🟡🔵“Cities & LRGs are not just implementers of global policies but the drivers of global change. The Cities Countdown to 2030 is a statement: we do not just aim to meet the 2030 targets; we aim to exceed them.” 💬Uğur Ibrahim Altay, UCLG President, Mayor of Konya

📍World Assembly of #LRGs 🟡🔵"The #SoTF can't fall back into the mistakes of the past. We hope the Pact for the Future will be a new beginning, laying the foundation for a distinct and permanent status for #LRGs within the UN’s primary political bodies" 🗣️Uğur İbrahim Altay

💬 “Let us remember that localization is a driving force behind the transformations we seek, it is in our cities and regions, where the global meets the local, where aspirations become actions and where the future is forged.” Uğur İbrahim Altay at the Local2030 Coalition side event.

Honoured to welcome Mayors and elected officials from 🇨🇦 and around the 🌎, including United Cities President Uğur İbrahim ALTAY & SG Emilia Saiz to the City of Kitchener today for the 6th Urban Economy Forum - Financing Sustainable Tourism Advancing Quality of Life. Great to have Explore Waterloo Region too!

Türk Dili Konuşan Ülkeler İş Birliği ve Türk Konseyi Kuruluş Günü kutlu, kardeşliğimiz daim olsun.

🟡 #UCLGMeets ⚪️UCLG Municipal Peace Talks 💬"Our conversations today are not only a reflection of our current role in peace building, but also a call for local and regional governments to be seen as more than implementers." 🗣️ Uğur İbrahim Altay, Mayor of Konya, UCLG President

be a stone! be a fist! speak the truth, be a scream! whatever you are don’t be silent.. #1YearOfGenocide #365DaysOfGenocide

I expressed my thoughts on “Building a New Peace Agenda for Future Generations” within the scope of Municipal Peace Talks at the UCLG World Council meeting. Additionally, I chaired the Committee on Statutory Affairs during the UCLG World Council. United Cities

🟡 Executive Bureau 💬 I hope that the aftermath of the Summit is a new beginning for our Organization, the largest democratic structure in the 🌍 & the inheritor of a century old movement which we're ready to safeguard & carry to the next frontier for every #LRGs 🗣️Uğur İbrahim ALTAY

“We, as Islamic countries, must lead the steps that can be taken against Israel” tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/15…

2025 Türk Dünyası Kültür Başkenti seçilen TDBB Üyesi Kazakistan’ın Aktau şehrini tebrik ediyorum. 🇰🇿🇹🇷 2025 жылғы Түркі әлемінің мәдени астанасы болып таңдалған Түркі әлемі муниципалитеттер одағының мүшесі Қазақстанның Ақтау қаласын шын жүректен құттықтаймын. 🇰🇿🇹🇷

إخوتي السوريون الأعزاء... إن تركيا دولة وشعبا تقف إلى جانبكم اليوم وفي المستقبل كما فعلت بالأمس. ورغم انعدام الإمكانات بكل أشكالها، إلّا أنكم سطّرتم ملحمة بدمائكم وأرواحكم وأسنانكم وأظافركم. ولم تنحنوا لا للظلم ولا للظالم، ولم يدب اليأس في قلوبكم حتى في أحلك الأوقات. ومنذ

I am greatly pleased with the establishment of a ceasefire agreement for Gaza. I hope that this ceasefire will bring blessings to our brothers and sisters in Gaza and the entire Palestinian people, and that it will pave the way for lasting peace in the region.

✏️"We have to include everyone in the process of addressing intergenerational dialogue. Strengthen collaboration towards more liveable cities. The CitiesCountdown2030 is an important step, also calling for an innovative local leadership". Uğur İbrahim Altay, Mayor Konya Büyükşehir Belediyesi 🇹🇷

Eid Mubarak! 🌙 May Allah bless you and your dear ones with peace, prosperity and happiness on the auspicious occasion of Eid-al-fitr.

Today, we attended the UCLG Executive Board meeting online, ahead of the World Forum on Local Economic Development in Seville, April 1–4, 2025. We exchanged views on global cooperation and the role of local governments in sustainable development.

🔵⚪️ UCLG-MEWA Executive Bureau 2025 💬"UCLG-MEWA has reached a strategic position as a regional organization within the UCLG structure. Therefore, I have full confidence that this meeting will be a turning point that will result in concrete collaborations.” 🎙️Uğur İbrahim

We held our UCLG-MEWA Executive Bureau Meeting hosted by Aksaray Municipality, where we made important decisions for our region. I would like to thank the Mayor of Aksaray, Mr. Evren Dinçer, for his hospitality.