Distinguished Members;
UCLG-MEWA Congress was held on 9-10 July 2019 under the auspices of Greater Amman Municipality. In addition to the governing bodies of the Organization for the 2019-2022 Period, Presidencies of the UCLG-MEWA Committees were determined as well.
Until the aforementioned date, Committees were operating under 9 headings. At the UCLG-MEWA Executive Bureau and Council Joint Meeting held under the auspices of Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality in 2018, a recommendation was taken to merge certain committees. At the UCLG-MEWA Congress held in Amman on 9-10 July 2019, the recommendation taken in Şanlıurfa for the merge of the Committees was approved and finalized. Within this context; Committee on Smart Cities and Committee on Urban Mobility was renamed as “Committee on Smarts Cities and Urban Mobility”, Committee on Development Cooperation and Committee on City Diplomacy was renamed as “Committee on City Diplomacy and Local Governance”, Committee on Culture and Committee on Tourism was renamed as “Committee on Culture and Tourism”. The Committees on Environment, Social Inclusion and Gender Equality will continue to operate under their current names. In line with the decision taken at the Congress, the following members were elected to the Committee Presidencies:
| Committee on Smart Cities and Urban Mobility | |||
| No | Municipality/Organization | Country | Position |
| 1 | Ramallah Municipality | Palestine | President |
| 2 | Greater Amman Municipality | Jordan | Co-President |
| 3 | Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality | Turkey | Co-President |
| 4 | Nablus Municipality | Palestine | Co-President |
| 5 | Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality | Turkey | Co-President |
| 6 | Asira El Shamalia Municipality | Palestine | Co-President |
| 7 | Tabriz Municipality | Iran | Co-President |
| Committee on Environment | |||
| No | Municipality/Organization | Country | Position |
| 1 | Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality | Turkey | President |
| 2 | Ramallah Municipality | Palestine | Co-President |
| 3 | Güzelyurt Municipality | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | Co-President |
| 4 | Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality | Turkey | Co-President |
| 5 | Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality | Turkey | Co-President |
| 6 | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality | Turkey | Co-President |
| 7 | Tabriz Municipality | Iran | Co-President |
| Committee on City Diplomacy and Local Governance | |||
| No | Municipality/Organization | Country | Position |
| 1 | Union of Municipalities of Turkey | Turkey | President |
| 2 | Ankara Metropolitan Municipality | Turkey | Co-President |
| 3 | Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality | Turkey | Co-President |
| 4 | İzmir Metropolitan Municipality | Turkey | Co-President |
| 5 | APLA-Association of Palestinian Local Authorities | Palestine | Co-President |
| 6 | Asira Elshamalia Municipality | Palestine | Co-President |
| Committee on Culture and Tourism | |||
| No | Municipality/Organization | Country | Position |
| 1 | Girne Municipality | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | President |
| 2 | Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality | Turkey | Co-President |
| 3 | Nevşehir Municipality | Turkey | Co-President |
| 4 | Silivri Municipality | Turkey | Co-President |
| 5 | Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality | Turkey | Co-President |
| 6 | Tabriz Municipality | Iran | Co-President |
| 7 | Beit Jala Municipality | Palestine | Co-President |
| Committee on Social Inclusion | |||
| No | Municipality/Organization | Country | Position |
| 1 | Mersin Metropolitan Municipality | Turkey | President |
| 2 | Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality | Turkey | Co-President |
| 3 | Beylikdüzü Municipality | Turkey | Co-President |
| 4 | Saida Municipality | Lebanon | Co-President |
| 5 | Greater Irbid Municipality | Jordan | Co-President |
| Committee on Gender Equality | |||
| No | Municipality/Organization | Country | Position |
| 1 | Beylikdüzü Municipality | Turkey | President |
| 2 | Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality | Turkey | Co-President |
| 3 | Beyarmudu Municipality | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | Co-President |
| 4 | Ankara Metropolitan Municipality | Turkey | Co-President |
| 5 | Beit Jala Municipality | Palestine | Co-President |
Kind regards,
UCLG-MEWA General Secretariat