UCLG-MEWA Forum on Local Governments and Social Inclusion was held on 18-19 October 2017 under the auspices of Sancaktepe Municipality
United Cities and Local Governments Middle East and West Asia Section (UCLG-MEWA) Executive Bureau and Council Joint Meeting & UCLG-MEWA Forum on Local Governments and Social Inclusion were held on 18-19 October 2017 in Istanbul under the auspices of Sancaktepe Municipality, with approximate 300 participants from 14 countries.
UCLG-MEWA Forum on Local Governments and Social Inclusion served as a platform to discuss on global social inclusion policies at local level, created an atmosphere which enabled the cooperation and sharing experiences between local governments and civil society organizations that lead to social inclusion programs; and the discussion for the effective and sustainable coordination in partnership with the local governments, public institutions, and civil society.
In UCLG-MEWA Forum on Local Governments and Social Inclusion in which were assessed the perspectives of local governments, as implementers of social services at local levels, and NGO’s working at this field; findings of the kind of works done at the local level in order to overcome the problems of social exclusion were shared.