
| 14. | Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Municipality | Türkiye |
| 15. | Karesi Municipality | Türkiye |
| 16. | Kfarchellan Municipality | Lebanon |
| 17. | Marmara Municipalities Union | Türkiye |
| 18. | Mezitli Municipality | Türkiye |
| 19. | Mrah Sraj Municipality | Lebanon |
| 20. | Nemrine Wa Bazuka Municipality | Lebanon |
| 21. | Pendik Municipality | Türkiye |
| 22. | Ramallah Municipality | Palestine |
| 23. | Salfeet Municipality | Palestine |
| 24. | Sancaktepe Municipality | Türkiye |
| 25. | Syr Municipality | Lebanon |
| 26. | Union of Albeqaa Alawsat Municipalities | Lebanon |
| 27. | Union of Chark Zahleh Municipalities | Lebanon |
| 28. | Union of Dannieh Municipalities | Lebanon |
| 29. | Union of Dreib Awsat Municipalities | Lebanon |
| 30. | Union of Jabal Akroum Municipalities | Lebanon |
| 31. | Union of Jabal El Sheikh Municipalities | Lebanon |
| 32. | Union of Naher El Owstan Municipalities | Lebanon |
| 33. | Union of Sahel El Qaytaa Municipalities | Lebanon |
| 34. | Union of Sahel Municipalities | Lebanon |
| 35. | Union of Turkish World Municipalities | Türkiye |
| 36. | Urla Municipality | Türkiye |
| 37. | World Academy for Local Government and Democracy (WALD) | Türkiye |
| 38. | *Abasan Al-Kabira Municipality | Palestine |
| 39. | *Al Buraij Municipality | Palestine |
| 40. | *Antalya Metropolitan Municipality | Türkiye |
| 41. | *Asira Al-Shamaliya Municipality | Palestine |
| 42. | *Bağcılar Municipality | Türkiye |
| 43. | *Baninaim Municipality | Palestine |
| 44. | *Karatay Municipality | Türkiye |
| 45. | *Ordu Metropolitan Municipality | Türkiye |
| 46. | *Selçuklu Municipality | Türkiye |
| 47. | *Sier Municipality | Palestine |
| 48. | *Sultanbeyli Municipality | Türkiye |
| 49. | *Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality | Türkiye |
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