Outreach Strategy for an inclusive movement

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In a context marked by growing fragmentation, declining trust in institutions, and increasing distance between global decision-making and people’s everyday realities, local and regional governments are uniquely positioned to reconnect multilateral processes with communities. Building on UCLG’s role as the global voice of local and regional governments, the session “Outreach Strategy for an Inclusive Movement” will provide a strategic space to reflect on how UCLG can further strengthen its outreach and advocacy capacity, placing particular emphasis on the added value of UCLG’s regional sections as key bridges between global agendas and local realities. The session will explore how regional sections can be further empowered as hubs for political dialogue, mobilization, and knowledge exchange, enhancing their capacity to engage members, partners, and communities in a more coordinated and impactful way.

The final day of the Retreat will invite participants to consider how outreach, trust, and credibility can be strengthened as foundational elements of an inclusive, people-centered movement capable of influencing global debates and renewing multilateralism from the local level.

Speakers:

• Sergio Arredondo — Secretary General, FLACMA

• Adewumi Samson Ayodele — Training and Capacity Building Officer, Joseph Adedayo Foundation

• Pedro Bravo — Writer

• Soline Chemlal — International Cooperation Project Manager, Seine-Saint-Denis Departmental Council

• Jolie Guzman — Editor-in-chief, Paradiplomacia

• Yehia Ibrahim — General Coordinator, UCLG-MEWA

• Bernadia Irawati — Secretary General, UCLG ASPAC

• Carlos Mascarell — UCLG Forum of Regions

• Juan Felipe Ochoa — Director of Cooperation and International Relations, Cuenca (Intermediary Cities/FLACMA)

• Jorge Rodríguez — Coordinator, Permanent Technical Secretariat, Mercociudades

• Emilia Saiz — Secretary General, UCLG

• Rasikh Sagitov — Secretary General, UCLG-Eurasia

• Gaby Senay — Director, Federation of Canadian Municipalities

• Jordi Vaquer — Secretary General, Metropolis

• Nicholas You — Executive Director, Guangzhou Institute for Urban Innovation

• UCLG Africa