FROM IULA-EMME TO UCLG-MEWA...

 

UCLG-MEWA
UNITED CITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MIDDLE EAST AND WEST ASIA SECTION

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

International Union of Local Authorities, East Mediterrenean and Middle East Section, that briefly denoted as IULA-EMME, has been established in İstanbul on te decision of Council of Ministers of 11/09/1987, no. 87/12105, in accordance with the Law no. 3335 of 26/03/1987, article 1. The main objectives of IULA-EMME, which is a non-profit organization, is to develop local democracy and support local governments.

IULA- International Union of Local Authorities-, as the mother organization that IULA-EMME has been bound to being one of the its 7 regional organizations all over the world, had been established in 1913 and has functioned as the oldest and biggest association on local governments till 21. century.

IULA World Organization and FMCU-UTO (Fédération Mondiale des Cités Unies-United Towns Organization) have been combined, incorporating METROPOLIS also, after a long process started with Habitat II Conference in İstanbul, under the name “United Cities and Local Governments World Organization”

United Cities and Local Governments, whose headquarters are located in Barcelona - Spain, has started its activities in January 2004. Its The main objective of the organization is, “to be the united voice and global advocate of democratic local governments, and to protect their values, objectives, and interests in cooperation with local governments and international community”.

UCLG World Organziation, has a decentralized administrative and elective structure that was divided into those seven regional sections all over the World:

·         Africa

·         Asia-Pacific

·         Eurasia

·         Europe

·         South America

·         Middle East and West Asia

·         North America

IULA-EMME has also been functioning under the name UCLG-MEWA – United Cities and Local Governments, Middle East West Asia Section in line with this new structuring in World Organization since 2004.

The geographical region of UCLG-MEWA covers these countries: Afghanistan, Bahrein, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanom, Oman, Pakistan, Palesitine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.